# 1985 Yukon general election

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

Summary of the 1985 Legislative Assembly of Yukon election results :
| Party | Party | Party leader | Candidates | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote |
| Party | Party | Party leader | Candidates | 1982 | Dissol. | 1985 | Change | # | % | Change |
| | New Democratic | Tony Penikett | 16 | 6 | 6 | 8 | +2 | 4,335 | 41.10% | +5.68% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Willard Phelps | 16 | 9 | 9 | 6 | -3 | 4,948 | 46.91% | +1.12% |
| | Liberal | Roger Coles | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 806 | 7.64% | -7.38% |
| | Independent | Independent | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 458 | 4.34% | N/A |
| Total | Total | Total | 44 | 16 | 16 | 16 | | 10,547 | 100.00% | |
Popular vote
PC
46.91%
New Democratic
41.10%
Liberal
7.64%
Independent
4.34% :
Seats summary
New Democratic
50.00%
PC
37.50%
Liberal
12.50% :

## Incumbents not Running for Reelection

The following MLAs had announced that they would not be running in the 1985 election:
New Democratic Party
* Maurice Byblow (Faro)
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
| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | PC | PC | Liberal | Liberal | NDP | NDP | Other | Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Campbell | | Nancy Dieckmann 248 | | | | Sam Johnston 313 | | | Dave Porter |
| Faro | | Ted Bartsch 97 | | Jim McLachlan 142 | | Sybil Frei 121 | | | Maurice Byblow† |
| Hootalinqua | | Willard Phelps 461 | | | | Tom Burke 399 | | | Al Falle† |
| Klondike | | Helmut Schoener 316 | | | | Art Webster 375 | | | Clarke Ashley† |
| Kluane | | Bill Brewster 237 | | Tony Stanevicius 63 | | Scott Gilbert 95 | | | Bill Brewster |
| Mayo | | Ken Cooper 183 | | Rob Andison 18 | | Piers McDonald 251 | | | Piers McDonald |
| Old Crow | | Alice Frost 61 | | | | Norma Kassi 67 | | | Kathie Nukon† |
| Tatchun | | Howard Tracey 93 | | Roger Coles 159 | | Victor Mitander 131 | | | Howard Tracey |
| Watson Lake | | Don McIntosh 90 | | | | Dave Porter 183 | | Don Taylor 174 Brian Shanahan 119 | Don Taylor |
| Whitehorse North Centre | | Ken McKinnon 241 | | | | Margaret Commodore 300 | | George Stalker 66 | Margaret Commodore |
| Whitehorse Porter Creek East | | Dan Lang 527 | | Hans Bierstedt 90 | | Gerry Dobson 230 | | | Dan Lang |
| Whitehorse Porter Creek West | | Andy Philipsen 393 | | | | Ross Priest 280 | | Frances Nowasad 99 | Andy Philipsen |
| Whitehorse Riverdale North | | Doug Phillips 540 | | Terry Hamilton 84 | | Jim Lockhart 268 | | | Chris Pearson† |
| Whitehorse Riverdale South | | Bea Firth 627 | | Willie Harasymow 165 | | Betty Irwin 260 | | | Bea Firth |
| Whitehorse South Centre | | Ron Granger 303 | | Arthur Giovinazzo 85 | | Roger Kimmerly 346 | | | Roger Kimmerly |
| Whitehorse West | | Charlie Friday 531 | | | | Tony Penikett 716 | | | Tony Penikett |