The Yukon Legislative Assembly () is the legislative assembly for

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 ...

, Canada. Unique among Canada's three territories, the Yukon Legislative Assembly is the only territorial legislature which is organized along

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lines. In contrast, in

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and the

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, their legislative assemblies are elected on a

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basis and operate on a consensus government model. Each member represents one

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, elected through

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. Members of the Legislative Assembly are sworn in by the

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History

From 1900 to 1978, the elected legislative body in Yukon was the

Yukon Territorial Council The Yukon Territorial Council was a political body in the Canadian territory of Yukon, prior to the creation of the Yukon Legislative Assembly. Although not a full legislature, the council acted as an advisory body to the Commissioner of Yukon, and ...

, a body which did not act as the primary government, but was a non-partisan advisory body to the

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. Following the passage of the Yukon Elections Act in 1977, the Territorial Council was replaced by the current Legislative Assembly, which was elected for the first time in the 1978 Yukon general election.

Seating plan

Current members

''Italicized text'' indicates a member of cabinet. Bold text indicates a party leader. ''Both'' indicates the Premier of Yukon

History

Seating plan

Current members

Party standings

See also

Notes

References

External links