Yukon Legislative Assembly

legislature of Yukon, Canada

The Yukon Legislative Assembly is the legislative assembly for Yukon, Canada. It has 19 elected members. It is presided over by the Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly. There are five political parties in the territory. Three parties are represented in the legislature. The Yukon Liberal Party has a majority of the seats.

Yukon Legislative Assembly

Assemblée législative du Yukon
35th Yukon Legislative Assembly[1]
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Angélique Bernard
since March 12, 2018
Jeremy Harper, Liberal
since May 11, 2021
Sandy Silver, Liberal
since December 3, 2016
Currie Dixon, Yukon
since April 12, 2021
Structure
Seats19
Political groups
Government
  •   Liberal (8)

Confidence and supply

Official Opposition

Elections
Last election
April 12, 2021
Next election
TBD
Meeting place
Legislative Building
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Website
legassembly.gov.yk.ca

The assembly was created in 1977 by the Yukon Elections Act. Members to the assembly were first elected in a general election in 1978. The Legislative Assembly is the only legislature of Canada's territories that has political parties. The legislature for the Northwest Territories and Nunavut follow a consensus government without political parties.

References change

  1. "Yukon Legislative Assembly". www.legassembly.gov.yk.69ca.