List of political parties in Yukon

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The following is a list of political parties in Yukon , Canada. Between 1902 and 1978, candidates in elections for the Yukon Territorial Council all ran as independents. Party politics was established in the territory for the 1978 territorial election in preparation for the 1979 introduction of responsible government and the devolution of many responsibilities from the federal government to the new Yukon Legislative Assembly.

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Yukon is the only of the three Canadian territories which has political parties operating on a territorial level. Both Nunavut and the Northwest Territories operate their legislatures on a non-partisan consensus government model.

Parties represented in the Legislative Assembly

NameFoundedIdeologyLeader MLAs
  Yukon Liberal Party
Parti libéral du Yukon		1978 Liberalism Ranj Pillai
8 / 19
  Yukon Party
Parti du Yukon		1991 Conservatism Currie Dixon
8 / 19
  Yukon New Democratic Party
Nouveau Parti démocratique du Yukon		1978 Social democracy Kate White
3 / 19

Other parties recognized by Elections Yukon

NameFoundedIdeologyLeader
  Yukon Freedom Party 2021 Populism Joseph Zelezny

Defunct parties

NamePeriodIdeologyNotes
Independent Alliance Party
Alliance de l'indépendant		1991–1999 Conservatism Breakaway from the Yukon Party
United Citizens Party of Yukon
Parti des citoyens unis du Yukon		2010–2011 Conservatism Created by former Progressive Conservative Premier Willard Phelps, [1] [2] deregistered after failing to yield candidates [3]
Yukon First Nations Party
Parti des Premières Nations du Yukon		2011–2016 First Nations traditional lawsLed by Gerald Dickson Sr., a Kluane First Nation member.
Yukon Progressive Conservative Party
Parti progressiste-conservateur du Yukon		1978–1991 Conservatism Succeeded by the Yukon Party
Yukon Green Party
Parti vert du Yukon		2011-2021 Green politics
Socialist Party of the Yukon Territory
Parti socialiste du Territoire du Yukon		1904-1925 Socialism The party later became a branch of the Socialist Party of Canada. It did not run candidates.

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References

  1. ↑ "United Citizens Party of Yukon loses leader". CBC News. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Yukon's 4th political party registered". CBC news onnline. 2 December 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  3. ↑ "Registration of United Citizens Party of Yukon Cancelled" (PDF). Whitehorse, Yukon: Elections Yukon. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
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