2000 Yukon general election

The 2000 Yukon general election was held on April 17, 2000 to elect members of the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the Yukon Territory in Canada. The incumbent NDP government was defeated by the Liberal Party who formed a majority government

2000 Yukon general election

April 17, 2000
17 seats of the Yukon Legislative Assembly 9 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	78.1%[1]
First party Second party Third party   LIB NDP YP Leader Pat Duncan Piers McDonald John Ostashek Party Liberal New Democratic Yukon Party Leader's seat Porter Creek South McIntyre-Takhini (lost re-election) Porter Creek North (lost re-election) Last election 3 11 3 Seats won 10 6 1 Seat change 7 4 2 Popular vote 6,092 4,677 3,466 Percentage 42.7% 32.8% 23.3% Swing 18.6pp 7.1pp 6.8pp
Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead by the result in each riding. Riding names are listed at the bottom.
Government Leader before election Piers McDonald New Democratic Premier after election Pat Duncan Liberal

The Yukon Legislature after the 2000 election.