40th Yukon general election

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40th Yukon general election
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  2021 On or before November 3, 2025

All 19 seats to the Legislative Assembly
10 seats needed for a majority
 
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Ranj Pillai (cropped).png
NDP
Leader Currie Dixon Ranj Pillai Kate White
Party Yukon Party Liberal New Democratic
Leader since May 23, 2020 January 9, 2023May 4, 2019
Leader's seat Copperbelt North Porter Creek South Takhini-Kopper King
Last election8 seats, 39.32%8 seats, 32.37%3 seats, 28.17%
Current seats883

Incumbent Premier

Ranj Pillai
Liberal



The 40th Yukon general election will be held on or before November 3, 2025 to elect members to the 36th Yukon Legislative Assembly. Under amendments to the territorial Elections Act passed in 2020, the first fixed election date following the 2021 Yukon general election is set as November 3, 2025. [1] All subsequent elections will take place on the first Monday in November of the fourth calendar year following the previous election. [2] The legislative assembly may be dissolved earlier by order of the Commissioner of Yukon due to a motion of no confidence in the current minority government or on the advice of the premier.

On September 9, 2022, Silver announced his intention to resign as premier and party leader, staying on until the party elects a successor. [3] He was succeeded by Ranj Pillai in 2023.

Opinion polls

Polling firmLast date
of polling
Link Liberal Yukon NDP Other Margin
of error
Sample
size
Polling methodLead
LégerJanuary 24, 2024 HTML 20443514.35%500phone9
LégerSeptember 21, 2022 HTML 23453024.35%500phone15

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References

  1. Ritchie, Haley (December 30, 2020). "Marathon fall legislature sitting ends". Yukon News . Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  2. Elections Act , R.S.Y. 2002, c. 63, s. 50.01, as amended by S.Y. 2020, c. 11
  3. "Yukon Premier Sandy Silver to step down, asks Liberal Party to find a new leader". CBC News . 2022-09-09. Retrieved 2020-09-09.