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

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. The election resulted in a

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where the incumbent governing

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and the opposition

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won 8 seats each, while the

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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 ...

, denying the Yukon Liberals a one-seat plurality over the Yukon Party.

Results by Riding

Each candidate stands in a single

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. Bold indicates party leaders and ''cabinet members'' are ''italicized''
† - denotes a retiring incumbent MLA

Rural Yukon

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Sandy Silver Sidney Alexander "Sandy" Silver (born October 15, 1969) is a Canadian politician, who served as the ninth premier of Yukon from 2016 to 2023. He was first elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2011 election, and was re-elected in 201 ...

526 (47.2%) , , , Charlie Dagostin
364 (32.7%) , , , Chris Clarke
224 (20.1%) , , , , Sandy Silver , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Kluane , , , 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, 2016 and 2021 elections. A former cabinet minister, he currently represents the rural Yukon district of Kluane as a member of the oppositi ...

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

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

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

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446 (39.0%) , , , Eric Schroff
406 (35.5%) , , , Erik Pinkerton
292 (25.5%) , , , , ''John Streicker'' , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

Pelly-Nisutlin Pelly-Nisutlin is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada. It was created in 2002 out of the districts of Faro and Ross River-Southern Lakes. The riding incl ...

, , , Katherine Alexander
97 (13.6%) , , , ,

Stacey Hassard Stacey Hassard is a Canadian politician, who was elected to in the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2011 election. He represents the electoral district of Pelly-Nisutlin as a member of the Yukon Party caucus. He is a former leader of the Yuko ...

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 Patti McLeod is a Canadian politician, who was elected to in the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2011 election. She represents the electoral district of Watson Lake as a member of the Yukon Party caucus. Political career 33rd Legislative As ...

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%) , , , ,

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717 (51.9%) , , , Saba Javed
318 (23.0%) , , , , , , , Ted Adel , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Copperbelt South , , , Sheila Robertson
259 (20.3%) , , , ,

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726 (57.0%) , , , Kaori Torigai
289 (22.7%) , , , , , , , Scott Kent , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Mountainview , , , , ''

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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 encompass ...

, , , 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 Kul ...

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331 (28.9%) , , , ,

Geraldine Van Bibber Geraldine Van Bibber (born July 3, 1951) is a Canadian politician representing the Yukon electoral district of Porter Creek North as a member of the Yukon Party. She was elected as part of the 2016 Yukon general election, 2016 Yukon election. V ...

562 (49.2%) , , , Francis van Kessel
250 (21.9%) , , , , , , , Geraldine Van Bibber , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

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

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469 (41.7%) , , , Cory Adams
280 (24.9%) , , , Vanessa Thorson
375 (33.4%) , , , , , , , Nils Clarke , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

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Tracy-Anne McPhee Tracy-Anne McPhee is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in the 2016 election. She represents the electoral district of Riverdale South as a member of the Yukon Liberal Party. She is currently the Minis ...

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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 Whitehors ...

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198 (16.4%) , , , Morgan Yuill
244 (20.3%) , , , ,

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763 (63.3%) , , , , , , , Kate White , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

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312 (29.5%) , , , Eileen Melnychuk
249 (23.5%) , , , ,

Emily Tredger Lane Tredger (formerly Emily Tredger) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2021 Yukon general election. They represent the electoral district of Whitehorse Centre as a member of the Yukon New Democrat ...

498 (47.0%) , , , , , , , Liz Hanson† , - , 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 ...

, , , , '' 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

, 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 opportunity to continue as 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

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in August, affirming Blake's victory.Tim Gilick
"‘I think there’s a sense of relief,’ MLA says"
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'', August 6, 2021.

Notes

References

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