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1985 Yukon general election

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

Results by Party

|- style="background:#ccc;" ! rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|Party ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|Party leader !rowspan="2"|<span style="font-size: 80%;">Candidates</span> ! colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|Seats !colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Popular vote |- style="background:#ccc;" | style="text-align:center;"|1982 | style="text-align:center;font-size: 80%;"|Dissol. | style="text-align:center;"|1985 | style="text-align:center;"|Change | style="text-align:center;"|# | style="text-align:center;"|% | style="text-align:center;"|Change

|align=left|Tony Penikett |align="right"|16 |align="right"|6 |align="right"|6 |align="right"|8 |align="right"|+2 |align="right"|4,335 |align="right"|41.10% |align="right"|+5.68%

|align=left|Willard Phelps |align="right"|16 |align="right"|9 |align="right"|9 |align="right"|6 |align="right"|-3 |align="right"|4,948 |align="right"|46.91% |align="right"|+1.12%

|align=left|Roger Coles |align="right"|8 |align="right"|0 |align="right"|0 |align="right"|2 |align="right"|+2 |align="right"|806 |align="right"|7.64% |align="right"|-7.38%

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|Independent |align="right"|4 |align="right"|1 |align="right"|1 |align="right"|0 |align="right"|-1 |align="right"|458 |align="right"|4.34% |align="right"|N/A |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"|Total | style="text-align:right;"|44 | style="text-align:right;"|16 | style="text-align:right;"|16 | style="text-align:right;"|16 | style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:right;"|10,547 | style="text-align:right;"|100.00% | style="text-align:right;"|

Incumbents not Running for Reelection

The following MLAs had announced that they would not be running in the 1985 election:

New Democratic Party

Progressive Conservative

Results by Riding

Bold indicates party leaders<br /> † - denotes a retiring incumbent MLA

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

References

  • (Seats won)