2006 Yukon general election

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The 2006 Yukon general election was held on October 10, 2006, in Yukon, Canada, to elect members of the 32nd Yukon Legislative Assembly. The Premier of Yukon asked the territorial Commissioner for a dissolution of the Assembly on September 8, 2006. Because of changes in the Yukon Act, the Yukon Party government's mandate resulting from this election is for as long as five years instead of four.

Results

By party

By region

By rank

Changes since the last election

Campaign slogans

Results by riding

names in bold indicate cabinet ministers, names in italics are party leaders

Rural Yukon

405 132 297 56 176 317 82 19 458 221 120 166 301 99 236 231 361 241 145 146 40 276 134 238 38 64 40 495 196 45 28

Whitehorse

374 632 191 201 328 334 344 224 159 311 191 158 298 304 97 429 373 172 357 324 226 190 211 357 511 371 75

Opinion polls

Trendlines polls from October 2005 to June 2006 are based on a 100-day rolling average. Trendlines polls from July 2006 to October 2006 only include the respective monthly figures. Trendlines has conducted a poll in every riding every month for several months. According to the September/October polls, the Yukon Party could form a minority government with 7 of the 18 seats; or the Liberal Party and NDP could form a majority coalition with 11 out of the 18 seats.

  • Independent candidate Tim Zeigdel has since withdrawn.

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