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1982 Yukon general election

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1982 Yukon general election

← 1978 June 7, 1982 1985 →

16 seats of the Yukon Legislative Assembly
9 seats needed for a majority
Turnout78.72%[1]
  First party Second party Third party
 
PC
Lib
Leader Chris Pearson Tony Penikett Ron Veale
Party Progressive Conservative New Democratic Liberal
Leader since December 8, 1978 1981 1981
Leader's seat Whitehorse Riverdale North Whitehorse West Whitehorse Riverdale South
(lost re-election)
Last election 11 1 2
Seats won 10 6 0
Seat change Decrease1 Increase5 Decrease2
Popular vote 4,770 3,689 1,564
Percentage 45.79% 35.42% 15.02%
Swing Increase8.69pp Increase15.15pp Decrease13.44pp

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.

Premier before election

Chris Pearson
Progressive Conservative

Premier after election

Chris Pearson
Progressive Conservative

The 1982 Yukon general election was held on June 7, 1982, to elect members of the 25th Legislative Assembly of the territory of Yukon, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservatives.

Results by Party

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Summary of the 1982 Legislative Assembly of Yukon election results[2]
Party Party leader Candidates Seats Popular vote
1978 Dissol. 1982 Change # % Change
Progressive Conservative Chris Pearson 16 11 10 10 -1 4,770 45.79% +8.69%
New Democratic Tony Penikett 16 1 3 6 +5 3,689 35.42% +15.15%
Liberal Ron Veale 15 2 2 0 -2 1,564 15.02% -13.44%
  Independent 4 2 1 0 -2 393 3.77% N/A
Total 51 16 16 16 10,416 100.00%
Popular vote
Progressive Conservative
45.79%
New Democratic
35.42%
Liberal
15.02%
Independent
3.77%
Seats summary
Progressive Conservative
62.50%
New Democratic
37.50%

Member Changes from Previous Election

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Changes in seats held (1978-1982)
Seat Before Change
Date Member Party Reason Date Member Party
Old Crow May 25, 1979 Grafton Njootli  PC Removed from PC Caucus  Independent
Whitehorse Riverdale South January 1981 Iain MacKay  Liberal Resignation March 9, 1981 Ron Veale  Liberal
Campbell April 27, 1981 Robert Fleming  Independent Joined PC Caucus  PC
Faro September 16, 1981 Maurice Byblow  Independent Joined NDP Caucus  New Democratic
Whitehorse South Centre April 15, 1981 Jack Hibberd  PC Resignation October 13, 1981 Roger Kimmerly  New Democratic
  • The New Democratic Party forms Official Opposition, following Whitehorse South Centre by-election.[3]

Incumbents not Running for Reelection

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The following MLAs had announced that they would not be running in the 1982 election:

Progressive Conservative

Results by Riding

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Bold indicates party leaders
† - denotes a retiring incumbent MLA

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
PC Liberal NDP Other
Campbell Robert Fleming
214
Bill Webber
43
Dave Porter
225
Robert Fleming
Faro Doris Gates
205
Wayne Peace
160
Maurice Byblow
357
Maurice Byblow
Hootalinqua Al Falle
368
Patrick James
92
Max Fraser
344
Al Falle
Klondike Clarke Ashley
306
Art Webster
283
Meg McCall
Kluane Bill Brewster
241
Alice McGuire
16
Dave Joe
196
Alice McGuire
Mayo Swede Hanson
173
Eleanor Van Bibber
35
Piers McDonald
230
Swede Hanson
Old Crow Kathie Nukon
59
Abraham Peter
29
Bruce Charlie
35
Grafton Njootli
11
Grafton Njootli
Tatchun Howard Tracey
106
Roger Coles
103
Bill Larson
101
Howard Tracey
Watson Lake Dave Rollie
142
Eileen Van Bibber
60
James Cahill
18
Don Taylor
170
Brian Shanahan
154
Don Taylor
Whitehorse North Centre Geoff Lattin
227
Bert Hadvick
65
Margaret Commodore
292
Don Branigan
58
Geoff Lattin
Whitehorse Porter Creek East Dan Lang
645
Betty Toews
92
Gerry Dobson
240
Dan Lang
Whitehorse Porter Creek West Andy Philipsen
299
Lawrence Whelan
45
David Cosco
119
Doug Graham
Whitehorse Riverdale North Chris Pearson
395
Jim Kennelly
188
Velma Smith
148
Chris Pearson
Whitehorse Riverdale South Bea Firth
562
Ron Veale
469
Jon Pierce
232
Ron Veale
Whitehorse South Centre Chuck Rear
320
Carol Christian
108
Roger Kimmerly
328
Roger Kimmerly
Whitehorse West Pat Harvey
508
Adam Skrutkowski
59
Tony Penikett
541
Tony Penikett

References

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  1. ^ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 1982 General Election Elections Yukon, 1982. Retrieved March 26, 2021
  2. ^ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 1982 General Election Elections Yukon, 1982. Retrieved March 26, 2021
  3. ^ "NDP's by-election win makes it Opposition". The Globe and Mail, October 15, 1981.