Yukon general election, 1996

The Yukon Legislature after the 1996 election.

The 1996 Yukon general election was held on September 30, 1996 to elect the seventeen members of the Yukon Legislative Assembly in Yukon Territory, Canada. The governing Yukon Party, a conservative party, was defeated by the social democratic Yukon New Democratic Party (NDP). The NDP formed the government of the territory with 11 seats. Party leader Piers McDonald became territorial premier. The Yukon Party and the centrist Yukon Liberal Party each won three seats.

Results by party

Party Party leader # of candidates Seats Votes
Before After % Change # %
New Democrats Piers McDonald 16 6 11 +83% 5774 39.9%
Yukon Party John Ostashek 15 7 3 -57% 4366 30.1%
Liberal Ken Taylor 16 1 3 +200% 3486 24.1%
Independent 7 3 0 -100% 852 5.9%
Total   54 17 17   14478 100%


Party Seats Second Third Fourth
New Democratic 11 3 2 0
Yukon Party 3 8 4 0
Liberal 3 5 8 0
     Independent 0 1 0 6

Riding results

Electoral District Candidates   Incumbent
  NDP   Yukon   Liberal   Other
Faro   Trevor Harding
530
Ed Peake
29
    Maurice Byblow
Klondike Tim Gerberding
372
  Peter Jenkins
603
Glen Everitt
96
John Cramp
21
  David Millar
Kluane   Gary McRobb
377
Olli Wirth
144
John Farynowski
177
Bonnie Lock
66
  Bill Brewster
Lake Laberge   Doug Livingston
328
Mickey Fisher
325
Linda Biensch
242
Mark Bain
221
  Mickey Fisher
McIntyre-Takhini   Piers McDonald
441
Scott Howell
251
Rosemary Couch
182
Clinton Fraser
21
  Piers McDonald
Mayo-Tatchun   Eric Fairclough
454
Michael McGinnis
180
  Danny Joe
Mount Lorne   Lois Moorcroft
484
Allan Doherty
247
Ken Taylor
299
Allen Luheck
166
  Lois Moorcroft
Porter Creek North Luigi Zanasi
191
  John Ostashek
403
Don Roberts
384
  John Ostashek
Porter Creek South Mark Dupuis
181
Alan Nordling
397
  Pat Duncan
435
    Alan Nordling
Riverdale North Dave Stockdale
347
  Doug Phillips
450
Flo Leblanc-Hutchinson
146
    Doug Phillips
Riverdale South Barbara Toombs
349
  Sue Edelman
476
  Bea Firth
Riverside Gary Umbrich
260
Ed Henderson
160
  Jack Cable
267
  Jack Cable
Rossriver Southern Lakes   Dave Keenan
484
Bill Munroe
49
Willard Phelps
317
  Willard Phelps
Vuntut Gwitchin   Robert Bruce
69 *
Esau Schafer
69
Shirlee Frost
27
    Esau Schafer
Watson Lake   Dennis Fentie
442
Barrie Ravenhill
249
Dave Kalles
106
Mickey Thomas
40
  John Devries
Whitehorse Centre   Todd Hardy
328
Linda Dixon
216
Jon Breen
188
  Margaret Commodore
Whitehorse West   David Sloan
486
Shelda Hutton
323
Larry Bagnell
383
    David Sloan

Member changes from previous election

Elections