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The Independent Alliance Party was a
political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...
in the
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territory of
Yukon Yukon () is a Provinces and territories of Canada, territory of Canada, bordering British Columbia to the south, the Northwest Territories to the east, the Beaufort Sea to the north, and the U.S. state of Alaska to the west. It is Canada’s we ...
that split from the
Yukon Party The Yukon Party, formerly the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party, is a conservative political party in Yukon, Canada. History The Yukon Progressive Conservative Party was founded in April 1978. Long time Yukon legislator Hilda Watson was ...
in June 1991. The two original members were
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 Conserva ...
and
Alan Nordling Alan Ronald Nordling (born May 25, 1952) is a former Canadian 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 wa ...
, both former members of the Yukon Party (the successor to the
Yukon Progressive Conservative Party The Yukon Party, formerly the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party, is a conservative political party in Yukon, Canada. History The Yukon Progressive Conservative Party was founded in April 1978. Long time Yukon legislator Hilda Watson was ...
). Both members were elected as independents in the 1992 election, as no Independent Alliance candidates were nominated before the election; however, the alliance quickly crumbled. Nordling rejoined the Yukon Party for the 1996 election and the party lost its registration under the Elections Act 1999.


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Cancer claims former Yukon cabinet minister
- '' Whitehorse Daily Star''
Elections Yukon results page
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