List of political parties in Yukon

The following is a list of political parties in Yukon, Canada. Between 1902 and 1978, candidates in elections for the Yukon Territorial Council all ran as independents. Party politics was established in the territory for the 1978 territorial election in preparation for the 1979 introduction of responsible government and the devolution of many responsibilities from the federal government to the new Yukon Legislative Assembly.

Yukon is the only of the three Canadian territories which has political parties operating on a territorial level. Both Nunavut and the Northwest Territories operate their legislatures on a non-partisan consensus government model.

Parties represented in the Legislative Assembly

Name Founded Ideology Leader MLAs
  Yukon Liberal Party
Parti libéral du Yukon		 1978 liberalism Sandy Silver 11
  Yukon Party
Parti du Yukon		 1991 conservatism Stacey Hassard (acting) 6
  Yukon New Democratic Party
Nouveau Parti démocratique du Yukon		 1978 social democracy Elizabeth Hanson 2

Other parties recognized by Elections Yukon

NameFoundedNotes
Yukon First Nations Party2011
Yukon Green Party2011

Defunct parties

NamePeriodNotes
Independent Alliance Party1991–1999Breakaway from the Yukon Party
United Citizens Party of Yukon2010–2011Created by former Progressive Conservative Premier Willard Phelps,[1][2] deregistered after failing to yield candidates[3]
Yukon Progressive Conservative Party1978–1991Succeeded by the Yukon Party

References

  1. ↑ "United Citizens Party of Yukon loses leader". CBC News. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Yukon's 4th political party registered". CBC news onnline. 2 December 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  3. ↑ "Registration of United Citizens Party of Yukon Cancelled" (PDF). Whitehorse, Yukon: Elections Yukon. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
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