40th Yukon general election

40th Yukon general election
← 2021 On or before November 3, 2025
All 21 seats to the Legislative Assembly
11 seats needed for a majority
 
YP
NDP
Leader Currie Dixon Ranj Pillai Kate White
Party Yukon Party Liberal New Democratic
Leader since May 23, 2020 January 9, 2023 May 4, 2019
Leader's seat Copperbelt North Porter Creek South Takhini-Kopper King
Last election 8 seats, 39.32% 8 seats, 32.37% 3 seats, 28.17%
Current seats 8 8 3
Incumbent Premier

Ranj Pillai
Liberal



The 40th Yukon general election will be held on or before November 3, 2025 to elect members to the 36th Yukon Legislative Assembly. Under amendments to the territorial Elections Act passed in 2020, the first fixed election date following the 2021 Yukon general election is set as November 3, 2025.[1] All subsequent elections will take place on the first Monday in November of the fourth calendar year following the previous election.[2] The legislative assembly may be dissolved earlier by order of the Commissioner of Yukon due to a motion of no confidence in the current minority government or on the advice of the premier.

On September 9, 2022, Sandy Silver announced his intention to resign as premier and party leader, staying on until the party elects a successor.[3] He was succeeded by Ranj Pillai in 2023.[4]

Following the final report from the citizen's assembly on electoral reform, the territorial government announced on September 19, 2024 that a referendum on adopting a ranked voting system will be held simultaneously with the 40th general election.[5]

In view of the population changes across the territory, the Yukon Electoral District Boundaries Commission was set up to redraw the constituencies to balance the discrepancy of the population each MLA represents. In their final report, a two-seat expansion of the size of the assembly (from 19) was recommended, with both new ridings located in Whitehorse. This was to reflect the city’s significantly greater population growth than the average of the territory in over a decade. The final proposal was approved by the MLAs in November 2024 and is taking effect in this election subsequently. [6]

  1. ^ Ritchie, Haley (December 30, 2020). "Marathon fall legislature sitting ends". Yukon News. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  2. ^ Elections Act, R.S.Y. 2002, c. 63, s. 50.01, as amended by S.Y. 2020, c. 11
  3. ^ "Yukon Premier Sandy Silver to step down, asks Liberal Party to find a new leader". CBC News. 2022-09-09. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
  4. ^ "Ranj Pillai, acclaimed as Yukon Liberal leader, becomes premier this weekend". CBC.ca. 2023-01-09. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
  5. ^ Pilkington, Caitrin (September 19, 2024). "Yukon government to hold referendum on electoral reform in 2025". CBC News. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
  6. ^ "Yukon MLAs vote to redraw electoral map, with 2 new Whitehorse ridings". CBC News. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.