Unique among Canada's three territories, the Yukon Legislative Assembly is the only territorial legislature which is organized along political party lines.

In contrast, in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, their legislative assemblies are elected on a non-partisan basis and operate on a consensus government model.

Each member represents one electoral district, elected through first-past-the-post voting.

Members of the Legislative Assembly are sworn in by the commissioner of Yukon.

From 1900 to 1978, the elected legislative body in Yukon was the Yukon Territorial Council, a body which did not act as the primary government, but was a non-partisan advisory body to the commissioner of the Yukon.