The 1989 Yukon general election was held on 20 February 1989 to elect members of the 27th 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 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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Member Changes from Previous Election

Incumbents not Running for Reelection

The following MLAs had announced that they would not be running in the 1989 election: New Democratic Party * Dave Porter ( Watson Lake) * Roger Kimmerly (

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Results by Riding

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

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120 , , Carl Smarch
78 , , , Sam Johnston
321 , , , Sam Johnston , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Faro , , Mel Smith
90 , , Jim McLachlan
168 , , , Maurice Byblow
194 , , , Jim McLachlan , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Hootalinqua , , ,

541 , , Rodger Thorlakson
112 , , Graham McDonald
508 , , , Willard Phelps , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Klondike , , Peter Jenkins
295 , , , , ,

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 ...

385 , , , Art Webster , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

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
210 , , Bill Woolsey
37 , , Ron Chambers
183 , , , Bill Brewster , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

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, , Mike McGinnis
93 , , Wilf Tuck
34 , , , Piers McDonald
210 , , , Piers McDonald , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

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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 ...

45 , , Ethel Tizya
40 , , , Norma Kassi
69 , , , Norma Kassi , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Tatchun , , Paul Nieman
108 , , Luke Lacasse
71 , , , Danny Joe
165 , , , Danny Joe , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Watson Lake , , ,

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298 , , John McDonald
63 , , Karel Kauppinen
295 , , , Dave Porter† , - , 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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155 , ,

Don Branigan Donald W. Branigan (1933 – June 27, 1999) was a Canadian politician and medical doctor, best known as a former mayor of Whitehorse, Yukon. As a medical doctor, he was also noted for his frequent legal conflicts with medical licensing bodies oppo ...

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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 ...

251 , , , Margaret Commodore , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Whitehorse Porter Creek East , , , Dan Lang
606 , , Patty O'Brien
59 , , Paul Harris
292 , , , Dan Lang , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

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Alan Nordling Alan Ronald Nordling (born May 25, 1952) is a Canadian former politician, who represented the electoral district of Whitehorse Porter Creek West from 1986 to 1992, and Porter Creek South from 1992 to 1996, in the Yukon Legislative Assembly. He ...

651 , , Eldon Organ
55 , , John Wright
392 , , , Alan Nordling , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Whitehorse Riverdale North , , , Doug Phillips
563 , , Ray Jackson
30 , , Louis Paquet
410 , , , Doug Phillips , - , 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 ...

648 , , Gray Jones
79 , , John Sheppard
440 , , , Bea Firth , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

, , Gerry Thick
228 , , Phil Wheelton
163 , , ,

Joyce Hayden Joyce Sandra Hayden (September 20, 1931 – March 7, 2009) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Whitehorse South Centre in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1989 to 1992. She was a member of the Yukon New Demo ...

350 , , , 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 ...

, , Flora Evans
491 , , Joe Jack
160 , , ,

810 , , , Tony Penikett

References

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