38th Yukon general election

38th Yukon general election

38th

All 19 seats to the Legislative Assembly 10 seats needed for a majority   Leader Darrell Pasloski Elizabeth Hanson Sandy Silver Party Yukon Party New Democratic Liberal Leader since May 28, 2011 September 26, 2009 2012 Leader's seat Mountainview Whitehorse Centre Klondike Last election 11 seats, 40.5% 6 seats, 32.6% 2 seats, 25.2% Current seats 12 6 1

Incumbent Premier Darrell Pasloski Yukon Party

The 38th general election in Yukon, Canada, will take place to return members to the 34th Yukon Legislative Assembly. It will take place in 2016.

The incumbent government is led by Darrell Pasloski.

Pre-writ period

• August 17, 2012: Darius Elias resigns as interim Liberal leader and sits as an independent.^[1]
• July 8, 2013: Darius Elias crosses the floor to the Yukon Party.^[2]
• March 1, 2014: Sandy Silver agrees to lead the Liberal Party.^[3][4]

Opinion polls

Polling Firm	Date of Polling	Link	Yukon Party	New Democratic	Liberal	Green	Undecided
Mainstreet Technologies	February 3rd, 2016		6	11	22	--	61
DataPath Systems	December, 2015		20	28	32	--	19
2011 election	October 11, 2011	PDF	40.5	32.6	25.3	0.66

References

1. "Old Crow MLA quits Liberal Party". CBC News. August 18, 2012. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
2. "Elias joins the Yukon Party". Yukon News. July 8, 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
3. "Sandy Silver named new Yukon Liberal Party leader". CBC News. February 11, 2014. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
4. "N.S. native to head Yukon Liberals". The Chronicle Herald. February 13, 2014. Retrieved 2016-05-06.

External links

• Elections Yukon