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
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, ...
lines. In contrast, in
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and northernmost Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories, territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the ''Nunavut Act'' and the Nunavut Land Claims Agr ...
and the
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal Provinces and territories of Canada, territory of Canada. At a land area of approximately and a 2021 census population of 41,070, it is the second-largest and the most populous of Provinces and territorie ...
, their legislative assemblies are elected on a
non-partisan basis and operate on a
consensus government model.
Each member represents one
electoral district
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
, elected through
first-past-the-post voting
First-past-the-post (FPTP)—also called choose-one, first-preference plurality (FPP), or simply plurality—is a single-winner voting rule. Voters mark one candidate as their favorite, or first-preference, and the candidate with more first- ...
. Members of the Legislative Assembly are
sworn in by the
commissioner of Yukon.
History
From 1900 to 1978, the elected legislative body in Yukon was the
Yukon Territorial Council, a body which did not act as the primary government, but was a non-partisan advisory body to the
commissioner of the Yukon. 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
Party standings
See also
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List of speakers of the Yukon Legislative Assembly
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List of Yukon general elections
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List of Yukon territorial electoral districts
Notes
References
External links
Yukon Legislature
{{Authority control
Legislative Assembly
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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 ...
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 ...
1978 establishments in Yukon