Yukon general election, 1992
Encyclopedia
The 1992 Yukon general election was held on October 19, 1992 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly
of the territory of Yukon, Canada
. It was won by the Yukon Party
.
Yukon Legislative Assembly
-History:From 1900 to 1978, the elected legislative body in the Yukon was the Yukon Territorial Council, a ten-member body which did not act as the primary government, but was a non-partisan advisory body to the Commissioner of the Yukon...
of the territory of Yukon, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It was won by the Yukon Party
Yukon Party
The Yukon Party , is a conservative political party in the Yukon Territory of Canada. It was previously known as the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party.-Declining fortunes:...
.
Results by party
| Party | Party Leader | # of cands | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | % of vote | |||
| Yukon Party Yukon Party The Yukon Party , is a conservative political party in the Yukon Territory of Canada. It was previously known as the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party.-Declining fortunes:... |
John Ostashek John Ostashek John Ostashek was a former Yukon politician. An entrepreneur, he was elected leader of the Yukon Party in June 1992 and led it to victory in the fall 1992 election in which he also won a seat in the legislature for the first time.... |
14 | 7 | 7 | 35.9 |
| NDP Yukon New Democratic Party The Yukon New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Yukon territory of Canada.The Yukon NDP first formed the government of the territory under the leadership of Tony Penikett from 1985 to 1992, and under the leadership of Piers McDonald from 1996 to 2000. The party's... |
Tony Penikett Tony Penikett Antony David John Penikett is a mediator and negotiator and former politician in Yukon, Canada.-Life and work:An activist with the New Democratic Party , Penikett was campaign manager in 1972 for Wally Firth, the first indigenous northern MP ever elected to the House of Commons... |
17 | 9 | 6 | 35.1 |
| Independent Independent Alliance The Independent Alliance Party was a break-away Canadian political party formed in June 1991. The two original members were Bea Firth and Alan Nordling, both former members of the Yukon Party . Both members were elected in the 1992 election, but the alliance quickly crumbled as Nordling rejoined... |
7 | 0 | 3 | 12.9 | |
| Liberal Yukon Liberal Party The Yukon Liberal Party is a political party in the Yukon Territory in Canada.Arthur Mitchell is the Leader of the Yukon Liberal Party.-History:... |
Paul Thériault | 14 | 0 | 1 | 16.1 |
| Total | 52 | 16 | 17 | 100 | |
Yukon Votes 1992
| Electoral District | Candidate |
|---|---|
| Party | |
| Faro Faro (electoral district) Faro was an electoral district that returned a member to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada between 1978 and 2002.-MLAs:*I = Independent*YNDP = Yukon New Democratic Party*YLP = Yukon Liberal Party... |
Trevor Harding Trevor Harding (politician) Trevor Harding is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Faro in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1992 to 2001.A member of the Yukon New Democratic Party, he served as the party's interim leader in 2000 following the resignation of Piers McDonald... |
| Klondike Klondike (electoral district) Klondike is an electoral district which returns a member to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in Canada. It was the only seat won by the Yukon Party in the 2000 territorial election... |
David Millar David Millar (politician) David Millar is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Klondike in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1992 to 1996.He was a member of the Yukon Party.-References:... |
| Kluane | Bill Brewster Bill Brewster (politician) Bill Brewster is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Kluane in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1982 to 1996. He was a member of the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party until 1992, and the Yukon Party thereafter.... |
| Lake Laberge Lake Laberge (electoral district) Lake Laberge is an electoral district which returns a member to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada.The current MLA is Brad Cathers, who was elected on November 4, 2002, and served as Minister of Health and Social Services and Minister responsible for Yukon Workers'... |
Mickey Fisher |
| McIntyre-Takhini | Piers McDonald Piers McDonald Piers McDonald, OC is a Yukon politician and trade unionist.Born in Kingston, Ontario, McDonald, a miner by profession, was vice-president of the Yukon Federation of Labour from 1981-1982... |
| Mayo-Tatchun | Danny Joe Danny Joe Danny Joe is a former Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Tatchun from 1987 to 1992, and Mayo-Tatchun from 1992 to 1996, in the Yukon Legislative Assembly.... |
| Mount Lorne Mount Lorne (electoral district) Mount Lorne is a former electoral district which returns a member to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada.... |
Lois Moorcroft Lois Moorcroft Lois Moorcroft is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral districts of Mount Lorne from 1992 to 2000, and Copperbelt South since 2011, in the Yukon Legislative Assembly... |
| Porter Creek North Porter Creek North Porter Creek North is an electoral district which returns a member to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada... |
John Ostashek John Ostashek John Ostashek was a former Yukon politician. An entrepreneur, he was elected leader of the Yukon Party in June 1992 and led it to victory in the fall 1992 election in which he also won a seat in the legislature for the first time.... |
| Porter Creek South | Alan Nordling Alan Nordling Alan Nordling is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Whitehorse Porter Creek West from 1985 to 1992, and Porter Creek South from 1992 to 1996, in the Yukon Legislative Assembly. He was a member of the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party.Nordling was first... |
| Riverdale North | Doug Phillips Doug Phillips (politician) Douglas George Phillips, also known as Doug Phillips, is a Canadian businessman and politician and the current Commissioner of Yukon.Born in Toronto in 1946, Phillips moved to Whitehorse with his family as a child. He was first elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in 1985, serving fifteen... |
| Riverdale South Riverdale South Riverdale South is an electoral district which elects a Member of the Legislative Assembly to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada... |
Bea Firth Bea Firth Beatrice Ann Firth 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 Conservative Party.... |
| Riverside | Jack Cable Jack Cable Ivan John "Jack" Cable is a former Canadian politician. He served as a member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1992 to 2000, representing the electoral district of Riverside as a member and leader of the Yukon Liberal Party... |
| Rossriver Southern Lakes | Willard Phelps Willard Phelps Willard Leroy Phelps is a former Yukon politician.-Political career:Phelps was first elected to the territorial legislature in 1974 but did not run in the first election with political party participation in 1978... |
| Vuntut Gwitchin | Johnny Abel Johnny Abel Johnny Abel was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Vuntut Gwitchin in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1992 until his death in 1995... |
| Watson Lake | John Devries John Devries (Yukon politician) John Devries is a former political figure in the Yukon, Canada. He represented Watson Lake in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1989 to 1996 as a member of the Yukon Party.... |
| Whitehorse Centre | Margaret Commodore Margaret Commodore Margaret Muriel Commodore is a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Whitehorse North Centre in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1982 to 1992, and Whitehorse Centre from 1992 to 1996. She was a member of the Yukon New Democratic Party.-External links:* , profile... |
| Whitehorse West Whitehorse West Whitehorse West is an electoral district which returns a member to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada... |
Tony Penikett Tony Penikett Antony David John Penikett is a mediator and negotiator and former politician in Yukon, Canada.-Life and work:An activist with the New Democratic Party , Penikett was campaign manager in 1972 for Wally Firth, the first indigenous northern MP ever elected to the House of Commons... |