Yukon Liberal Party
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Yukon Liberal Party
Parti libéral du Yukon |
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Leader | Sandy Silver |
President | Ranj Pillai |
Founded | 1898 |
Headquarters | Unit 183, 108 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 6C4 |
Ideology | Liberalism |
Political position | Centre |
Colours | Red |
Seats in Legislature |
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The Yukon Liberal Party is a political party in the territory of Yukon, Canada.
Sandy Silver, MLA for Klondike, is the Leader of the Yukon Liberal Party.[1]
History[edit]
After twenty years as a minor party, the Yukon Liberal Party won the 2000 general election and formed a government under Premier Pat Duncan. The government was plagued with defections, however, and was reduced to minority government status. Duncan called a snap election for November 2002 in the hope of regaining her government's majority. The party was almost completely wiped out, however, by the conservative Yukon Party. Duncan won the Liberals' sole seat in the Yukon Party's landslide.
Election results[edit]
Year | Yukon Liberal Party Leader | No. Seats | % Popular Vote | Results |
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1978 | Iain MacKay | 2 | 26.0% | Official Opposition |
1982 | Ron Veale | 0 | 15.0% | |
1985 | Roger Coles | 2 | 7.6% | Third Party |
1989 | Jim McLachlan | 0 | 11.1% | |
1992 | Paul Thériault | 1 | 16.1% | Fourth Party |
1996 | Ken Taylor | 3 | 24.1% | Third Party |
2000 | Pat Duncan | 10 | 42.7% | Majority Government |
2002 | Pat Duncan | 1 | 28.96% | Third Party |
2006 | Arthur Mitchell | 5 | 34.8% | Official Opposition |
2011 | Arthur Mitchell | 2 | 25.2% | Third Party |
Leaders[edit]
- Iain MacKay 1978-1981
- Ron Veale 1981-1984
- Roger Coles 1984-1986
- Jim McLachlan 1986-1989
- Paul Thériault 1989-1992
- Jack Cable 1992-1995 (interim)
- Ken Taylor 1995-1997
- Jack Cable 1997-1998 (interim)
- Pat Duncan 1998-2005
- Arthur Mitchell 2005–2011
- Darius Elias 2011-2012 (interim)
- Sandy Silver 2012–present
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ "Sandy Silver named new Yukon Liberal Party leader". 11 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
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