Yukon Legislative Assembly facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Yukon Legislative Assembly Assemblée législative du Yukon
34th Yukon Legislative Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral house of the Legislature of Yukon
Leadership
Speaker	Nils Clarke, Liberal Since 12 January 2017
Structure
Seats	19
Political groups	Governing Party      Liberal (11) Opposition Parties      Yukon Party (6)      NDP (2)
Elections
Last election	7 November 2016
Next election	TBD
Meeting place
Legislative Building Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Website
legassembly.gov.yk.ca

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.

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.