The list of Yukon by-elections includes every by-election held in the Canadian territory of Yukon. By-elections occur whenever there is a vacancy in the Legislative Assembly, although an imminent general election may allow the vacancy to remain until the dissolution of parliament.
A by-election occurs whenever there is a vacancy in the Yukon legislature. Vacancies can occur for the following reasons:
When there is a vacancy, a by-election must be called within six months.
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By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
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Whitehorse Centre | December 13, 2010 | Todd Hardy | New Democratic | Elizabeth Hanson | New Democratic | Death | Yes |
By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
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Copperbelt | November 21, 2005 | Haakon Arntzen | Independent | Arthur Mitchell | Liberal | Resignation after being criminally charged with the sexual assault of two teenage girls in the 1970s when he was convicted. | No |
By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
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Faro | November 27, 2000 | Trevor Harding | New Democratic | Jim McLachlan | Liberal | Resignation | No |
By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
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Lake Laberge | October 25, 1999 | Doug Livingston | New Democratic | Pam Buckway | Liberal | Resignation | No | ||
Vuntut Gwitchin | April 1, 1997 | Esau Schafer | Yukon Party | Robert Bruce | New Democratic | Void Election | No |
By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
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Whitehorse West | February 5, 1996 | Tony Penikett | New Democratic | David Sloan | New Democratic | Resignation | Yes | ||
Vuntut Gwitchin | February 5, 1996 | Johnny Abel | Yukon Party | Esau Schafer | Yukon Party | Death (boating accident) | Yes |
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By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
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Tatchun | February 2, 1987 | Roger Coles | Liberal | Danny Joe | New Democratic | Resignation after pleading guilty to cocaine trafficking, and was sentenced to three years in prison. | No | ||
Whitehorse Porter Creek West | February 10, 1986 | Andy Philipsen | Progressive Conservative | Alan Nordling | Progressive Conservative | Death | Yes |
no by-elections
By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
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Whitehorse South Centre | October 13, 1981 | Dr. Jack Hibberd | Progressive Conservative | Roger Kimmerly | New Democratic | Resignation | No | ||
Whitehorse Riverdale South | March 9, 1981 | Iain MacKay | Liberal | Ron Veale | Liberal | Resignation | Yes |