1992 Yukon general election

Canadian territorial election

1992 Yukon general election

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17 seats of the Yukon Legislative Assembly
9 seats needed for a majority
Turnout| 77.54%[1]
|  | First party  | Second party  | Third party

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|  YP |  |  LIB
Leader  | John Ostashek | Tony Penikett | Paul Thériault
Party  | Yukon Party | New Democratic | Liberal
Leader since  | 1991  | 1981  | 1992
Leader's seat  | Porter Creek North | Whitehorse West | Ran in Riverdale South (lost)
Last election  | 7  | 9  | 0
Seats won  | 7 | 6  | 1
Seat change  | 0  | 3  | 1
Popular vote  | 4,675 | 4,571  | 2,098
Percentage  | 35.88% | 35.08%  | 16.10%
Swing  | 8.14pp | 9.81pp | 5.01pp

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Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead by the result in each riding. Riding names are listed at the bottom.

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| Premier before election

Tony Penikett
New Democratic

| Premier after election

John Ostashek
Yukon Party

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The 1992 Yukon general election was held on October 19, 1992 to elect members of the 28th Legislative Assembly of the territory of Yukon, Canada. It was won by the Yukon Party.[2]

## Results by party

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Summary of the 1992 Legislative Assembly of Yukon election results[3] Party  | Party leader  | Candidates | Seats  | Popular vote

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1989 | Dissol. | 1992 | Change  | #  | %  | Change
| Yukon Party | John Ostashek | 14  | 7  | 7  | 7  | 0  | 4,675  | 35.88%  | -8.14%
| New Democratic | Tony Penikett | 17  | 9  | 9  | 6  | -3  | 4,571  | 35.08%  | -9.81%
| Independent | 7  | 0  | 0  | 3  | +3  | 1,686  | 12.94%  | N/A
| Liberal | Paul Thériault | 14  | 0  | 0  | 1  | +1  | 2,098  | 16.10%  | +5.01%
Total | 52 | 16 | 16 | 17 | +1 | 13,030 | 100.00% |

| Popular vote

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Yukon Party |

| 35.88%
New Democratic |

| 35.08%
Liberal |

| 16.10%
Independent |

| 12.94%

| Seats summary

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Yukon Party |

| 41.18%
New Democratic |

| 35.29%
Independent |

| 17.65%
Liberal |

| 5.88%

## Incumbents not Running for Reelection

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The following MLAs had announced that they would not be running in the 1992 election:

New Democratic Party

* Maurice Byblow (Faro)
* Norma Kassi (Vuntut Gwitchin)

Yukon Party

* Dan Lang (Whitehorse Porter Creek East)

## Riding Results

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Bold indicates party leaders
† - denotes a retiring incumbent MLA

Electoral district  | Candidates  | Incumbent

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Yukon | Liberal | NDP | Other
Faro |  |  |  | Jim McLachlan
337  |  | Trevor Harding
388  |  |  |  | Maurice Byblow†
Klondike |  | David Millar
409  |  |  |  | Art Webster
355  |  |  |  | Art Webster
Kluane |  | Bill Brewster
377  |  |  |  | Wolf Riedl
256  |  |  |  | Bill Brewster
Lake Laberge |  | Mickey Fisher
345  |  | Bonnie Hurlock
210  |  | Sandra Gibbs
192  |  | Chris Gladish
223  |  | New District
McIntyre-Takhini |  | Scott Howell
290  |  | Larry Bill
126  |  | Piers McDonald
313  |  |  |  | New District
Mayo-Tatchun |  | Si Mason-Wood
264  |  | Roddy Blackjack
99  |  | Danny Joe
297  |  |  |  | New District
Mount Lorne |  | Chuck Walker
302  |  | Roger Moore
89  |  | Lois Moorcroft
316  |  | Barb Harris
202  |  | New District
Porter Creek North |  | John Ostashek
474  |  | Eldon Organ
125  |  | Carl Rumscheidt
301  |  |  |  | New District
Porter Creek South |  |  |  | Shayne Fairman
261  |  | Brian McLaughlin
240  |  | Alan Nordling
435  |  | New District
Riverdale North |  | Doug Phillips
557  |  | Lesley Cabott
106  |  | Lucy Van Oldenbarneveld
292  |  |  |  | Doug Phillips
Riverdale South |  | Dale Stokes
293  |  | Paul Thériault
48  |  | Maurice Byblow
242  |  | Bea Firth
384  |  | Bea Firth
Riverside |  | Nancy Huston
265  |  | Jack Cable
291  |  | Joyce Hayden
212  |  |  |  | New District
Ross River-Southern Lakes |  |  |  | Jim Smarch
45  |  | Sam Johnston
234  |  | Willard Phelps
338
Timothy Cant
92  |  | New District
Vuntut Gwitchin |  | Johnny Abel
96  |  |  |  | Grafton Njootli
56  |  |  |  | Norma Kassi†
Watson Lake |  | John Devries
485  |  | Ron Lutz
56  |  | Karel Kauppinen
285  |  |  |  | John Devries
Whitehorse Centre |  | Chuck Rear
286  |  | Phil Wheelton
191  |  | Margaret Commodore
288  |  |  |  | Margaret Commodore
Whitehorse West |  | Bob Bruneau
232  |  | Shaun Patrick Dennehy
114  |  | Tony Penikett
304  |  | Bernd Schmidt
12  |  | Tony Penikett

## References

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1. ^ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 1992 General Election Elections Yukon, 1992. Retrieved March 26, 2021
2. ^ "Ostashek urges Yukon electoral reform". CBC. September 14, 2006. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
3. ^ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 1992 General Election Elections Yukon, 1992. Retrieved March 26, 2021

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