The 1992 Yukon general election was held on October 19, 1992 to elect members of the 28th Legislative Assembly of the territory of Yukon, Canada. It was won by the Yukon Party.[2]
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17 seats of the Yukon Legislative Assembly 9 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 77.54%[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead by the result in each riding. Riding names are listed at the bottom. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results by party
edit| Party | Party leader | Candidates | Seats | Popular vote | ||||||
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| 1989 | Dissol. | 1992 | Change | # | % | Change | ||||
| Yukon Party | John Ostashek | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4,675 | 35.88% | -8.14% | |
| New Democratic | Tony Penikett | 17 | 9 | 9 | 6 | -3 | 4,571 | 35.08% | -9.81% | |
| Independent | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +3 | 1,686 | 12.94% | N/A | ||
| Liberal | Paul Thériault | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2,098 | 16.10% | +5.01% | |
| Total | 52 | 16 | 16 | 17 | +1 | 13,030 | 100.00% | |||
Incumbents not Running for Reelection
editThe following MLAs had announced that they would not be running in the 1992 election:
New Democratic Party
Yukon Party
Riding Results
editBold indicates party leaders
† - denotes a retiring incumbent MLA
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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| Yukon | Liberal | NDP | Other | |||||||
| Faro | Jim McLachlan 337 | Trevor Harding 388 | Maurice Byblow† | |||||||
| Klondike | David Millar 409 | Art Webster 355 | Art Webster | |||||||
| Kluane | Bill Brewster 377 | Wolf Riedl 256 | Bill Brewster | |||||||
| Lake Laberge | Mickey Fisher 345 | Bonnie Hurlock 210 | Sandra Gibbs 192 | Chris Gladish 223 | New District | |||||
| McIntyre-Takhini | Scott Howell 290 | Larry Bill 126 | Piers McDonald 313 | New District | ||||||
| Mayo-Tatchun | Si Mason-Wood 264 | Roddy Blackjack 99 | Danny Joe 297 | New District | ||||||
| Mount Lorne | Chuck Walker 302 | Roger Moore 89 | Lois Moorcroft 316 | Barb Harris 202 | New District | |||||
| Porter Creek North | John Ostashek 474 | Eldon Organ 125 | Carl Rumscheidt 301 | New District | ||||||
| Porter Creek South | Shayne Fairman 261 | Brian McLaughlin 240 | Alan Nordling 435 | New District | ||||||
| Riverdale North | Doug Phillips 557 | Lesley Cabott 106 | Lucy Van Oldenbarneveld 292 | Doug Phillips | ||||||
| Riverdale South | Dale Stokes 293 | Paul Thériault 48 | Maurice Byblow 242 | Bea Firth 384 | Bea Firth | |||||
| Riverside | Nancy Huston 265 | Jack Cable 291 | Joyce Hayden 212 | New District | ||||||
| Ross River-Southern Lakes | Jim Smarch 45 | Sam Johnston 234 | Willard Phelps 338 Timothy Cant 92 | New District | ||||||
| Vuntut Gwitchin | Johnny Abel 96 | Grafton Njootli 56 | Norma Kassi† | |||||||
| Watson Lake | John Devries 485 | Ron Lutz 56 | Karel Kauppinen 285 | John Devries | ||||||
| Whitehorse Centre | Chuck Rear 286 | Phil Wheelton 191 | Margaret Commodore 288 | Margaret Commodore | ||||||
| Whitehorse West | Bob Bruneau 232 | Shaun Patrick Dennehy 114 | Tony Penikett 304 | Bernd Schmidt 12 | Tony Penikett | |||||
References
edit- ^ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 1992 General Election Elections Yukon, 1992. Retrieved March 26, 2021
- ^ "Ostashek urges Yukon electoral reform". CBC. September 14, 2006. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
- ^ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 1992 General Election Elections Yukon, 1992. Retrieved March 26, 2021