2011 Yukon general election

The 2011 general election in Yukon, Canada, took place on October 11, 2011, to return members to the 33rd Yukon Legislative Assembly.

2011 Yukon general election
October 11, 2011
All 19 seats to the Legislative Assembly
10 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout74.3%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
LIB
Leader Darrell Pasloski Elizabeth Hanson Arthur Mitchell
Party Yukon Party New Democratic Liberal
Leader since May 28, 2011 September 26, 2009 June 2005
Leader's seat Mountainview Whitehorse Centre Ran in
Copperbelt North
(Lost)
Last election 10 seats, 40.6% 3 seats, 23.6% 5 seats, 34.7%
Seats before 11 1 5
Seats won 11 6 2
Seat change 0 5 3
Popular vote 6,400 5,154 3,979
Percentage 40.44% 32.57% 25.33%
Swing 0.1% 9.0% 9.5%
Popular vote by riding. As this is a First-Past-The-Post election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Riding names are listed at the bottom of the map.
Premier before election

Darrell Pasloski
Yukon Party

 Premier after election

Darrell Pasloski
Yukon Party

The incumbent government was led by Darrell Pasloski, who was elected as leader of the Yukon Party at a convention on May 28, 2011, replacing former Premier Dennis Fentie. The Yukon Party won its third majority government, with Elizabeth Hanson's NDP becoming the Official Opposition, replacing the Liberal Party, whose leader Arthur Mitchell was unable to return to the Assembly.

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