1985 Yukon general election

The 1985 Yukon general election (30th general election) was held on May 13, 1985 to elect members of the 26th Legislative Assembly of the territory of Yukon, Canada. It was won by the New Democratic Party.

1985 Yukon general election

May 13, 1985
16 seats of the Yukon Legislative Assembly 8 seats were needed for a majority
PC Lib Leader Tony Penikett Willard Phelps Roger Coles Party New Democratic Progressive Conservative Liberal Leader since 1981 March 23, 1985 1984 Leader's seat Whitehorse West Ran in Hootalinqua (won) Ran in Tatchun (won) Last election 6 9 0 Seats won 8 6 2 Seat change 2 3 2 Popular vote 4,335 4,948 806 Percentage 41.10% 46.91% 7.64% Swing 5.68pp 1.12pp 7.38pp
Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Riding names are listed at the bottom.
Premier before election Willard Phelps Progressive Conservative Premier after election Tony Penikett New Democratic

Results

Summary of the 1985 Legislative Assembly of Yukon election results

Political party		Party leader	Candidates	MLAs			Popular vote
				1982	1985	±	#	%	± (pp)
	New Democratic	Tony Penikett	16	6	8	2	4,335	41.10%	n/a
	Progressive Conservative	Willard Phelps	16	9	6	3	4,948	46.91%	n/a
	Liberal	Roger Coles	8	0	2	2	806	7.64%	n/a
	Independent	n/a	3	1	0	1	284	2.69%	n/a
	Independent Conservative	n/a	1	0	0		174	1.65%	n/a
Total			44	16	16		10,547	100%

Results by riding

Electoral District	Candidates									Incumbent
		PC		Liberal		NDP		Other
Campbell		Nancy Dieckmann 248				Sam Johnston 313				Dave Porter
Faro		Ted Bartsch 97		Jim McLachlan 142		Sybil Frei 121				Maurice Byblow
Hootalinqua		Willard Phelps 461				Tom Burke 399				Al Falle
Klondike		Helmut Schoener 316				Art Webster 375				Clarke Ashley
Kluane		Bill Brewster 237		Tony Stanevicius 63		Scott Gilbert 95				Bill Brewster
Mayo		Ken Cooper 183		Rob Andison 18		Piers McDonald 251				Piers McDonald
Old Crow		Alice Frost 61				Norma Kassi 67				Kathie Nukon
Tatchun		Howard Tracey 93		Roger Coles 159		Victor Mitander 131				Howard Tracey
Watson Lake		Don McIntosh 90				Dave Porter 183		Don Taylor 174 Brian Shanahan 119		Don Taylor
Whitehorse North Centre		Ken McKinnon 241				Margaret Commodore 300		George Stalker 66		Margaret Commodore
Whitehorse Porter Creek East		Dan Lang 527		Hans Bierstedt 90		Gerry Dobson 230				Dan Lang
Whitehorse Porter Creek West		Andy Philipsen 393				Ross Priest 280		Frances Nowasad 99		Andy Philipsen
Whitehorse Riverdale North		Doug Phillips 540		Terry Hamilton 84		Jim Lockhart 268				Chris Pearson
Whitehorse Riverdale South		Bea Firth 627		Willie Harasymow 165		Betty Irwin 260				Bea Firth
Whitehorse South Centre		Ron Granger 303		Arthur Giovinazzo 85		Roger Kimmerly 346				Roger Kimmerly
Whitehorse West		Charlie Friday 531				Tony Penikett 716				Tony Penikett

As a small note, it was the first Yukon general election with live results coverage on television, and was suspenseful as telecommunications problems prevented the results of the Old Crow riding from being known outside that community.

By-elections

Electoral District	Candidates									Incumbent
		PC		Liberal		NDP		Other
Whitehorse Porter Creek West February 10, 1986		Alan Nordling 418		Derm O'Donovan 106		Ross Priest 311				Andy Philipsen
Tatchun February 2, 1987		Pete Berry 91		Elijah Smith 112		Danny Joe 149		Ray Jackson 8		Roger Coles

References

• "Election Results". Election Almanac. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved 2009-07-01. (Seats won)