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[[Image:YU elections2.gif|thumb|right|350px|{{center|Number of seats won by major parties at each election}}
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|width=7 bgcolor=#99ccff| || Yukon Party / Progressive Conservative
|width=7|
|width=7 bgcolor=#ff99cc| ||Liberal
|width=7|
|width=7 bgcolor=#ffcc99| ||NDP
|width=7|
|width=7 bgcolor=#808080| ||Independent
|}]]
This article provides a summary of results for the [[general elections]] to the Canadian territory of [[Yukon Territory|Yukon]]'s [[unicameral]] legislative body, the [[Yukon Legislative Assembly]], formerly the [[Yukon Territorial Council]]. The number of members in the Yukon assembly has increased over time, from six appointed members in the late 1800s, to eight (only two elected) in [[1900 Yukon general election|Yukon's first election in 1900]], to the current nineteen (all elected).

From 1898 to 1978, the legislative body in Yukon was the [[Yukon Territorial Council]]. This body did not act as the primary government, but was a non-partisan advisory body to the Commissioner of the Yukon. At the beginning it did not have law-making ability and was composed of appointed members or mixture of appointed and elected members.

Political parties were used on some pre-1920 elections but then fell out of use. Parties were introduced in 1978, when the [[Yukon Legislative Assembly]] was established.

Yukon used multi-member districts during part of its early history. In 1903 and from 1909 to 1920, two members were elected at a time in all or some of its districts. Other times it used single-member districts.

Since 1978, each [[Electoral district (Canada)|riding]] (electoral district) has elected one member by [[first past the post]] to the [[Yukon Legislative Assembly]]. [[Political party|Political parties]] were officially recognized and registered beginning in 1978.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/Infoparl/english/issue.htm?param=68&art=113 |title=Yukon Celebrates its 100th Anniversary |work=Canadian Parliamentary Review |access-date=2006-12-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050214112538/http://www.parl.gc.ca/infoparl/english/issue.htm?param=68&art=113 |archive-date=February 14, 2005 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Yukon is the only Canadian [[Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories|territory]] to have a partisan legislature.

The chart on the right shows the information graphically, with the most recent elections on the right (going as far back as the introduction of political parties in 1978). The [[Yukon Party]] (which was named the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party prior to 1992) has been the most successful since political parties were officially recognised, having won seven out of thirteen elections. The [[Yukon New Democratic Party|NDP]] and the [[Yukon Liberal Party|Liberal]] parties have both won three elections.

==1978–present==

=== Summary of results===
The table below shows the total number of seats won by the major political parties at each election. It also shows the percentage of the vote obtained by the major political parties at each election. The winning party's total's are shown in bold. There have been two elections (in 1985 and 2021) where the party that formed the government did not have the largest share of the vote. Full details on any election are linked via the year of the election at the start of the row.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:0 auto; clear:both; text-align:center" border=0
|-style="background:#ccccff"
! rowspan=3 colspan=3|Election
! rowspan=3 width=75|Total<br/>seats
! colspan=2|[[Yukon Party]]{{ref_label|YP|A|A}}
! colspan=2|[[Yukon Liberal Party|Liberal]]
! colspan=2|[[Yukon New Democratic Party|NDP]]
! colspan=2|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
!style="background:{{Canadian party colour|YT|Yukon}}" colspan=2 height=6|
!style="background:{{Canadian party colour|YT|Liberal}}" colspan=2|
!style="background:{{Canadian party colour|YT|NDP}}" colspan=2|
!style="background:{{Canadian party colour|YT|Independent}}" colspan=2|
|-
|-style="background:#ccccff"
!width=60|Vote (%)
!width=50|Seats
!width=60|Vote (%)
!width=50|Seats
!width=60|Vote (%)
!width=50|Seats
!width=60|Vote (%)
!width=50|Seats
|-
![[1978 Yukon general election|28th]]
|November 20, 1978
|{{Canadian party colour|YT|Progressive Conservative|background}}|&nbsp;
|16
|'''37.1%'''
 |'''11'''
|26.0%
 |2
|20.3%
 |1
|16.6%
 |2
|-style="background:#eeeeee"
![[1982 Yukon general election|29th]]
|June 7, 1982
|{{Canadian party colour|YT|Progressive Conservative|background}}|&nbsp;
|16
|'''45.8%'''
 |'''9'''
|15.0%
 |0
|35.4%
 |6
|3.8%
 |1
|-
![[1985 Yukon general election|30th]]
|May 13, 1985
|{{Canadian party colour|YT|NDP|background}}|&nbsp;
|16
|46.9%
 |6
|7.6%
 |2
|'''41.1%'''
 |'''8'''
|4.4%
 |0
|-style="background:#eeeeee"
![[1989 Yukon general election|31st]]
|February 20, 1989
|{{Canadian party colour|YT|NDP|background}}|&nbsp;
|16
|43.9%
 |7
|11.1%
 |0
|'''45.0%'''
 |'''9'''
| –
 |0
|-
![[1992 Yukon general election|32nd]]
|October 19, 1992
|{{Canadian party colour|YT|Yukon|background}}|&nbsp;
|17
|'''35.9%'''
 |'''7'''
|16.1%
 |1
|35.1%
 |6
|12.9%
 |3
|-style="background:#eeeeee"
![[1996 Yukon general election|33rd]]
|September 30, 1996
|{{Canadian party colour|YT|NDP|background}}|&nbsp;
|17
|30.4%
 |3
|23.9%
 |3
|'''39.8%'''
 |'''11'''
|5.9%
 |0
|-
![[2000 Yukon general election|34th]]
|April 17, 2000
|{{Canadian party colour|YT|Liberal|background}}|&nbsp;
|17
|24.3%
 |1
|'''42.9%'''
 |'''10'''
|32.8%
 |6
| –
 |0
|-style="background:#eeeeee"
![[2002 Yukon general election|35th]]
|November 4, 2002
|{{Canadian party colour|YT|Yukon|background}}|&nbsp;
|18
|'''40.3%'''
 |'''12'''
|29.0%
 |1
|26.9%
 |5
|3.8%
 |0
|-
![[2006 Yukon general election|36th]]
|October 10, 2006
|{{Canadian party colour|YT|Yukon|background}}|&nbsp;
|18
|'''40.6%'''
 |'''10'''
|34.7%
 |5
|23.6%
 |3
|1.1%
 |0
|-
![[2011 Yukon general election|37th]]
|October 11, 2011
|{{Canadian party colour|YT|Yukon|background}}|&nbsp;
|19
|'''40.5%'''
 |'''11'''
|25.2%
 |2
|32.6%
 |6
|0.50%
 |0
|-
![[2016 Yukon general election|38th]]
|November 7, 2016
|{{Canadian party colour|YT|Liberal|background}}|&nbsp;
|19
|33.4%
 |6
|'''39.4%'''
 |'''11'''
|26.2%
 |2
|0.20%
 |0
|-
![[2021 Yukon general election|39th]]
|April 12, 2021
|{{Canadian party colour|YT|Liberal|background}}|&nbsp;
|19
|39.32%
 |8
|'''32.37%'''
 |'''8'''
|28.17%
 |3
|0.14%
 |0
|-
![[2025 Yukon general election|40th]]
|November 3, 2025
|{{Canadian party colour|YT|Yukon|background}}|&nbsp;
|21
|'''51.96%'''
 |'''14'''
|10.18%
 |1
|37.80%
 |6
|0.07%
 |0
|-
|}

2025 results are unofficial results as published on the website of Elections Yukon by the end of November 3, 2025, election day. 

;Note
:{{note label|YP|A|A}} Changed its name from ''[[Yukon Progressive Conservative Party]]'' to the ''Yukon Party'' prior to the 1992 election.

=== Number of candidates ===
{| class="toccolours" style="margin:0 auto; clear:both; text-align:center;" border=0
|-style="background:#ccccff"
!rowspan=2 colspan=3|Election
! rowspan=2|Total no.<br/>candidates
![[Yukon Party]]
![[Yukon Liberal Party|Liberal]]
![[Yukon New Democratic Party|NDP]]
![[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
|{{Canadian party colour|YT|Yukon|background}} height=10|
|{{Canadian party colour|YT|Liberal|background}} height=10|
|{{Canadian party colour|YT|NDP|background}} height=10|
|{{Canadian party colour|YT|Independent|background}} height=10|
|-
![[1978 Yukon general election|28th]]
|November 20, 1978
|{{Canadian party colour|YT|Progressive Conservative|background}}|&nbsp;
!52
! width=100 | 15
| width=100 | 13
| width=100 | 14
| width=100 | 10
|-style="background:#eeeeee"
![[1982 Yukon general election|29th]]
|June 7, 1982
|{{Canadian party colour|YT|Progressive Conservative|background}}|&nbsp;
!51
!16
|15
|16
|4
|-
![[1985 Yukon general election|30th]]
|May 13, 1985
|{{Canadian party colour|YT|NDP|background}}|&nbsp;
!44
|16
|8
!16
|4
|-style="background:#eeeeee"
![[1989 Yukon general election|31st]]
|February 20, 1989
|{{Canadian party colour|YT|NDP|background}}|&nbsp;
!47
|16
|15
!16
|0
|-
![[1992 Yukon general election|32nd]]
|October 19, 1992
|{{Canadian party colour|YT|Yukon|background}}|&nbsp;
!52
!14
|14
|17
|7
|-style="background:#eeeeee"
![[1996 Yukon general election|33rd]]
|September 30, 1996
|{{Canadian party colour|YT|NDP|background}}|&nbsp;
!54
|15
|16
!16
|7
|-
![[2000 Yukon general election|34th]]
|April 17, 2000
|{{Canadian party colour|YT|Liberal|background}}|&nbsp;
!49
|15
!17
|17
|0
|-style="background:#eeeeee"
![[2002 Yukon general election|35th]]
|November 4, 2002
|{{Canadian party colour|YT|Yukon|background}}|&nbsp;
!60
!18
|18
|18
|6
|-
![[2006 Yukon general election|36th]]
| October 10, 2006
|{{Canadian party colour|YT|Yukon|background}}|
!58
!18
|18
|18
| 4
|-
![[2011 Yukon general election|37th]]
| October 11, 2011
| {{Canadian party colour|YT|Yukon|background}}|
!62
|'''19'''
|19
|18
| 6
|-
![[2016 Yukon general election|38th]]
| November 7, 2016
| {{Canadian party colour|YT|Liberal|background}}|
!63
|19
|'''19'''
|19
|1
|-
![[2021 Yukon general election|39th]]
| April 12, 2021
| {{Canadian party colour|YT|Liberal|background}}|
!56
|18
|'''19'''
|18
|1
|-
![[2025 Yukon general election|40th]]
| November 3, 2025	
| {{Canadian party colour|YT|Yukon|background}}|
!61
|'''21'''
|18
|21
|1
|}

== 1900–74 ==
There were no territorial parties in the [[Yukon]] before 1978. From the territory's creation in 1898 until 1978, the Yukon was governed by a federally appointed [[Commissioner#Canadian territories|Commissioner]] advised by the Territorial Council. The Territorial council was wholly appointed from 1898 to 1900; part elected, part appointed from 1900 to 1908; and wholly elected from 1909 to 1978.

The number of members varied considerably during the council's 80-year history. The 1900 election elected just two out of eight members; the elections from 1903 to 1907 elected five out of ten members. The wholly elected Council comprised ten members from 1909, which was reduced to three starting with the 1920 election. The number of members was increased to five as of the 1952 election, seven as of the 1961 election, and twelve for the final general election to the Council in 1974.

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* [[1900 Yukon general election]]
* [[1903 Yukon general election]]
* [[1905 Yukon general election]]
* [[1907 Yukon general election]]
* [[1909 Yukon general election]]
* [[1912 Yukon general election]]
* [[1915 Yukon general election]]
* [[1917 Yukon general election]]
* [[1920 Yukon general election]]
* [[1922 Yukon general election]]
* [[1925 Yukon general election]]
* [[1928 Yukon general election]]
* [[1931 Yukon general election]]
* [[1934 Yukon general election]]
* [[1937 Yukon general election]]
* [[1940 Yukon general election]]
* [[1944 Yukon general election]]
* [[1947 Yukon general election]]
* [[1949 Yukon general election]]
* [[1952 Yukon general election]]
* [[1955 Yukon general election]]
* [[1958 Yukon general election]]
* [[1961 Yukon general election]]
* [[1964 Yukon general election]]
* [[1967 Yukon general election]]
* [[1970 Yukon general election]]
* [[1974 Yukon general election]]
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==References==
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==Bibliography==
* {{Cite web|url=http://www.electionalmanac.com/canada/yukon/results.php|title=Election Results|work=Election Almanac|access-date=2009-07-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710180039/http://www.electionalmanac.com/canada/yukon/results.php|archive-date=July 10, 2011|url-status=dead}} (Results)
* {{Cite web|url=http://www.electionsyukon.gov.yk.ca/gen-elections.html|title=General Elections|work=Elections Yukon|access-date=2006-12-02}} (Dates; numbers of candidates/members)
* {{Cite web|url=http://www.thepyramid.info/dl/RSLTPRTY.DOC|title=Results by political affiliation: Elections of members to the Yukon Legislative Assembly
|author=Elections Yukon|format=MS Word document|access-date=2007-01-11}}

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