Yukon Liberal Party
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Yukon Liberal Party Parti libéral du Yukon | |
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| Active territorial party | |
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| Leader | Sandy Silver |
| President | Devin Bailey |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Headquarters | 108 Elliott Street Unit 183 Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 6C4 |
| Ideology | Liberalism |
| Political position | Centre |
| Colours | Red |
| Seats in Legislature | 11 / 19 |
| Website | |
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The Yukon Liberal Party [1] (French: Parti libéral du Yukon) is a political party in the territory of Yukon, Canada.
Sandy Silver, MLA for Klondike, is the Leader of the Yukon Liberal Party[2] and Premier of Yukon.[3]
History
After twenty years as a minor party, the Yukon Liberal Party won the 2000 general election and formed a government under Premier Pat Duncan. The government was plagued with defections, however, and was reduced to minority government status. Duncan called a snap election for November 2002 in the hope of regaining her government's majority. The party was almost completely wiped out, however, by the Yukon Party. Duncan won the Liberals' sole seat in the Yukon Party's landslide.
The Liberal Party remained in opposition until the 2016 general election where the party went from third place in the legislature to majority government with its leader, Sandy Silver, becoming Premier.
Election results
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Iain MacKay | 26.0 | 2 / 16
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 2
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2nd
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Official Opposition | |
| 1982 | Ron Veale | 15.0 | 0 / 16
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 2
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No seats | |
| 1985 | Roger Coles | 7.6 | 2 / 16
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 2
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3rd
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Third Party | |
| 1989 | Jim McLachlan | 11.1 | 0 / 16
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2
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No seats | |
| 1992 | Paul Thériault | 16.1 | 1 / 17
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1
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4th
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Fourth Party | |
| 1996 | Ken Taylor | 3,486 | 24.1 | 3 / 17
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2
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3rd
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Third Party |
| 2000 | Pat Duncan | 6,092 | 42.7 | 10 / 17
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7
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1st
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Majority Government |
| 2002 | 4,056 | 29.0 | 1 / 18
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7
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3rd
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Third Party | |
| 2006 | Arthur Mitchell | 4,704 | 34.7 | 5 / 18
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4
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2nd
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Official Opposition |
| 2011 | 3,979 | 25.2 | 2 / 19
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3
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3rd
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Third Party | |
| 2016 | Sandy Silver | 7,404 | 39.4 | 11 / 19
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10
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1st
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Majority Government |
Leaders
- Iain MacKay 1978–1981
- Ron Veale 1981–1984
- Roger Coles 1984–1986
- Jim McLachlan 1986–1989
- Paul Thériault 1989–1992
- Jack Cable 1992–1995 (interim)
- Ken Taylor 1995–1997
- Jack Cable 1997–1998 (interim)
- Pat Duncan 1998–2005
- Arthur Mitchell 2005–2011
- Darius Elias 2011–2012 (interim)
- Sandy Silver 2012–present
Externals links
- Yukon Liberal Party website
- Yukon Liberal Caucus website
- Yukon Federal Liberal Association Riding webpage
- Constitution of Yukon liberal party (PDF)
See also
Notes
- ^ "Yukon Liberals". Yukon Liberals. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
- ^ "Sandy Silver named new Yukon Liberal Party leader". 11 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ "Liberals officially sworn in, forming new Yukon government". CBC News. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
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