1989 Yukon general election

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates The 1989 Yukon general election was held on 20 February 1989 to elect members of the 27th Legislative Assembly of the territory of Yukon, Canada. It was won by the New Democratic Party.

Results by Party

Summary of the 1989 Legislative Assembly of Yukon election resultsTemplate:Election table/category

Party		Party leader	Candidates	Seats				Popular vote
				1985	Dissol.	1989	Change	#	%	Change	Tony Penikett	16	8	9	9	+1	5,275	44.89%	+3.79%	Willard Phelps	16	6	6	7	+1	5,172	44.02%	-2.89%	Jim McLachlan	15	2	1	0	-2	1,303	11.09%	+3.45%
Total			47	16	16	16		11,750	100.00%

Popular vote New Democratic   44.89% Progressive Conservative   44.02% Liberal   11.09%

Seats summary New Democratic   56.25% Progressive Conservative   43.75%

Member Changes from Previous Election

Changes in seats held (1985-1989)

Seat	Before				Change
	Date	Member	Party	Reason	Date	Member	Party
Whitehorse Porter Creek West	September 13, 1985	Andy Philipsen	Template:Canadian party colour	Death	February 10, 1986	Alan Nordling	Template:Canadian party colour
Tatchun	October 31, 1986	Roger Coles	Template:Canadian party colour	Resignation	February 2, 1987	Danny Joe	Template:Canadian party colour

Incumbents not Running for Reelection

The following MLAs had announced that they would not be running in the 1989 election:

New Democratic Party

• Dave Porter (Watson Lake)
• Roger Kimmerly (Whitehorse South Centre)

Results by Riding

Bold indicates party leaders
† - denotes a retiring incumbent MLA

Electoral district	Candidates						Incumbent
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Campbell		Mickey Thomas 120		Carl Smarch 78	Template:Canadian party colour|	Sam Johnston 321	Template:Canadian party colour|	Sam Johnston
Faro		Mel Smith 90		Jim McLachlan 168	Template:Canadian party colour|	Maurice Byblow 194	Template:Canadian party colour|	Jim McLachlan
Hootalinqua	Template:Canadian party colour|	Willard Phelps 541		Rodger Thorlakson 112		Graham McDonald 508	Template:Canadian party colour|	Willard Phelps
Klondike		Peter Jenkins 295			Template:Canadian party colour|	Art Webster 385	Template:Canadian party colour|	Art Webster
Kluane	Template:Canadian party colour|	Bill Brewster 210		Bill Woolsey 37		Ron Chambers 183	Template:Canadian party colour|	Bill Brewster
Mayo		Mike McGinnis 93		Wilf Tuck 34	Template:Canadian party colour|	Piers McDonald 210	Template:Canadian party colour|	Piers McDonald
Old Crow		Kathie Nukon 45		Ethel Tizya 40	Template:Canadian party colour|	Norma Kassi 69	Template:Canadian party colour|	Norma Kassi
Tatchun		Paul Nieman 108		Luke Lacasse 71	Template:Canadian party colour|	Danny Joe 165	Template:Canadian party colour|	Danny Joe
Watson Lake	Template:Canadian party colour|	John Devries 298		John McDonald 63		Karel Kauppinen 295	Template:Canadian party colour|	Dave Porter†
Whitehorse North Centre		Pat Joe 155		Don Branigan 154	Template:Canadian party colour|	Margaret Commodore 251	Template:Canadian party colour|	Margaret Commodore
Whitehorse Porter Creek East	Template:Canadian party colour|	Dan Lang 606		Patty O'Brien 59		Paul Harris 292	Template:Canadian party colour|	Dan Lang
Whitehorse Porter Creek West	Template:Canadian party colour|	Alan Nordling 651		Eldon Organ 55		John Wright 392	Template:Canadian party colour|	Alan Nordling
Whitehorse Riverdale North	Template:Canadian party colour|	Doug Phillips 563		Ray Jackson 30		Louis Paquet 410	Template:Canadian party colour|	Doug Phillips
Whitehorse Riverdale South	Template:Canadian party colour|	Bea Firth 648		Gray Jones 79		John Sheppard 440	Template:Canadian party colour|	Bea Firth
Whitehorse South Centre		Gerry Thick 228		Phil Wheelton 163	Template:Canadian party colour|	Joyce Hayden 350	Template:Canadian party colour|	Roger Kimmerly†
Whitehorse West		Flora Evans 491		Joe Jack 160	Template:Canadian party colour|	Tony Penikett 810	Template:Canadian party colour|	Tony Penikett