legislature of Yukon, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Yukon Legislative Assembly is the legislative assembly for Yukon, Canada. It has 19 elected members. It is presided over by the Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly. There are five political parties in the territory. Three parties are represented in the legislature. The Yukon Liberal Party has a majority of the seats.
Yukon Legislative Assembly Assemblée législative du Yukon | |
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| 35th Yukon Legislative Assembly[1] | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Unicameral house of the Legislature of Yukon |
| Leadership | |
Commissioner | Angélique Bernard since March 12, 2018 |
Speaker | Jeremy Harper, Liberal since May 11, 2021 |
Leader of the Opposition | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 19 |
| |
Political groups | Government
Official Opposition |
| Elections | |
Last election | April 12, 2021 |
Next election | TBD |
| Meeting place | |
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| Legislative Building Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada | |
| Website | |
| legassembly.gov.yk.ca | |
The assembly was created in 1977 by the Yukon Elections Act. Members to the assembly were first elected in a general election in 1978. The Legislative Assembly is the only legislature of Canada's territories that has political parties. The legislature for the Northwest Territories and Nunavut follow a consensus government without political parties.
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