Yukon Party leadership elections

The Yukon Party , a political party in the Canadian territory of Yukon, has chosen most of its leaders by delegated leadership conventions.

2011 leadership election

On May 28, 2011, a leadership election was held to replace Dennis Fentie. Darrell Pasloski was chosen after only one ballot. ^[1]

Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Darrell Pasloski	767	61.3%
Rod Taylor	436	34.9%
Jim Kenyon	48	3.8%
TOTAL	1,251	100.0%

2020 leadership election

Main article: 2020 Yukon Party leadership election

On November 20, 2019, the party announced that it would hold a leadership election on May 23, 2020. ^[2] On March 25, party president Mark Beese announced that the voting will take place over phone and online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[3] Currie Dixon was elected with 50.44% of the vote on the second ballot. Dixon took 752 votes to 682 for Brad Cathers. On the first ballot, Dixon fell short of a majority, with 694 votes to Cathers' 637. Longtime party staffer Linda Benoit finished third with 160 votes. ^{[4] [5]}

See also

• leadership convention
• Yukon Party

Footnotes

1. "Pasloski pleased to become Yukon's new premier". CBC News. May 30, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
2. "Yukon Party sets date for leadership election in May". CBC News . 20 November 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
3. "Yukon Party to go ahead with leadership vote this spring". CBC News . 27 March 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
4. "2020 Yukon Party Leadership Election". Youtube. May 23, 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
5. "Currie Dixon wins Yukon Party leadership race". CBC News. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.