31st Legislature of Yukon


The 31st Yukon Legislative Assembly convened in 2002, after the victory of the Yukon Party led by Dennis Fentie in the 2002 Yukon general election. The Yukon Party formed the territorial government, Dennis Fentie became the premier, and Ted Staffen became the speaker.

Membership in the 31st Assembly

The following members were elected to the 31st Yukon Legislative Assembly in the general election of November 4, 2002:
MemberPartyElectoral districtFirst elected / previously elected
Haakon ArntzenYukon PartyCopperbelt2002
Independent
Arthur Mitchell [Yukon Yukon Liberal Party|Liberal Party|Liberal]2005
Peter JenkinsYukon PartyKlondike1996
Independent
Gary McRobbNDPKluane1996
Independent
Liberal
Brad CathersYukon PartyLake Laberge2002
Eric FaircloughNDPMayo-Tatchun1996
Independent
Liberal
John EdzerzaYukon PartyMcIntyre-Takhini2002
Steve CardiffNDPMount Lorne2002
Dean HassardYukon PartyPelly-Nisutlin2002
Archie LangYukon PartyPorter Creek Centre2002
Jim KenyonYukon PartyPorter Creek North2002
Pat DuncanLiberalPorter Creek South1996
Ted StaffenYukon PartyRiverdale North2002
Glenn HartYukon PartyRiverdale South2002
Patrick RoubleYukon PartySouthern Lakes2002
Lorraine PeterNDPVuntut Gwitchin2000
Dennis FentieYukon PartyWatson Lake1996
Todd HardyNDPWhitehorse Centre1996, 2002
Elaine TaylorYukon PartyWhitehorse West2002
-----Haakon Arntzen-Copperbelt2002
----Peter Jenkins-Klondike1996
-Gary McRobb-Kluane1996
------Eric Fairclough-Mayo-Tatchun1996
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-------Copperbelt----------Gary McRobb-Kluane1996
------Eric Fairclough-Mayo-Tatchun1996
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By-elections

A by-election was held in the district of Copperbelt in 2005:
Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
CopperbeltArthur MitchellLiberal PartyNovember 21, 2005Haakon Arntzen was convicted for indecent assault and resigned on September 9, 2005