2002 Yukon general election

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2002 Yukon general election
Flag of Yukon.svg
  2000 November 4, 2002 2006  

18 seats of the Yukon Legislative Assembly
10 seats needed for a majority
Turnout78.1% [1]
 First partySecond partyThird party
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NDP
YLP
Leader Dennis Fentie Todd Hardy Pat Duncan
Party Yukon Party New Democratic Liberal
Leader since200220021998
Leader's seat Watson Lake Whitehorse Centre Porter Creek South
Last election1610
Seats won1251
Seat changeIncrease2.svg11Decrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg9
Popular vote5,6503,7634,056
Percentage40.3%26.9%29.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg17.0pp Decrease2.svg5.9ppDecrease2.svg13.7pp

Yukon general election, 2002 - Results By Riding.svg
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. Click the map for more details.

Premier before election

Pat Duncan
Liberal

Premier after election

Dennis Fentie
Yukon Party

The 2002 Yukon general election was held on November 4, 2002, to elect members of the 31st Yukon Legislative Assembly in Yukon, Canada.

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Results by party

The Yukon Legislature after the 2002 election. Yukon Legislature after 2002 election.PNG
The Yukon Legislature after the 2002 election.
PartyParty leader# of
candidates
SeatsPopular vote
BeforeAfter% Change#%
Yukon Party Dennis Fentie 18212+500%565040.3%
New Democratic Todd Hardy 1845+25%376326.9%
Liberal Pat Duncan 1881-87.5%405629.0%
 Independents630-100%5353.8%
Total601718+5.614004100.0


PartySeatsSecondThirdFourthFifth
Yukon Party 124110
New Democratic 521100
Liberal 112500
  Independents 00141

Results by riding

names in bold indicate party leaders

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
YukonLiberalNDPOther
Copperbelt   Haakon Arntzen
374
Arthur Mitchell
312
Lillian Grubach-Hambrook
263
 New district
Klondike   Peter Jenkins
508
Glen Everitt
224
Lisa Hutton
200
   Peter Jenkins
Kluane Michael Crawshay
124
Paul Birckel
109
  Gary McRobb
442
  Gary McRobb
Lake Laberge   Brad Cathers
466
Pam Buckway
218
Bill Commins
150
  Pam Buckway
McIntyre-Takhini   John Edzerza
288
Judy Gingell
204
Maureen Stephens
270
Wayne Jim
129

Geoffrey Capp
15

 Wayne Jim
Mayo-Tatchun Jerry C. Kruse
102
Pat Van Bibber
210
  Eric Fairclough
339
Dibs Williams
36
 Eric Fairclough
Mount Lorne Darcy Tkachuk
271
Cynthia Tucker
236
  Steve Cardiff
334
  Cynthia Tucker
Pelly-Nisutlin   Dean Hassard
297
Jim McLachlan
181
Buzz Burgess
162
  Jim McLachlan
Porter Creek Centre   Archie Lang
399
Scott Kent
312
Judi Johnny
63
  Scott Kent
Porter Creek North   Jim Kenyon
331
Dave Austin
148
Mark Bowers
135
Roger Rondeau
112
  Don Roberts
Porter Creek South Lynn Ogden
301
  Pat Duncan
408
Paul Warner
80
   Pat Duncan
Riverdale North   Ted Staffen
446
Dale Eftoda
355
Jan Slipetz
223
  Dale Eftoda
Riverdale South   Glenn Hart
385
Sue Edelman
332
Cary Gryba
253
  Sue Edelman
Southern Lakes   Patrick Rouble
227
Manfred Janssen
106
Rachael Lewis
190
Warren Braunberger
41
  Dave Keenan
Vuntut Gwitchin Randall Tetlichi
41
Joe Tetlichi
34
  Lorraine Peter
68
  Lorraine Peter
Watson Lake   Dennis Fentie
521
Tom Cove
130
Kathy Magun
174
   Dennis Fentie
Whitehorse Centre Vicki Durrant
171
Bernie Phillips
218
  Todd Hardy
300
Mike McLarnon
207
 Mike McLarnon
Whitehorse West   Elaine Taylor
398
Dennis Schneider
319
Rachel Grantham
117
  Dennis Schneider

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Member changes from last election

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