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The 1989 Yukon general election was held on 20 February 1989 to elect members of the 27th Legislative Assembly of the territory of Yukon, Canada. It was won by the New Democratic Party.
| Party | Party leader | Candidates | Seats | Popular vote | ||||||
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| 1985 | Dissol. | 1989 | Change | # | % | Change | ||||
| New Democratic | Tony Penikett | 16 | 8 | 9 | 9 | +1 | 5,275 | 44.89% | +3.79% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Willard Phelps | 16 | 6 | 6 | 7 | +1 | 5,172 | 44.02% | -2.89% | |
| Liberal | Jim McLachlan | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1,303 | 11.09% | +3.45% | |
| Total | 47 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11,750 | 100.00% | ||||
| Seat | Before | Change | |||||
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| Date | Member | Party | Reason | Date | Member | Party | |
| Whitehorse Porter Creek West | September 13, 1985 | Andy Philipsen | █ PC | Death | February 10, 1986 | Alan Nordling | █ PC |
| Tatchun | October 31, 1986 | Roger Coles | █ Liberal | Resignation | February 2, 1987 | Danny Joe | █ New Democratic |
The following MLAs had announced that they would not be running in the 1989 election:
New Democratic Party
Bold indicates party leaders
† - denotes a retiring incumbent MLA
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||
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| PC | Liberal | NDP | ||||||
| Campbell | Mickey Thomas 120 | Carl Smarch 78 | Sam Johnston 321 | Sam Johnston | ||||
| Faro | Mel Smith 90 | Jim McLachlan 168 | Maurice Byblow 194 | Jim McLachlan | ||||
| Hootalinqua | Willard Phelps 541 | Rodger Thorlakson 112 | Graham McDonald 508 | Willard Phelps | ||||
| Klondike | Peter Jenkins 295 | Art Webster 385 | Art Webster | |||||
| Kluane | Bill Brewster 210 | Bill Woolsey 37 | Ron Chambers 183 | Bill Brewster | ||||
| Mayo | Mike McGinnis 93 | Wilf Tuck 34 | Piers McDonald 210 | Piers McDonald | ||||
| Old Crow | Kathie Nukon 45 | Ethel Tizya 40 | Norma Kassi 69 | Norma Kassi | ||||
| Tatchun | Paul Nieman 108 | Luke Lacasse 71 | Danny Joe 165 | Danny Joe | ||||
| Watson Lake | John Devries 298 | John McDonald 63 | Karel Kauppinen 295 | Dave Porter† | ||||
| Whitehorse North Centre | Pat Joe 155 | Don Branigan 154 | Margaret Commodore 251 | Margaret Commodore | ||||
| Whitehorse Porter Creek East | Dan Lang 606 | Patty O'Brien 59 | Paul Harris 292 | Dan Lang | ||||
| Whitehorse Porter Creek West | Alan Nordling 651 | Eldon Organ 55 | John Wright 392 | Alan Nordling | ||||
| Whitehorse Riverdale North | Doug Phillips 563 | Ray Jackson 30 | Louis Paquet 410 | Doug Phillips | ||||
| Whitehorse Riverdale South | Bea Firth 648 | Gray Jones 79 | John Sheppard 440 | Bea Firth | ||||
| Whitehorse South Centre | Gerry Thick 228 | Phil Wheelton 163 | Joyce Hayden 350 | Roger Kimmerly† | ||||
| Whitehorse West | Flora Evans 491 | Joe Jack 160 | Tony Penikett 810 | Tony Penikett | ||||
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