MLAs were re-elected, and two more won for the first time for a total of eight of the sixteen seats in the Legislature. The NDP formed a minority government. Sam Johnston - NDP - former chief of Teslin Tlingit Council - Campbell 1985-1989-? Art Webster - NDP - City Councillor - Klondike 1985-1989, later Mayor of Dawson City Norma Kassi - NDP - native activist - Old Crow 1985-1989-? 1987 by-election The NDP won one by-election in 1987, to give it a majority in the Legislature. Danny Joe - NDP - former Chief Selkirk First Nation - Tatchun 1987 by-election-1989, 1992, to 1996 1989 general election The NDP won nine of the sixteen seats available in the 1989 election, and formed a majority government. Joyce Hayden - NDP - Whitehorse South Centre 1989-1992 1992 general election The NDP lost the election to the Yukon Party and became the official opposition. Trevor Harding - Faro - 1992-1996-2000, Interim leader in 2000, resigned in 2001 Lois Moorcroft - Mount Lorne - ? by-election -1996 Lost in 2000 David Sloan - Whitehorse West - ? by-election -1996 Lost in 2000 1996 general election NDP won the election and formed a majority government under Piers McDonald. Gary McRobb Activist - Kluane - 1996-2000-2002-2006, May (Became a Liberal) Doug Livingston schoolteacher and principal - Lake Laberge - 1996, resigned in 1999 Eric Fairclough Chief Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation - Mayo-Tatchun - 1996-2000-2002-May 2006 (Became a Liberal), Party leader 2001-2002 Dave Keenan Chief, Teslin Tlingit Council - Ross River Southern Lakes - 1996-2000, did not run again. Robert Bruce - Vuntut Gwitchin - 1996-1997 by-election because of recount of 1996 vote-2000 retired Dennis Fentie logger - Watson Lake - 1996-2000-2002 (switched parties) Todd Hardy Trade union leader - Whitehorse Centre - 1996-2000 (ran, NDP lost), 2002-2006-(died 2010) Party leader 2002-2009 2000 general election NDP lost the election, but became the official opposition Lorraine Peter - Vuntut Gwitchin - 2000-2002-2006 (ran, NDP lost) 2002 general election The NDP won five of the 18 seats available in the 2002 election, and formed the Official opposition. Steve Cardiff - Mount Lorne 2002–2006–(died 2011, riding dissolved) 2006 general election The NDP won three of the 18 seats available in the 2006 election. John Edzerza - McIntyre-Takhini - elected as a Yukon Party MLA 2002, joined NDP in 2006-2009 (quit NDP, rejoined Yukon Party, retired in 2011) 2010 by-election Elizabeth Hanson,