The 36th Yukon general election was held on November 3, 2025, across 21 electoral districts — two more than the previous election following a redistribution that created Whistle Bend North and Whistle Bend South in Whitehorse's fastest-growing subdivision. The writs were issued on October 3, 2025 by Premier Mike Pemberton, the Liberals' third leader in as many years. The outgoing Liberal government had held power since 2016, first as a majority under Sandy Silver, then as a minority sustained by a confidence-and-supply agreement with the NDP after the 2021 election produced an 8–8–3 split. Turnout was 53.1% of registered voters — the lowest in Yukon history under the modern multi-party system.

A non-binding plebiscite on electoral reform was held alongside the election, asking whether Yukon should adopt ranked ballots in place of first-past-the-post. The result was 56.2% in favour, though the Yukon Party had indicated during the campaign that it would not implement a change to the voting system regardless of the outcome.

Results

Currie Dixon's Yukon Party won 14 of 21 seats with 51.9% of the popular vote — the first time any Yukon party had won a majority of the popular vote since the multi-party system began in 1978. Kate White's NDP doubled from 3 seats to 6, capturing 37.8% of the vote and forming the Official Opposition. The Liberal Party collapsed from 8 seats to 1, holding only the remote riding of Vuntut Gwitchin in Old Crow, where Debra-Leigh Reti won by 7 votes after a recount confirmed the result. The Liberals' popular vote fell to approximately 10.2%, and only 18 of 21 ridings had a Liberal candidate.

The geographic divide was stark. The Yukon Party dominated rural and suburban ridings — including Lake Laberge, Kluane, Watson Lake — Ross River — Faro, all three Porter Creek ridings, both Whistle Bend ridings, and Whitehorse West — though the NDP took Klondike in Dawson City and the Liberals held Vuntut Gwitchin in Old Crow. The NDP won five core urban Whitehorse seats plus Klondike. Four NDP victories — Klondike, Mountainview, Riverdale North, and Riverdale South — were flipped from Liberal incumbents. Lane Tredger in Whitehorse Centre was re-elected after championing the territory's residential tenancies act reforms during the previous parliament.

Party Leaders

Currie Dixon (Yukon Party) was born and raised in Whitehorse, making him the first premier born in the territory. He holds a BA in Political Science and History from Saint Francis Xavier University and an MA in Political Science from the University of Northern British Columbia, with a focus on First Nations governance. First elected to the Legislature in 2011 in Copperbelt North, he became the youngest cabinet minister in Yukon history under Premier Darrell Pasloski, holding the Environment and Economic Development portfolio. He did not seek re-election in 2016 but was elected Yukon Party leader on May 23, 2020, defeating Linda Benoit and Brad Cathers. He returned to the Legislature in 2021 and led the Official Opposition through the Liberal minority government. In 2025, he won Copperbelt North with 760 votes to 352 and was sworn in as premier on November 22, 2025.

Kate White (NDP) was born in 1977 and raised in Whitehorse, graduating from F.H. Collins Secondary School. A Red Seal baker by trade who owned a catering company and a coffee shop, she also worked in corrections as a life skills coach and in the mining industry. She was first elected in Takhini in 2011 and has held the seat through four consecutive elections. She was acclaimed NDP leader in April 2019, succeeding Liz Hanson. White championed what became Canada's first public dental care program, providing $1,300 per year in benefits to uninsured Yukoners earning under $60,000. In 2025, she won Takhini with 627 votes to 391 and led the NDP to its best result since 1996, doubling the party's seat count to 6 and becoming Official Opposition leader.

Mike Pemberton (Liberal) came to the Yukon in 1987 from Windsor, Nova Scotia and built a career as a Whitehorse businessman, chairing both the Whitehorse and Yukon chambers of commerce. He became the Liberals' third leader in three years after Ranj Pillai — who had been acclaimed leader and sworn in as premier in January 2023 following Sandy Silver's resignation — announced on May 7, 2025 that he would not seek re-election. Pemberton won the leadership on June 19, 2025, narrowly defeating Doris Bill by 13 votes, and was sworn in as the 11th premier on June 27. He ran in Whitehorse West but finished third with 139 votes behind the Yukon Party's Laura Lang (615) and the NDP's Katherine McCallum (363) — a sitting premier defeated in his own riding on election night.

Campaign Issues

Housing affordability dominated the campaign. All three parties proposed solutions: the Yukon Party pledged to scrap rent control, offer tax credits for rental construction, and eliminate land transfer fees; the NDP proposed 100 new public housing units plus 100 first-time buyer homes built in partnership with First Nation development corporations, along with a cap on rent increases; the Liberals promised to accelerate land development and support modular housing.

Healthcare was the second major issue, with long wait times, doctor shortages, and hospital capacity driving voter concern. The Yukon Party pledged to recruit health professionals from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand and streamline their credentialing. The NDP promised more training spots, new clinics, and hospital investment. Energy costs were a flashpoint after Yukon Energy proposed a power rate increase that all opposition parties promised to cancel or defer. The Yukon Party also hammered the Liberals on fiscal management, pointing to a territorial debt that had roughly quadrupled under the Liberal–NDP confidence-and-supply arrangement, including a $200 million bond issuance announced weeks before the election call. Rising crime in downtown Whitehorse was another wedge issue, with the Yukon Party calling for judicial accountability and enforcement.

Notable Outcomes

The election marked a decisive return to power for the Yukon Party after two consecutive terms in opposition. Their 14 seats and 51.9% of the popular vote were both party records. The Liberal collapse was historic — from governing party to a single seat — and Pemberton's third-place finish in his own riding underscored the scale of the rout. The NDP's performance was their strongest in nearly three decades, establishing a clear two-party dynamic in Whitehorse between the Yukon Party and NDP. Dixon described the result as a generational shift, and his swearing-in made him the first premier born and raised in the territory.