| Election name | 1985 Yukon general election |
|---|---|
| Country | Yukon |
| Ongoing | no |
| Party colour | no |
| Party name | no |
| Previous election | 1982 Yukon general election |
| Previous year | 1982 |
| Previous mps | 25th Yukon Legislative Assembly |
| Next election | 1989 Yukon general election |
| Elected mps | members |
| Next year | 1989 |
| Seats for election | 16 seats of the Yukon Legislative Assembly |
| Majority seats | 9 |
| Election date | May 13, 1985 |
| Leader 1 | Tony Penikett |
| Leader since 1 | 1981 |
| Leaders seat 1 | Whitehorse West |
| Last election 1 | 6 |
| Seats 1 | 8 |
| Seat change 1 | 2 |
| Popular vote 1 | 4,335 |
| Percentage 1 | 41.10% |
| Swing 1 | 5.68pp |
| Leader 2 | Willard Phelps |
| Leader since 2 | March 23, 1985 |
| Leaders seat 2 | Ran in Hootalinqua (won) |
| Last election 2 | 9 |
| Seats 2 | 6 |
| Seat change 2 | 3 |
| Popular vote 2 | 4,948 |
| Percentage 2 | 46.91% |
| Swing 2 | 1.12pp |
| Leader 3 | Roger Coles |
| Leader since 3 | 1984 |
| Leaders seat 3 | Ran in Tatchun (won) |
| Last election 3 | 0 |
| Seats 3 | 2 |
| Seat change 3 | 2 |
| Popular vote 3 | 806 |
| Percentage 3 | 7.64% |
| Swing 3 | 7.38pp |
| Posttitle | Premier after election |
| Before election | Willard Phelps |
| After election | Tony Penikett |
| Turnout | 78.40% ( 0.32pp) |
The 1985 Yukon general election was held on May 13, 1985 to elect members of the 26th Legislative Assembly of the territory of Yukon, Canada. It was the first Yukon general election with live results coverage on television, and was suspenseful as telecommunications problems prevented the results of the Old Crow riding from being known outside of that community. It was won by the New Democratic Party.
Results by Party
|- style="background:#ccc;" ! rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|Party ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|Party leader !rowspan="2"|Candidates ! colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|Seats !colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Popular vote |- style="background:#ccc;" | style="text-align:center;"|1982 | style="text-align:center;font-size: 80%;"|Dissol. | style="text-align:center;"|1985 | style="text-align:center;"|Change | style="text-align:center;"|# | style="text-align:center;"|% | style="text-align:center;"|Change
|align=left|Tony Penikett |align="right"|16 |align="right"|6 |align="right"|6 |align="right"|8 |align="right"|+2 |align="right"|4,335 |align="right"|41.10% |align="right"|+5.68%
|align=left|Willard Phelps |align="right"|16 |align="right"|9 |align="right"|9 |align="right"|6 |align="right"|-3 |align="right"|4,948 |align="right"|46.91% |align="right"|+1.12%
|align=left|Roger Coles |align="right"|8 |align="right"|0 |align="right"|0 |align="right"|2 |align="right"|+2 |align="right"|806 |align="right"|7.64% |align="right"|-7.38%
| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|Independent |align="right"|4 |align="right"|1 |align="right"|1 |align="right"|0 |align="right"|-1 |align="right"|458 |align="right"|4.34% |align="right"|N/A |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"|Total | style="text-align:right;"|44 | style="text-align:right;"|16 | style="text-align:right;"|16 | style="text-align:right;"|16 | style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:right;"|10,547 | style="text-align:right;"|100.00% | style="text-align:right;"| |}
Incumbents not Running for Reelection
The following MLAs had announced that they would not be running in the 1985 election:
New Democratic Party
Progressive Conservative
- Al Falle (Hootalinqua)
- Clarke Ashley (Klondike)
- Chris Pearson (Whitehorse Riverdale North)
- Kathie Nukon (Old Crow)
Results by Riding
Bold indicates party leaders
† - denotes a retiring incumbent MLA
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| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Campbell
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|Nancy Dieckmann
248
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|Sam Johnston
313
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|Dave Porter
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| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Faro
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|Ted Bartsch
97
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|Jim McLachlan
142
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|Sybil Frei
121
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|Maurice Byblow†
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| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Hootalinqua
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|Willard Phelps
461
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|Tom Burke
399
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|Al Falle†
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| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Klondike
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|Helmut Schoener
316
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|Art Webster
375
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|Clarke Ashley†
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| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Kluane
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|Bill Brewster
237
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|Tony Stanevicius
63
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|Scott Gilbert
95
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|Bill Brewster
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| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Mayo
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|Ken Cooper
183
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|Rob Andison
18
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|Piers McDonald
251
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|Piers McDonald
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| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Old Crow
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|Alice Frost
61
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|Norma Kassi
67
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|Kathie Nukon†
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| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Tatchun
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|Howard Tracey
93
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|Roger Coles
159
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|Victor Mitander
131
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|Howard Tracey
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| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Watson Lake
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|Don McIntosh
90
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|Dave Porter
183
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|Don Taylor
174
Brian Shanahan
119
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|Don Taylor
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| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Whitehorse North Centre
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|Ken McKinnon
241
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|Margaret Commodore
300
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|George Stalker
66
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|Margaret Commodore
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| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Whitehorse Porter Creek East
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|Dan Lang
527
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|Hans Bierstedt
90
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|Gerry Dobson
230
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|Dan Lang
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| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Whitehorse Porter Creek West
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|Andy Philipsen
393
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|Ross Priest
280
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|Frances Nowasad
99
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|Andy Philipsen
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| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Whitehorse Riverdale North
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|Doug Phillips
540
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|Terry Hamilton
84
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|Jim Lockhart
268
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|Chris Pearson†
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| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Whitehorse Riverdale South
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|Bea Firth
627
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|Willie Harasymow
165
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|Betty Irwin
260
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|Bea Firth
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| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Whitehorse South Centre
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|Ron Granger
303
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|Arthur Giovinazzo
85
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|Roger Kimmerly
346
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|Roger Kimmerly
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| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Whitehorse West
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|Charlie Friday
531
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|Tony Penikett
716
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|Tony Penikett
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References
- "Election Results". Election Almanac. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved 2009-07-01. (Seats won)