24th Legislature of Yukon

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The 24th Yukon Legislative Assembly convened in 1978 [1] , This is the first conventional legislature in the history of Canada's Yukon Territory and the first one with organized along political party lines following the passage of the Yukon Elections Act in 1977. The Progressive Conservatives led by Hilda Watson who won led the party to victory in the 1978 territorial election, [2] in which she was the party's candidate in the electoral district of Kluane. However, she did not win her riding, and therefore did not become government leader. [2] After the election, four of the elected members in the Progressive Conservative Party, including Chris Pearson, were added to the Executive Committee headed by Commissioner Art Pearson. In October 1979, at the instruction of Jake Epp, Federal Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, the Commissioner withdrew from direct government administration; Chris Pearson became Government Leader (equal to Premier), added a fifth member of the PC Party caucus, and formed the Executive Council of Yukon, thus beginning responsible government with an elected head of government in The Yukon. Art Pearson would later resign as Commissioner after pleading guilty to charges related to improper mining claim transfers and was replaced with Frank Fingland.

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Membership in the 24th Assembly

The following members were elected to the 24th Yukon Legislative Assembly in the general election of 1978: [3]

 MemberPartyElectoral districtFirst elected / previously elected
  Robert Fleming Independent Campbell 1974
  Progressive Conservative
  Maurice Byblow Independent Faro 1978
  NDP
  Al Falle Progressive Conservative Hootalinqua 1978
  Meg McCall Progressive Conservative Klondike 1978
  Alice McGuire Liberal Kluane 1978
  Swede Hanson Progressive Conservative Mayo 1978
  Grafton Njootli Progressive Conservative Old Crow 1978
 Independent
  Howard Tracey Progressive Conservative Tatchun 1978
  Don Taylor Progressive Conservative Watson Lake 1961
  Geoff Lattin Progressive Conservative Whitehorse North Centre 1978
  Daniel Lang Progressive Conservative Whitehorse Porter Creek East 1974
  Doug Graham Progressive Conservative Whitehorse Porter Creek West 1978
  Chris Pearson Progressive Conservative Whitehorse Riverdale North 1978
  Iain MacKay Liberal Whitehorse Riverdale South 1978
  Ron Veale (1981) Liberal 1981
  Jack Hibberd Progressive Conservative Whitehorse South Centre 1974
  Roger Kimmerly (1981) NDP 1981
  Tony Penikett NDP Whitehorse West 1978

Membership changes

Changes in seats held (1978-1982)
SeatBeforeChange
DateMemberPartyReasonDateMemberParty
Old Crow May 25, 1979 Grafton Njootli █  PC Removed from PC Caucus█  Independent
Whitehorse Riverdale South January 1981 Iain MacKay █  Liberal ResignationMarch 9, 1981 Ron Veale █  Liberal
Campbell April 27, 1981Robert 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 ResignationOctober 13, 1981 Roger Kimmerly █  New Democratic

By-elections

2 by-elections was held in the districts of Whitehorse Riverdale South and Whitehorse South Centre in 1981. [5] .

Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
Whitehorse Riverdale South Ron Veale Liberal March 9, 1981Iain MacKay resigned as MLA and party leader on 9 August 1980
Whitehorse South Centre Roger Kimmerly NDP October 13, 1981Jack Hibberd resigned on 15 April 1981

References

  1. ↑ Steven Smyth, The Yukon's Constitutional Foundations: Volume One, The Yukon Chronology (1897-1999). Clairedge Press, 1999.
  2. 1 2 "Leader loses, but Tories win first party-line election in Yukon". The Globe and Mail , November 22, 1978.
  3. ↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 1978 General Election Elections Yukon, 1978. Retrieved March 26, 2021
  4. ↑ "NDP's by-election win makes it Opposition". The Globe and Mail , October 15, 1981.
  5. ↑ Report of the Yukon Elections Board on By-Elections to the Yukon Legislative Assembly Held in 1981 Elections Yukon, 1981
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