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List of all Yukon NDP-CCF MLAs ever elected

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This is a list of articles about members of the Yukon, Canada, branch of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), a social democratic political party, and its successor, the Yukon New Democratic Party (NDP).

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[edit] 1944 general election

One CCF candidate was elected in the 1944 election.

In the 1947 election, no CCF candidates ran.

[edit] 1949 general election

One CCF candidate was elected in the 1949 election.

In the 1953, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, and 1965 elections, no CCF or NDP candidates ran.

===1968 general election=== (none)

===1972 general election=== (none)

[edit] 1974 general election

Two NDP candidates were elected in the twelve seats available in the 1974 election.

[edit] 1978 general election

One of the fourteen NDP candidates was elected in the sixteen seats available in the 1978 election.

  • Tony Penikett - NDP - City Councillor - Whitehorse 1978-1982-1985-1989-1992-?

[edit] 1981 by-election

One NDP candidate won a by-election in the 1981 election, and one MLA elected as an independent crossed the floor to the NDP, which gave it enough seats to form the Official Opposition.

  • Maurice Byblow - teacher & businessman - Faro 1978-1981 independent, NDP 1981-1982-1985 (retired, NDP lost), 1989
  • Roger Kimmerley - NDP - Judge - Whitehorse South Centre 1981 by-election -1982-1985-1989 (moved out of Yukon, NDP won)

[edit] 1982 general election

Three NDP MLAs were re-elected in the 1982 election, and three more won for the first time for a total of six of the sixteen seats in the Legislature. The NDP again formed the Official Opposition.

  • Piers McDonald - NDP - trade unionist - Mayo (Elsa) 1982-1985-1989-?, McIntyre-Takhini 1992-1996-2000 (ran, NDP lost)
  • Margaret Joe reverted her name to Margaret Commodore - NDP - Native activist - Whitehorse North 1982-1985-1989, Whitehorse Centre 1992
  • Dave Porter - NDP - Native activist - Campbell 1982-1985, Watson Lake 1985-1989 (retired, NDP lost)

[edit] 1985

The six NDP MLAs were re-elected, and two more won for the first time for a total of eight of the sixteen seats in the Legislature. The NDP formed a minority government.

[edit] 1987 by-election

The NDP won one by-election in 1987, to give it a majority in the Legislature.

[edit] 1989 general election

The NDP won nine of the sixteen seats available in the 1989 election, and formed a majority government.

[edit] 1992 general election

The NDP lost the election to the Yukon Party and became the official opposition.

  • Trevor Harding - Faro - 1992-1996-2000, Interim leader in 2000, resigned in 2001
  • Lois Moorcroft - Mount Lorne - ? by-election -1996 Lost in 2000
  • David Sloan - Whitehorse West - ? by-election -1996 Lost in 2000

[edit] 1996 general election

NDP won the election and formed a majority government under Piers McDonald.

[edit] 2000 general election

NDP lost the election, but became the official opposition

[edit] 2002 general election

The NDP won five of the 18 seats available in the 2002 election, and formed the Official opposition.

[edit] Articles on prominent NDPers/CCFers at the municipal level

[edit] See also

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