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Yukon Progressive Conservative Party Parti progressiste-conservateur du Yukon | |
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| Former territorial party | |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Dissolved | 1991 |
| Succeeded by | Yukon Party |
| Ideology | Conservatism |
| Political position | Centre–right |
| Colours | Blue |
The Yukon Progressive Conservative Party (French : Parti progressiste-conservateur du Yukon) was a conservative political party in Yukon, Canada. It was succeeded by the Yukon Party.
The Yukon Progressive Conservative Party was founded in April 1978. Long time Yukon legislator Hilda Watson was elected as the party's first leader defeating Yukon MP Erik Nielsen by one vote. [1] Watson had been a member of the territorial Legislative Council since 1970, and became the first woman in Canadian history to lead a political party into a general election. However, she was unable to win a seat in the 1978 election, and consequently resigned. Chris Pearson then became the leader of the party and was able to get a position in the government.
The Progressive Conservatives were defeated in the 1985 election by the Yukon New Democratic Party (NDP) led by Tony Penikett. With the increasing unpopularity of the Prime Minister Brian Mulroney's Progressive Conservative in the federal government, the Yukon Progressive Conservatives decided to sever their relations with the federal Conservatives. Later on, they renamed themselves the "Yukon Party" prior to the 1992 election.
| Election | Leader | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
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| 1978 | Hilda Watson | 37.1 | 11 / 16 |  11 | 1st | Majority |
| 1982 | Chris Pearson | 46.9 | 10 / 16 |  1 |  1st | Majority |
| 1985 | Willard Phelps | 46.9 | 6 / 16 | 4 | 2nd | Opposition |
| 1989 | Willard Phelps | 46.9 | 7 / 16 | 1 | 2nd | Opposition |
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