1985 Yukon general election
The 1985 Yukon general election was held on May 13, 1985 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the territory of Yukon, Canada. It was won by the New Democratic Party.
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16 seats of the Yukon Legislative Assembly 8 seats were needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
Summary of the 1985 Legislative Assembly of Yukon election results
| Political party | Party leader | Candidates | MLAs | Popular vote | |||||
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| 1982 | 1985 | ± | # | % | ± (pp) | ||||
| New Democratic | Tony Penikett | 16 | 6 | 8 |  |
4,335 | 41.10% | n/a | |
| Progressive Conservative | Willard Phelps | 16 | 9 | 6 |  |
4,948 | 46.91% | n/a | |
| Liberal | Roger Coles | 8 | 0 | 2 | |
806 | 7.64% | n/a | |
| Independent | n/a | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
284 | 2.69% | n/a | |
| Independent Conservative | n/a | 1 | 0 | 0 |  |
174 | 1.65% | n/a | |
| Total | 44 | 16 | 16 | 10,547 | 100% | ||||
Results by riding
| Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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| PC | Liberal | NDP | Other | |||||||
| Campbell | Nancy Dieckmann 248 |
Sam Johnston 313 |
Dave Porter | |||||||
| Faro | Ted Bartsch 97 |
Jim McLachlan 142 |
Sybil Frei 121 |
Maurice Byblow | ||||||
| Hootalinqua | Willard Phelps 461 |
Tom Burke 399 |
Al Falle | |||||||
| Klondike | Helmut Schoener 316 |
Art Webster 375 |
Clarke Ashley | |||||||
| Kluane | Bill Brewster 237 |
Tony Stanevicius 63 |
Scott Gilbert 95 |
Bill Brewster | ||||||
| Mayo | Ken Cooper 183 |
Rob Andison 18 |
Piers McDonald 251 |
Piers McDonald | ||||||
| Old Crow | Alice Frost 61 |
Norma Kassi 67 |
Kathie Nukon | |||||||
| Tatchun | Howard Tracey 93 |
Roger Coles 159 |
Victor Mitander 131 |
Howard Tracey | ||||||
| Watson Lake | Don McIntosh 90 |
Dave Porter 183 |
Don Taylor 174 Brian Shanahan 119 |
Don Taylor | ||||||
| Whitehorse North Centre | Ken McKinnon 241 |
Margaret Commodore 300 |
George Stalker 66 |
Margaret Commodore | ||||||
| Whitehorse Porter Creek East | Dan Lang 527 |
Hans Bierstedt 90 |
Gerry Dobson 230 |
Dan Lang | ||||||
| Whitehorse Porter Creek West | Andy Philipsen 393 |
Ross Priest 280 |
Frances Nowasad 99 |
Andy Philipsen | ||||||
| Whitehorse Riverdale North | Doug Phillips 540 |
Terry Hamilton 84 |
Jim Lockhart 268 |
Chris Pearson | ||||||
| Whitehorse Riverdale South | Bea Firth 627 |
Willie Harasymow 165 |
Betty Irwin 260 |
Bea Firth | ||||||
| Whitehorse South Centre | Ron Granger 303 |
Arthur Giovinazzo 85 |
Roger Kimmerly 346 |
Roger Kimmerly | ||||||
| Whitehorse West | Charlie Friday 531 |
Tony Penikett 716 |
Tony Penikett | |||||||
By-elections
| Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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| PC | Liberal | NDP | Other | |||||||
| Whitehorse Porter Creek West February 10, 1986 |
Alan Nordling 418 |
Derm O'Donovan 106 |
Ross Priest 311 |
Andy Philipsen | ||||||
| Tatchun February 2, 1987 |
Pete Berry 91 |
Elijah Smith 112 |
Danny Joe 149 |
Ray Jackson 8 |
Roger Coles | |||||
References
- "Election Results". Election Almanac. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved 2009-07-01. (Seats won)
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