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2000 Yukon general election

← 1996 April 17, 2000 2002 →
17 seats of the Yukon Legislative Assembly 9 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	78.58%
First party Second party Third party   YLP YP Leader Pat Duncan Piers McDonald John Ostashek Party Liberal New Democratic Yukon Party Leader's seat Porter Creek South McIntyre-Takhini (lost re-election) Porter Creek North (lost re-election) Last election 3 11 3 Seats won 10 6 1 Seat change 7 5 2 Popular vote 6,119 4,677 3,466 Percentage 42.90% 32.80% 24.30% Swing 18.96pp 7.01pp 6.06pp
Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead by the result in each riding. Riding names are listed at the bottom.
Government Leader before election Piers McDonald New Democratic Premier after election Pat Duncan Liberal

The 2000 Yukon general election was held on April 17, 2000 to elect members of the 30th Yukon Legislative Assembly in the Yukon Territory in Canada. The incumbent NDP government was defeated by the Liberal Party, which formed a majority government.

Standings

Member Changes from Previous Election

• Liberals form Official Opposition, following Lake Laberge by-election.

Incumbents not Running for Reelection

The following MLAs had announced that they would not be running in the 2000 election:

Liberal Party

• Jack Cable (Riverside)

New Democratic Party

• Robert Bruce (Vuntut Gwitchin)

Yukon Party

• Doug Phillips (Riverdale North)

Results by Riding

Bold indicates party leaders
† - denotes a retiring incumbent MLA

v t e Elections in Yukon
General elections	Territorial Council: 1900 1903 1905 1907 1909 1912 1915 1917 1920 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1940 1944 1947 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1974 Legislative Assembly: 1978 1982 1985 1989 1992 1996 2000 2002 2006 2011 2016 2021 40th
See also: List of Yukon by-elections

References

1. Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2000 General Election Elections Yukon, 2000. Retrieved March 25, 2021
2. Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2000 General Election Elections Yukon, 2000. Retrieved March 25, 2021
3. Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on a By-election in Lake Laberge Elections Yukon, 1999. Retrieved March 25, 2021

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