The 1989 Yukon general election was held on 20 February 1989 to elect members of the 27th Legislative Assembly of the territory of Yukon, Canada. It was won by the New Democratic Party.

Quick Facts 16 seats of the Yukon Legislative Assembly 9 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...

1989 Yukon general election

← 1985 February 20, 1989 1992 →
16 seats of the Yukon Legislative Assembly 9 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	77.07%[1]
First party Second party Third party   PC Lib Leader Tony Penikett Willard Phelps Jim McLachlan Party New Democratic Progressive Conservative Liberal Leader since 1981 1985 1986 Leader's seat Whitehorse West Hootalinqua Faro (lost re-election) Last election 8 6 2 Seats won 9 7 0 Seat change 1 1 2 Popular vote 5,275 5,172 1,303 Percentage 44.89% 44.02% 11.09% Swing 3.79pp 2.89pp 3.45pp
Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Riding names are listed at the bottom.
Premier before election Tony Penikett New Democratic Premier after election Tony Penikett New Democratic

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The following MLAs had announced that they would not be running in the 1989 election:

New Democratic Party

• Dave Porter (Watson Lake)
• Roger Kimmerly (Whitehorse South Centre)

Bold indicates party leaders
† - denotes a retiring incumbent MLA