2025 Yukon general election

The 2025 Yukon general election was held on November 3, 2025, to elect members to the 36th Legislature of Yukon. A plebiscite on electoral reform was also held in conjunction with the general election.

Currie Dixon led the Yukon Party to a majority government for the first time since 2011, with the party winning 14 seats, the largest caucus for any party in Yukon history, as well as 51.9% of the vote, the party's best ever result and the first time any party won a majority of the vote since the adoption of a multi-party electoral system starting with the 1978 election. With 66.6% of the territorial legislature's seats, the Yukon Party had one of the largest percentage of MLAs in the legislature in Yukon's history, tied with the 2002 election, with only 1978's total (when 68.75% of the MLAs were part of the Yukon Party, then known as the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party) being slightly larger. Dixon also became the first Yukon-born premier of the territory. Kate White's New Democratic Party (NDP) won 6 seats and 37.8% of the vote, achieving its best result since 1996, the last time the party won government, and forming the official opposition. The incumbent Liberal Party, led by Mike Pemberton, recorded one of its worst results in party history, with Pemberton losing in his riding and the party coming in first in only one riding that was ordered for a mandatory recount due to the close result. Pemberton lost his own election contest.

Turnout for the election was 53.09%, the lowest in Yukon's history since the adoption of the modern election system in the territory in 1978. The election also resulted in more women being elected than men for the first time, with 11 out of the 21 elected MLAs being women, and a twelfth non-male MLA, Lane Tredger, being non-binary.

The plebiscite recorded a majority in favour of switching to ranked-choice voting (instant-runoff voting), with 56 per cent in favour and 44 per cent opposed. Despite the result of the plebiscite, the Yukon Party government, which was elected in this election, has not made the change from the FPTP system.

Background Under amendments to the territorial Elections Act passed in 2020, the first fixed election date following the 2021 Yukon general election was set as November 3, 2025. All subsequent elections will take place on the first Monday in November of the fourth calendar year following the previous election. The legislative assembly was dissolved by order of the Commissioner of Yukon on the advice of the premier on October 3, 2025. This election will elect an expanded legislature of two more seats, due to population growth in the territory.

In view of the population changes across the territory, the Yukon Electoral District Boundaries Commission was set up to redraw the constituencies to balance the discrepancy of the population each MLA represents. In their final report, a two-seat expansion of the size of the assembly (from 19) was recommended, with both new ridings located in Whitehorse. This was to reflect the city's significantly greater population growth than the average of the territory in over a decade. The final proposal was approved by MLAs in November 2024 and took effect at the 2025 election.

All incumbent Liberal cabinet ministers declined to seek re-election; Speaker Jeremy Harper was the only Liberal MLA who sought re-election, but was ultimately defeated by Yukon Party candidate Cory Bellmore.

Timeline April 12, 2021 – The Yukon Liberal Party under Sandy Silver won a minority government in the 2021 Yukon general election. April 28, 2021 – The Yukon New Democratic Party announced that they had entered into a formal confidence and supply agreement with the Liberals. November 15, 2021 – The Yukon Freedom Party registers as a political party with Elections Yukon. September 9, 2022 – Sandy Silver announced his intention to resign as premier and party leader, staying on until the party elects a successor. January 9, 2023 – Silver was succeeded by Ranj Pillai. Pillai was acclaimed as Liberal leader and became premier on January 14. May 7, 2025 – Pillai announced his decision to not seek re-election and resign as party leader. June 19, 2025 – Businessman Mike Pemberton was elected to succeed Pillai; he did not hold a seat in the legislature before the election. Pemberton became premier on June 27. October 3, 2025 – Premier Pemberton asked the Commissioner to dissolve the Legislative Assembly for a general territorial election, scheduled for November 3, 2025.

Incumbents not standing for re-election Member of the Legislative AssemblyElectoral DistrictDate announced Sandy Silver Klondike September 9, 2022Geraldine Van BibberPorter Creek NorthJanuary 28, 2025 Ranj Pillai Porter Creek South May 7, 2025 Stacey Hassard Pelly-Nisutlin July 2, 2025 Richard Mostyn Whitehorse West July 30, 2025 Nils Clarke Riverdale North August 1, 2025 Jeanie McLean Mountainview August 15, 2025 John Streicker Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes August 22, 2025 Tracy-Anne McPhee Riverdale South September 10, 2025

Campaign Prior to the drawing up of the writ, the Yukon Party became the first party to launch its campaign for the election on May 6, 2025. The NDP launched their campaign on September 11, and the Liberals launched their campaign on October 2. Issues in the election include rising territorial debt, healthcare, crime, the cost-of-living, and housing. The CBC's leaders' forum was held on October 23, hosted by Chris Windeyer.

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Opinion polling Polling firm Client Last dateof polling LinkLiberalYukonNDPOther Marginof error Samplesize Polling method Lead Forum ResearchNovember 1, 2025PDF 11.9 48.1 39.1 0.8 4.0% 697 IVR9PollaraCanadian Labour CongressOctober 26, 2025HTML 11 52 34 3 4.4% 502 phone18LégerYukon PartyAugust 27, 2025HTML 25 43 30 1 4.4% 500 phone13LégerYukon PartyJanuary 30, 2025HTML 23 41 34 1 4.4% 500 phone 7LégerYukon PartyJanuary 24, 2024HTML 20 44 35 1 4.35% 500 phone 9LégerYukon PartySeptember 21, 2022HTML 23 45 30 2 4.35% 500 phone 15Election 2021April 12, 202132.3739.3228.170.1419,098 6.95

Results

Summary The final seat standing for the election was only resolved on November 12, 2025, because the close margin in Vuntut Gwitchin triggered an automatic recount. The initial count had Liberal candidate Debra-Leigh Reti at 52 votes, compared to New Democratic candidate Annie Blake at 45. The recount was conducted on November 12, which confirmed the initial count and declared Reti elected.

Results by district Bold indicates party leaders † – denotes a retiring incumbent MLA ‡ – running for re-election in different riding

Rural Yukon

| style="background:whitesmoke;" | Klondike | |Richard Nagano44447.95%

| style="background: ;" | |Brent McDonald48252.05%

|John Vandermeer34143.94%

| style="background: ;" | | Annie Blake

Whitehorse

Victory margins

2025 Yukon general election

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