# 1996 Yukon general election

The 1996 Yukon general election was held on September 30, 1996 to elect the seventeen members of the 29th Yukon Legislative Assembly in Yukon Territory, Canada. The governing Yukon Party, a conservative party, was defeated by the social democratic New Democratic Party (NDP). The NDP formed a new majority government of the territory with 11 seats. Party leader Piers McDonald became Government Leader. The Yukon Party and the centrist Yukon Liberal Party each won three seats, although Liberal leader Ken Taylor failed to be elected.

## Results by party

Summary of the 1996 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 | 1992 | Dissol. | 1996 | Change | # | % | Change |
| | New Democratic | Piers McDonald | 16 | 6 | 6 | 11 | +5 | 5,760 | 39.81% | +4.73% |
| | Yukon Party | John Ostashek | 15 | 7 | 7 | 3 | -4 | 4,392 | 30.36% | -5.52% |
| | Liberal | Ken Taylor | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 3,464 | 23.94% | +7.84% |
| | Independent | Independent | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -3 | 852 | 5.89% | N/A |
| Total | Total | Total | 54 | 17 | 17 | 17 | | 14,468 | 100.00% | |
Popular vote
New Democratic
39.81%
Yukon Party
30.36%
Liberal
23.94%
Independent
5.89% :
Seats summary
New Democratic
64.70%
Yukon Party
17.65%
Liberal
17.65% :

## Member Changes from Previous Election

Changes in seats held (1992-1996) :
| Seat | Before | Before | Before | Before | Change | Change | Change |
| Seat | Date | Member | Party | Reason | Date | Member | Party |
| Whitehorse West | September 27, 1995 | Tony Penikett | █ New Democratic | Resignation | February 5, 1996 | David Sloan | █ New Democratic |
| Vuntut Gwitchin | October 13, 1995 | Johnny Abel | █ Yukon Party | Death | February 5, 1996 | Esau Schafer | █ Yukon Party |

## Incumbents not Running for Reelection

The following MLAs had announced that they would not be running in the 1996 election:
Independent
* Bea Firth (Riverdale South)
New Democratic Party
* Danny Joe (Mayo-Tatchun)
* Margaret Commodore (Whitehorse Centre)
Yukon Party
* Bill Brewster (Kluane)
* David Millar (Klondike)
* John Devries (Watson Lake)

## Riding Results

Bold indicates party leaders † - denotes a retiring incumbent MLA
| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | NDP | NDP | Yukon | Yukon | Liberal | Liberal | Independent | Independent | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Faro | | Trevor Harding 530 | | | | Ed Peake 29 | | | Trevor Harding |
| Klondike | | Tim Gerberding 372 | | Peter Jenkins 603 | | Glen Everitt 96 | | John Cramp 21 | David Millar† |
| Kluane | | Gary McRobb 377 | | Olli Wirth 144 | | John Farynowski 177 | | Bonnie Lock 66 | Bill Brewster† |
| Lake Laberge | | Doug Livingston 328 | | Mickey Fisher 325 | | Linda Biensch 242 | | Mark Bain 221 | Mickey Fisher |
| McIntyre-Takhini | | Piers McDonald 441 | | Scott Howell 251 | | Rosemary Couch 182 | | Clinton Fraser 21 | Piers McDonald |
| Mayo-Tatchun | | Eric Fairclough 454 | | Michael McGinnis 180 | | | | | Danny Joe† |
| Mount Lorne | | Lois Moorcroft 484 | | Allan Doherty 247 | | Ken Taylor 299 | | Allen Luheck 166 | Lois Moorcroft |
| Porter Creek North | | Luigi Zanasi 191 | | John Ostashek 403 | | Don Roberts 384 | | | John Ostashek |
| Porter Creek South | | Mark Dupuis 181 | | Alan Nordling 397 | | Pat Duncan 435 | | | Alan Nordling |
| Riverdale North | | Dave Stockdale 347 | | Doug Phillips 450 | | Flo Leblanc-Hutchinson 146 | | | Doug Phillips |
| Riverdale South | | | | Barbara Toombs 349 | | Sue Edelman 476 | | | Bea Firth† |
| Riverside | | Gary Umbrich 260 | | Ed Henderson 160 | | Jack Cable 267 | | | Jack Cable |
| Ross River-Southern Lakes | | Dave Keenan 484 | | | | Bill Munroe 49 | | Willard Phelps 317 | Willard Phelps |
| Vuntut Gwitchin | | Robert Bruce 69 * | | Esau Schafer 69 | | Shirlee Frost 27 | | | Esau Schafer |
| Watson Lake | | Dennis Fentie 442 | | Barrie Ravenhill 249 | | Dave Kalles 106 | | Mickey Thomas 40 | John Devries† |
| Whitehorse Centre | | Todd Hardy 328 | | Linda Dixon 216 | | Jon Breen 188 | | | Margaret Commodore† |
| Whitehorse West | | David Sloan 486 | | Shelda Hutton 323 | | Larry Bagnell 383 | | | David Sloan |
* Because of the tie vote, Robert Bruce was declared elected after his name was drawn from a hat. He was later re-elected after a 1997 by-election after irregularities led to a court order invalidating the election.