28th Legislature of Yukon

The 28th Yukon Legislative Assembly convened in 1992. ^[1] The Yukon Party (formerly the Progressive Conservative Party which had renamed in 1991) led by John Ostashek formed a minority government.

Membership in the 28th Assembly

The following members were elected to the 28th Yukon Legislative Assembly in the general election of 1992: ^[2]

	Member	Party	Electoral district	First elected / previously elected
	Trevor Harding	NDP	Faro	1992
	David Millar	Yukon Party	Klondike	1992
	Bill Brewster	Yukon Party	Kluane	1982
	Mickey Fisher	Yukon Party	Lake Laberge	1992
	Danny Joe	NDP	Mayo-Tatchun	1987
	Piers McDonald	NDP	McIntyre-Takhini	1982
	Lois Moorcroft	NDP	Mount Lorne	1992
	John Ostashek	Yukon Party	Porter Creek North	1992
	Alan Nordling	Independent Alliance	Porter Creek South	1986 [a]
	Doug Phillips	Yukon Party	Riverdale North	1985
	Bea Firth	Independent Alliance	Riverdale South	1982 [a]
	Jack Cable	Liberal	Riverside	1992
	Willard Phelps	Independent Alliance	Ross River-Southern Lakes	1974, [b] 1985 [c]
	Johnny Abel	Yukon Party	Vuntut Gwitchin	1992
	Esau Schafer (1996)	Yukon Party		1996
	John Devries	Yukon Party	Watson Lake	1989
	Margaret Commodore	NDP	Whitehorse Centre	1982
	Tony Penikett	NDP	Whitehorse West	1978
	David Sloan (1996)	NDP		1996

Membership changes

Changes in seats held (1992-1996)

Seat	Before				Change
	Date	Member	Party	Reason	Date	Member	Party
Whitehorse West	September 27, 1995	Tony Penikett	█  New Democratic	Resignation	February 5, 1996	David Sloan	█  New Democratic
Vuntut Gwitchin	October 13, 1995	Johnny Abel	█  Yukon Party	Death	February 5, 1996	Esau Schafer	█  Yukon Party

By-elections

2 by-elections was held in the districts of Whitehorse West and Vuntut Gwitchin in 1996. ^[3]

Electoral district	Member elected	Affiliation	Election date	Reason
Whitehorse West	David Sloan	NDP	February 5, 1996	Resignation
Vuntut Gwitchin	Esau Schafer	Yukon Party	February 5, 1996	Death (boating accident)

Notes

1. First elected as a Progressive Conservative
2. Whitehorse Riverdale
3. Re-elected as a Progressive Conservative

References

1. Steven Smyth, The Yukon's Constitutional Foundations: Volume One, The Yukon Chronology (1897-1999). Clairedge Press, 1999.
2. Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of the Yukon on the 1992 General Election Elections Yukon, 1992.
3. Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of the Yukon on By-Elections held February 5, 1996 Elections Yukon, 1996

External links

• Yukon Legislature