1992 Yukon general election

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]

1992 Yukon general election

← 1989 October 19, 1992 1996 →
17 seats of the Yukon Legislative Assembly 9 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	77.54%^[1]
First party Second party Third party   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
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.
Premier before election Tony Penikett New Democratic Premier after election John Ostashek Yukon Party

Results by party

Summary of the 1992 Legislative Assembly of Yukon election results^[3]

Party		Party leader	Candidates	Seats				Popular vote
				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 Yukon Party   35.88% New Democratic   35.08% Liberal   16.10% Independent   12.94%

Seats summary Yukon Party   41.18% New Democratic   35.29% Independent   17.65% Liberal   5.88%

Incumbents not Running for Reelection

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

Bold indicates party leaders
† - denotes a retiring incumbent MLA

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
	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

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