1985 Yukon general election

Canadian territorial election September 2023 1985 Yukon general election Yukon parliamentary no no no 1982 Yukon general election 1982 25th Yukon Legislative Assembly 1989 Yukon general election members 1989 16 seats of the Yukon Legislative Assembly 9 May 13, 1985 160x160px YT NDP nohash Tony Penikett 1981 YT NDP name Whitehorse West 6 8 2 4,335 41.10% 5.68pp PC YT PC nohash Willard Phelps March 23, 1985 YT PC name Ran in Hootalinqua (won) 9 6 3 4,948 46.91% 1.12pp Lib YT Liberal nohash Roger Coles 1984 YT Liberal name Ran in Tatchun(won) 0 2 2 806 7.64% 7.38pp Yukon_Territorial_Election_1985_-_Results_by_Riding.svg 360px Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Riding names are listed at the bottom. Premier Premier after election Willard Phelps YT PC name Tony Penikett YT NDP name 78.40% ( 0.32pp)The 1985 Yukon general election was held on May 13, 1985 to elect members of the 26th Legislative Assembly of the territory of Yukon, Canada. It was the first Yukon general election with live results coverage on television, and was suspenseful as telecommunications problems prevented the results of the Old Crow riding from being known outside of that community. It was won by the New Democratic Party. Results by Party Summary of the 1985 Legislative Assembly of Yukon election results |- style="background:#ccc;" ! rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|Party ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|Party leader !rowspan="2"|Candidates ! colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|Seats !colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Popular vote |- style="background:#ccc;" | style="text-align:center;"|1982 | style="text-align:center;font-size: 80%;"|Dissol. | style="text-align:center;"|1985 | style="text-align:center;"|Change | style="text-align:center;"|# | style="text-align:center;"|% | style="text-align:center;"|Change YT NDP row-name |align=left|Tony Penikett |align="right"|16 |align="right"|6 |align="right"|6 |align="right"|8 |align="right"|+2 |align="right"|4,335 |align="right"|41.10% |align="right"|+5.68% YT PC row-name |align=left|Willard Phelps |align="right"|16 |align="right"|9 |align="right"|9 |align="right"|6 |align="right"|-3 |align="right"|4,948 |align="right"|46.91% |align="right"|+1.12% YT Liberal row-name |align=left|Roger Coles |align="right"|8 |align="right"|0 |align="right"|0 |align="right"|2 |align="right"|+2 |align="right"|806 |align="right"|7.64% |align="right"|-7.38% YT Independent row | colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|Independent |align="right"|4 |align="right"|1 |align="right"|1 |align="right"|0 |align="right"|-1 |align="right"|458 |align="right"|4.34% |align="right"|N/A |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"|Total | style="text-align:right;"|44 | style="text-align:right;"|16 | style="text-align:right;"|16 | style="text-align:right;"|16 | style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:right;"|10,547 | style="text-align:right;"|100.00% | style="text-align:right;"| |} Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px PC YT PC 46.91 New Democratic YT NDP 41.10 Liberal YT Liberal 7.64 Independent YT Independent 4.34Seats summary #ddd 600px 410px New Democratic YT NDP 50.00 PC YT PC 37.50 Liberal YT Liberal 12.50 Incumbents not Running for Reelection The following MLAs had announced that they would not be running in the 1985 election: New Democratic Party Maurice Byblow (Faro) Progressive Conservative Al Falle (Hootalinqua) Clarke Ashley (Klondike) Chris Pearson (Whitehorse Riverdale North) Kathie Nukon (Old Crow) Results by Riding Bold indicates party leaders † - denotes a retiring incumbent MLA YT PC Liberal NDP Other |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Campbell | |Nancy Dieckmann248 | | |YT NDP background| |Sam Johnston313 | | |YT NDP background| |Dave Porter |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Faro | |Ted Bartsch97 |YT Liberal background| |Jim McLachlan142 | |Sybil Frei121 | | |YT NDP background| |Maurice Byblow† |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Hootalinqua |YT PC background| |Willard Phelps461 | | | |Tom Burke399 | | |YT PC background| |Al Falle† |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Klondike | |Helmut Schoener316 | | |YT NDP background| |Art Webster375 | | |YT PC background| |Clarke Ashley† |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Kluane |YT PC background| |Bill Brewster237 | |Tony Stanevicius63 | |Scott Gilbert95 | | |YT PC background| |Bill Brewster |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Mayo | |Ken Cooper183 | |Rob Andison18 |YT NDP background| |Piers McDonald251 | | |YT NDP background| |Piers McDonald |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Old Crow | |Alice Frost61 | | |YT NDP background| |Norma Kassi67 | | |YT PC background| |Kathie Nukon† |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Tatchun | |Howard Tracey93 |YT Liberal background| |Roger Coles159 | |Victor Mitander131 | | |YT PC background| |Howard Tracey |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Watson Lake | |Don McIntosh90 | | |YT NDP background| |Dave Porter183 | |Don Taylor174Brian Shanahan119 |YT Independent background| |Don Taylor |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Whitehorse North Centre | |Ken McKinnon241 | | |YT NDP background| |Margaret Commodore300 | |George Stalker66 |YT NDP background| |Margaret Commodore |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Whitehorse Porter Creek East |YT PC background| |Dan Lang527 | |Hans Bierstedt90 | |Gerry Dobson230 | | |YT PC background| |Dan Lang |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Whitehorse Porter Creek West |YT PC background| |Andy Philipsen393 | | | |Ross Priest280 | |Frances Nowasad99 |YT PC background| |Andy Philipsen |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Whitehorse Riverdale North |YT PC background| |Doug Phillips540 | |Terry Hamilton84 | |Jim Lockhart268 | | |YT PC background| |Chris Pearson† |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Whitehorse Riverdale South |YT PC background| |Bea Firth627 | |Willie Harasymow165 | |Betty Irwin260 | | |YT PC background| |Bea Firth |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Whitehorse South Centre | |Ron Granger303 | |Arthur Giovinazzo85 |YT NDP background| |Roger Kimmerly346 | | |YT NDP background| |Roger Kimmerly |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Whitehorse West | |Charlie Friday531 | | |YT NDP background| |Tony Penikett716 | | |YT NDP background| |Tony Penikett |} References http://www.electionalmanac.com/canada/yukon/results.php Election Results Election Almanac 2009-07-01 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110710180039/http://www.electionalmanac.com/canada/yukon/results.php July 10, 2011 (Seats won) Category:Elections in Yukon Yukon general election General election Yukon general election