Yukon Liberal Leader Sandy Silver ended weeks of speculation Friday, announcing he's asked Commissioner Angelique Bernard to dissolve the Legislative Assembly, setting an election for April 12. The Yukon Party had six seats and the New Democrats two. In the wake of that campaign, former Yukon Party Premier Darrell Pasloski stepped down as leader. Tight race shaping upA Leger poll of 600 voters in February, commissioned by an undisclosed political party and obtained by the Whitehorse Star , showed the Yukon Liberals, NDP and Yukon Party effectively tied. The 2016 election saw a number of close-fought races, with a dozen ridings coming down to 50 votes or fewer.

Source: CBC News March 12, 2021 19:45 UTC