Rick Nielsen: $19,685 In the 1978 elections, these candidates also ran along traditional party lines for the first time. Historians, authors, humourist, and broadcaster — we asked nine of them “Who’s your secret history idol?” The answers may surprise you. Get exclusive content you won’t find in our magazines. In Ontario’s 1919 general election, the province's first non-traditional third party was elected to the Legislature — and without having a designated party leader. The territory’s four registered political parties in 2019 accumulated a total of $257,740.17 in 2019, according to an annual report by Elections Yukon. Yukon’s 1978 election also marked the first time a woman was the leader of a provincial or territorial political party. The Yukon NDP received the most monetary donations overall, pulling in $41,294.65 from 199 contributors. The changes sparked a new hope in Yukon for moving towards provincial status, which formed the basis for many of the candidates’ campaigns. Today, Yukon maintains control over education, health care, social services and even land and resource management. All of Yukon's political parties do it. Public Affairs, 90/58R #20, Website designed and developed by ecentricarts.com, Controversy and Compromise over the Manitoba Schools Question, Changing Landscape in the Northwest Territories. Newfoundland has had a tumultuous political history. The original diary was thought to have been destroyed by fire, and thankfully it wasn’t. The Yukon government sign in front of the main administraton building on Second Avenue. (Mike Thomas/Yukon News file). When the territory was first created in 1898 in response to the Gold Rush, Yukon was governed by a federally appointed commissioner. The party was almost completely wiped out, however, by the Yukon Party. Even the most dastardly pirate needed a refuge. Donations from one political party to another are illegal in most parts of Canada, and Yukon is the only jurisdiction to have donations from political parties make a top 10 donors' list. The following is a list of political parties in Yukon, Canada.Between 1902 and 1978, candidates in elections for the Yukon Territorial Council all ran as independents. Yukon Archives, Yukon. The report does not detail “other revenue,” from which the party made $106,585.17. The Liberal Party remained in opposition until the 2016 general election where the party went from third place in the legislature to majority government with its leader, Sandy Silver, becoming Premier. The lone monetary donation to the Yukon Green Party worth more than $250 was $1,300 from Mike Ivens, who ran for the party in Porter Creek North in 2016.
You can also visit “The Legislature Speaks”— a great virtual exhibit from the Yukon Archives that features images and audio clips of Yukon’s political figures over the years. In the midst of the Great Depression, former PEI Premier Walter Lea led the Liberal party to a historic and unprecedented victory in 1935. The four parties combined raked in $257,740.17 in 2019. Parties represented in the Legislative Assembly, Other parties recognized by Elections Yukon, "United Citizens Party of Yukon loses leader", "Registration of United Citizens Party of Yukon Cancelled", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_political_parties_in_Yukon&oldid=963316182, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Created by former Progressive Conservative Premier, This page was last edited on 19 June 2020, at 03:45. Voters may have thought that the Manitoba election of 1888 was a standard affair, but their choice hurled the province into a bitter and historic controversy. Since 2000. The Yukon Liberal Party made the most revenue of the territory’s four registered political parties in 2019, according to an annual report by Elections Yukon, accounting for more then 60 per cent of the total revenue made by all parties last year. Perhaps no more dramatic and significant were the riots of 1861. The largest monetary contributions to the Yukon Party came from then-interim party leader Stacey Hassard, who gave $1,798.86; Watson Lake MLA Patty McLeod, who gave $1,300; Keith Byram, who gave $1,275; and Gordon Steele, who gave $1,246.52. The program includes collaborating with current Members of the Legislative Assembly, educational sessions on the procedures of the Assembly and participating in a model parliament sitting. Make a donation to Canada’s History Society. You can help make our past relevant, engaging, empowering and accessible. It wasn’t until the late 1970s that this began to change and the territory was granted greater control over its government. The party did not report any in-kind contributions worth more than $250. The Yukon Youth Parliament is an opportunity for secondary school students to experience what it is like to be an MLA. Between 1902 and 1978, candidates in elections for the Yukon Territorial Council all ran as independents. The Yukon Liberal Party made the most revenue of the territory’s four registered political parties in 2019, according to an annual report by Elections Yukon, accounting for more then 60 per cent of the total revenue made by all parties last year. The Yukon NDP’s largest contributors included Skeeter Wright, who gave $1,840; Max Fraser, who gave $1,275; and MLA Elizabeth Hanson, who gave $1,100. In-kind contributions included a half-day of dogsledding from Cathers Wilderness Adventures, worth $1,520; a one-hour flight from Rock Star Adventures Ltd., valued at $1,080; hotel stays from Northern Vision Development valued at $1,040 and a $500 tour package from Alcan Motor Inn.