The 2021 Yukon general election was held on April 12, 2021 to return members of the

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Yukon Legislative Assembly. The election resulted in a hung parliament where the incumbent governing

Yukon Liberal Party The Yukon Liberal Party (french: Parti libéral du Yukon) is a political party in the territory of Yukon, Canada. The party is not organizationally linked to the federal Liberal Party of Canada in any official manner. Sandy Silver, MLA for Klond ...

and the opposition

Yukon Party The Yukon Party (french: Parti du Yukon) is a conservatism, conservative political party in Yukon, Canada. It is the successor to the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party. Formation With Prime Minister of Canada, Prime Minister Brian Mulrone ...

won 8 seats each, while the

Yukon New Democratic Party The Yukon New Democratic Party (NDP; french: Nouveau Parti démocratique du Yukon) is a social-democratic political party in the Yukon territory of Canada. The Yukon NDP first formed the government of the territory under the leadership of Tony ...

held the remaining 3. As the incumbent party given the first opportunity to form government, a Liberal

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was sworn in on April 23, 2021. The Liberals and NDP announced the establishment of a formal

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agreement on April 28, 2021. During the 2016 election, the Liberals included a commitment in their platform to introduce fixed election dates in the territory. In October 2020, the government introduced legislation to amend the ''Elections Act'' and create fixed election dates. The legislation passed in December 2020, and took effect after the 2021 election. Voter turnout dropped almost twelve percentage points compared to 2016, caused to an extent by the introduction of a standing List of Electors, resulting in a higher percentage of Yukoners being registered. More votes were cast than in 2016, in part due to the territory's strong population growth since the last election.

Results

The final seat standing for the election was only resolved on April 19, 2021, because of a 78-78 vote tie in the Vuntut Gwitchin riding, the territory's smallest by population. After the tie was upheld by a judicial recount, drawing of lots gave the seat to the NDP's

Annie Blake Annie Blake is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2021 Yukon general election. She represents the electoral district of Vuntut Gwitchin as a member of the Yukon New Democratic Party. She finished in a ...

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Results by Riding

Each candidate stands in a single electoral district. Bold indicates party leaders and ''cabinet members'' are ''italicized''
† - denotes a retiring incumbent MLA

Rural Yukon

, - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Klondike , , , ,

526 (47.2%) , , , Charlie Dagostin
364 (32.7%) , , , Chris Clarke
224 (20.1%) , , , , Sandy Silver , - , 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 di ...

, , , Luke Campbell
219 (28.0%) , , , ,

Wade Istchenko Wade Istchenko is a Canadian politician, who was elected to in the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2011 and 2016 elections. A former cabinet minister, he currently represents the rural Yukon district of Kluane as a member of the opposition Yuk ...

352 (45.0%) , , , Dave Weir
211 (27.0%) , , , , Wade Istchenko , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

Lake Laberge Lake Laberge is a widening of the Yukon River north of Whitehorse, Yukon in Canada. It is fifty kilometres long and ranges from two to five kilometres wide. Its water is always very cold, and its weather often harsh and suddenly variable. Names ...

, , , Tracey Jacobs
229 (17.8%) , , , , Brad Cathers
799 (62.1%) , , , Ian Angus
259 (20.1%) , , , , Brad Cathers , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

Mayo-Tatchun Mayo-Tatchun is an electoral district which returns an MLA to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada. It is an amalgamation of the former Mayo and Tatchun electoral districts. Mayo-Tatchun is currently one of the Yukon's ...

, , , , Jeremy Harper
238 (37.7%) , , , Peter Grundmanis
186 (29.4%) , , , Patty Wallingham
208 (32.9%) , , , , Don Hutton† , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in Canada. It was one of the Yukon's eight rural ridings. The district was first contested in the 2011 election. I ...

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446 (39.0%) , , , Eric Schroff
406 (35.5%) , , , Erik Pinkerton
292 (25.5%) , , , , ''John Streicker'' , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Pelly-Nisutlin , , , Katherine Alexander
97 (13.6%) , , , , Stacey Hassard
362 (50.8%) , , , George Bahm
254 (35.6%) , , , , Stacey Hassard , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Vuntut Gwitchin , , , '' Pauline Frost''
78 (50.0%) , , , , , , ,

78 (50.0%) , , , , ''Pauline Frost'' , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Watson Lake , , , Amanda Brown
237 (43.1%) , , , , Patti McLeod
313 (56.9%) , , , , , , , Patti McLeod In Vuntut Gwitchin, both candidates each received 78 votes, resulting in a tie. A judicial recount took place and there remained a tie vote therefore, a random draw determined that Annie Blake would fill the seat.

Whitehorse

, - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Copperbelt North , , , Ted Adel
346 (25.1%) , , , ,

717 (51.9%) , , , Saba Javed
318 (23.0%) , , , , , , , Ted Adel , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Copperbelt South , , , Sheila Robertson
259 (20.3%) , , , , Scott Kent
726 (57.0%) , , , Kaori Torigai
289 (22.7%) , , , , , , , Scott Kent , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Mountainview , , , , '' Jeanie McLean''
402 (38.2%) , , , Ray Sydney
268 (25.5%) , , , Michelle Friesen
356 (33.8%) , , , Coach Jan Prieditis
26 (2.5%) , , , , ''Jeanie McLean'' , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

Porter Creek Centre Porter Creek Centre is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon, Canada. It was created in 2002 out of the Whitehorse ridings of Porter Creek North and Porter Creek South. It encompasses ...

, , , Paolo Gallina
646 (38.4%) , , , , Yvonne Clarke
704 (41.8%) , , , Shonagh McCrindle
334 (19.8%) , , , , , , , Paolo Gallina , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

Porter Creek North Porter Creek North is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon, Canada. It contains part of the Whitehorse subdivision of Porter Creek, as well as the subdivisions of Crestview and Kula ...

, , , Staci McIntosh
331 (28.9%) , , , , Geraldine Van Bibber
562 (49.2%) , , , Francis van Kessel
250 (21.9%) , , , , , , , Geraldine Van Bibber , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Porter Creek South , , , , ''

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309 (47.2%) , , , Chad Sjodin
262 (40.0%) , , , Colette Acheson
84 (12.8%) , , , , , , , ''Ranj Pillai'' , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

Riverdale North Riverdale North is an electoral district which elects a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada. Along with Riverdale South, it makes up the subdivision of Whitehorse of Riverdale ...

, , , , Nils Clarke
469 (41.7%) , , , Cory Adams
280 (24.9%) , , , Vanessa Thorson
375 (33.4%) , , , , , , , Nils Clarke , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Riverdale South , , , , '' Tracy-Anne McPhee''
415 (39.3%) , , , Cynthia Lyslo
307 (29.1%) , , , Jason Cook
334 (31.6%) , , , , , , , ''Tracy-Anne McPhee'' , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

Takhini-Kopper King Takhini-Kopper King is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in Canada. It was created in 2009 out of much of the former riding of McIntyre-Takhini. The riding includes the Whitehorse ...

, , , Raj Murugaiyan
198 (16.4%) , , , Morgan Yuill
244 (20.3%) , , , , Kate White
763 (63.3%) , , , , , , , Kate White , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Whitehorse Centre , , , Dan Curtis
312 (29.5%) , , , Eileen Melnychuk
249 (23.5%) , , , , Emily Tredger
498 (47.0%) , , , , , , , Liz Hanson† , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Whitehorse West , , , , '' Richard Mostyn''
398 (39.7%) , , , Angela Drainville
376 (37.5%) , , , Ron Davis
229 (22.8%) , , , , , , , ''Richard Mostyn'' The

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did not run any candidates in the election; as a result, the party has been deregistered by

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Incumbent MLAs who were defeated

Opinion polls

Aftermath

The election resulted in a hung parliament, with no party winning the requisite 10 seats to form a majority in the legislature. The Yukon Party and the Liberals, with 8 seats each, entered discussions with the NDP to determine support for a minority government. The Liberals, as the incumbent governing party, were given the first opportunity to form a government and test the confidence of the legislature. The Yukon Party publicly stated that they were not included in any talks to form a coalition government or provide other support to the Liberals, while the NDP did not indicate the content of their leader's discussion with the Liberals. On April 28, 2021, the Liberals and NDP announced a formal

agreement to allow the Liberals to form a minority government. Following the tie vote in Vuntut Gwitchin, which declared NDP candidate

as the winner following the drawing of lots, outgoing Liberal MLA Pauline Frost filed a legal challenge challenging the results; Frost initially claimed that two votes had been counted from the district that "should not have been cast." Only one vote was actually formally challenged by Frost in court, on the grounds that as a prisoner in the Whitehorse Correctional Centre the voter should have registered to vote in Whitehorse rather than his home community; the challenge was rejected by Suzanne Duncan of the

Supreme Court of Yukon The Supreme Court of Yukon (SCY; french: Cour suprême du Yukon) is the superior court having general jurisdiction for the Canadian territory of Yukon. Civil and criminal cases are heard by the court, as well as appeals from the Yukon Territoria ...

in August, affirming Blake's victory.Tim Gilick
"‘I think there’s a sense of relief,’ MLA says"
''

Whitehorse Star The ''Whitehorse Star'' is one of two newspapers in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. When founded in 1900 it appeared only once a week, and its progress to Monday through Friday publication occurred in fits and starts; it was issued twice a week for a ...

'', August 6, 2021.

Notes

References

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