The 1985 Yukon general election was held on May 13, 1985 to elect members of the 26th Legislative Assembly of the territory of

Yukon Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 43,964 as ...

, Canada. It was the first Yukon general election with live results coverage on television, and was suspenseful as telecommunications problems prevented the results of the Old Crow riding from being known outside of that community. It was won by the New Democratic Party.

Results by Party

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Tony Penikett Antony David John "Tony" Penikett (born November 14, 1945) is a mediator and negotiator and former politician in Yukon, Canada, who served as the third premier of Yukon from 1985 to 1992. Early life and political activity Born in Sussex, Engl ...

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Willard Phelps Willard Leroy Phelps (born October 23, 1941) is a former Yukon politician, who briefly served as the second premier of Yukon in 1985. Background Born in 1941, he was the grandson of Willard "Deacon" Phelps and the son of John Phelps, both form ...

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Incumbents not Running for Reelection

The following MLAs had announced that they would not be running in the 1985 election: New Democratic Party * Maurice Byblow ( Faro) Progressive Conservative * Al Falle ( Hootalinqua) *Clarke Ashley ( Klondike) * Chris Pearson ( Whitehorse Riverdale North) *

Kathie Nukon Kathie Emma Nukon (born January 8, 1947, in Old Crow, Yukon) is a Canadian former politician, who represented the electoral district of Old Crow in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1982 to 1985. She was a member of the Yukon Progressive Cons ...

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Results by Riding

Bold indicates party leaders
† - denotes a retiring incumbent MLA , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

Campbell Campbell may refer to: People Surname * Campbell (surname), includes a list of people with surname Campbell Given name * Campbell Brown (footballer), an Australian rules footballer * Campbell Brown (journalist) (born 1968), American television ne ...

, , Nancy Dieckmann
248 , , , , , Sam Johnston
313 , , , , , Dave Porter , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Faro , , Ted Bartsch
97 , , , Jim McLachlan
142 , , Sybil Frei
121 , , , , , Maurice Byblow† , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Hootalinqua , , ,

461 , , , , Tom Burke
399 , , , , , Al Falle† , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Klondike , , Helmut Schoener
316 , , , , ,

Art Webster Arthur Victor Webster is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Klondike in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1985 to 1992. He was a member of the Yukon New Democratic Party. He was defeated by David Millar ...

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Clarke Ashley Clarke is a surname which means "clerk". The surname is of English and Irish origin and comes from the Latin . Variants include Clerk and Clark. Clarke is also uncommonly chosen as a given name. Irish surname origin Clarke is a popular surname in ...

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Kluane Kluane is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of the Canadian territory of Yukon. It is named after Kluane National Park, which is within the riding. It is one of the Yukon's eight rural dis ...

, , , Bill Brewster
237 , , Tony Stanevicius
63 , , Scott Gilbert
95 , , , , , Bill Brewster , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

Mayo Mayo often refers to: * Mayonnaise, often shortened to "mayo" * Mayo Clinic, a medical center in Rochester, Minnesota, United States Mayo may also refer to: Places Antarctica * Mayo Peak, Marie Byrd Land Australia * Division of Mayo, an Aust ...

, , Ken Cooper
183 , , Rob Andison
18 , , , Piers McDonald
251 , , , , , Piers McDonald , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

, , Alice Frost
61 , , , , , Norma Kassi
67 , , , , ,

† , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Tatchun , , Howard Tracey
93 , , , Roger Coles
159 , , Victor Mitander
131 , , , , , Howard Tracey , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Watson Lake , , Don McIntosh
90 , , , , , Dave Porter
183 , , Don Taylor
174
Brian Shanahan
119 , , , Don Taylor , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

Whitehorse North Centre Whitehorse North Centre was a territorial electoral district in the Canadian territory of Yukon, which was represented on the Yukon Territorial Council from 1974 to 1978 and in the Legislative Assembly of Yukon The Yukon Legislative Assembly (fre ...

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Ken McKinnon Kenneth Richard McKinnon was the second vice-chancellor of the University of Wollongong between 1981 and 1994. He also served as interim vice-chancellor of James Cook University in 1997 and Charles Darwin University from 2002 to 2003, where he w ...

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Margaret Commodore Margaret Muriel Commodore (or Margaret Joe) is a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Whitehorse North Centre in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1982 to 1992, and Whitehorse Centre from 1992 to 1996. She was a mem ...

300 , , George Stalker
66 , , , Margaret Commodore , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Whitehorse Porter Creek East , , , Dan Lang
527 , , Hans Bierstedt
90 , , Gerry Dobson
230 , , , , , Dan Lang , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

Whitehorse Porter Creek West Whitehorse Porter Creek West was a territorial electoral district in Yukon. Serving the city of Whitehorse, the district elected one member to the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1978 to 1992. Members Election results , - , Progressive Co ...

, , , Andy Philipsen
393 , , , , Ross Priest
280 , , Frances Nowasad
99 , , , Andy Philipsen , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Whitehorse Riverdale North , , , Doug Phillips
540 , , Terry Hamilton
84 , , Jim Lockhart
268 , , , , , Chris Pearson† , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Whitehorse Riverdale South , , ,

Bea Firth Beatrice Ann Firth (January 27, 1946 – June 20, 2008) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Riverdale South in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1982 to 1996. She was a member of the Yukon Progressive Conserv ...

627 , , Willie Harasymow
165 , , Betty Irwin
260 , , , , , Bea Firth , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

Whitehorse South Centre Whitehorse South Centre was a territorial electoral district in Yukon. Serving the city of Whitehorse, the district elected one member to the Yukon Territorial Council from 1974 to 1978, and to the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1978 to 1992. M ...

, , Ron Granger
303 , , Arthur Giovinazzo
85 , , , Roger Kimmerly
346 , , , , , Roger Kimmerly , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

Whitehorse West Whitehorse West is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada. The Whitehorse district is the smallest riding, by size, in the Yukon and includes the subdivisions ...

, , Charlie Friday
531 , , , , ,

716 , , , , , Tony Penikett

References

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