# 2002 Yukon general election

The 2002 Yukon general election was held on November 4, 2002, to elect members of the 31st Yukon Legislative Assembly in Yukon, Canada.

## Results by party

| Party | Party | Party leader | # of candidates | Seats | Seats | Seats | Popular vote | Popular vote |
| Party | Party | Party leader | # of candidates | Before | After | % Change | # | % |
| | Yukon Party | Dennis Fentie | 18 | 2 | 12 | +500% | 5650 | 40.3% |
| | New Democratic | Todd Hardy | 18 | 4 | 5 | +25% | 3763 | 26.9% |
| | Liberal | Pat Duncan | 18 | 8 | 1 | -87.5% | 4056 | 29.0% |
| | Independents | Independents | 6 | 3 | 0 | -100% | 535 | 3.8% |
| Total | Total | Total | 60 | 17 | 18 | +5.6 | 14004 | 100.0 |
| Party | Seats | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth |
| Yukon Party | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| New Democratic | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Liberal | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Independents | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |

## Results by riding

names in bold indicate party leaders
| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Yukon | Yukon | Liberal | Liberal | NDP | NDP | Other | Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Copperbelt | | Haakon Arntzen 374 | | Arthur Mitchell 312 | | Lillian Grubach-Hambrook 263 | | | New district |
| Klondike | | Peter Jenkins 508 | | Glen Everitt 224 | | Lisa Hutton 200 | | | Peter Jenkins |
| Kluane | | Michael Crawshay 124 | | Paul Birckel 109 | | Gary McRobb 442 | | | Gary McRobb |
| Lake Laberge | | Brad Cathers 466 | | Pam Buckway 218 | | Bill Commins 150 | | | Pam Buckway |
| McIntyre-Takhini | | John Edzerza 288 | | Judy Gingell 204 | | Maureen Stephens 270 | | Wayne Jim 129 Geoffrey Capp 15 | Wayne Jim |
| Mayo-Tatchun | | Jerry C. Kruse 102 | | Pat Van Bibber 210 | | Eric Fairclough 339 | | Dibs Williams 36 | Eric Fairclough |
| Mount Lorne | | Darcy Tkachuk 271 | | Cynthia Tucker 236 | | Steve Cardiff 334 | | | Cynthia Tucker |
| Pelly-Nisutlin | | Dean Hassard 297 | | Jim McLachlan 181 | | Buzz Burgess 162 | | | Jim McLachlan |
| Porter Creek Centre | | Archie Lang 399 | | Scott Kent 312 | | Judi Johnny 63 | | | Scott Kent |
| Porter Creek North | | Jim Kenyon 331 | | Dave Austin 148 | | Mark Bowers 135 | | Roger Rondeau 112 | Don Roberts |
| Porter Creek South | | Lynn Ogden 301 | | Pat Duncan 408 | | Paul Warner 80 | | | Pat Duncan |
| Riverdale North | | Ted Staffen 446 | | Dale Eftoda 355 | | Jan Slipetz 223 | | | Dale Eftoda |
| Riverdale South | | Glenn Hart 385 | | Sue Edelman 332 | | Cary Gryba 253 | | | Sue Edelman |
| Southern Lakes | | Patrick Rouble 227 | | Manfred Janssen 106 | | Rachael Lewis 190 | | Warren Braunberger 41 | Dave Keenan |
| Vuntut Gwitchin | | Randall Tetlichi 41 | | Joe Tetlichi 34 | | Lorraine Peter 68 | | | Lorraine Peter |
| Watson Lake | | Dennis Fentie 521 | | Tom Cove 130 | | Kathy Magun 174 | | | Dennis Fentie |
| Whitehorse Centre | | Vicki Durrant 171 | | Bernie Phillips 218 | | Todd Hardy 300 | | Mike McLarnon 207 | Mike McLarnon |
| Whitehorse West | | Elaine Taylor 398 | | Dennis Schneider 319 | | Rachel Grantham 117 | | | Dennis Schneider |

## Electoral boundary changes from last election

* The riding of Faro was represented by Trevor Harding (NDP). Jim McLachlan (Liberal) was elected in a by-election after Harding resigned. The riding disappeared, absorbed into Pelly-Nisutlin.
* The riding of Ross River-Southern Lakes represented by Dave Keenan (NDP) was split, with Ross River and Teslin going in Pelly-Nisutlin, the rest (Carcross and Marsh Lake) became Southern Lakes along with the portions of the Mount Lorne riding.
* The Whitehorse riding of Riverside, (represented by Scott Kent (Lib) who moved to Porter Creek Centre), disappeared absorbed into Whitehorse Centre and Riverdale North.
* The Whitehorse riding of Copperbelt is a new riding created by splitting Whitehorse West.
* The Whitehorse riding of Porter Creek Centre is a new riding created by splitting Porter Creek North.

## Member changes from last election

* James R. McLachlan (Liberal) elected in a by-election in the riding of Faro after the resignation of Trevor Harding in 2000.
* Dennis Fentie (NDP) defects to the Yukon Party in May 2002 and became leader one month later.
* Mike McLarnon (Liberal) defects and becomes an Independent in May 2002.
* Wayne Jim (Liberal) defects and becomes an Independent in May 2002.
* Don Roberts (Liberal) defects and becomes an Independent in May 2002.