1900 Yukon general election

1900 Yukon general election

October 18, 1900 1903  →
Both elected seats of the Yukon Territorial Council
First party Second party   Party Yukon Government Seats won 2 0 Popular vote 2,460 1,407 Percentage 63.62% 36.38%

The 1900 Yukon general election was the first general election in the history of the Yukon territory held on October 18, 1900. ^[1]

It elected members of the Yukon Territorial Council.

Campaign

The six-member Yukon Territorial Council was expanded to eight by adding two elected members, to serve alongside the already-appointed ones. This was the smallest general election in Canadian history.

The election was held in a territory wide district, using Plurality block voting, with no constituencies. In total four candidates contested the election for the two seats—two Government candidates and two Yukon Party candidates.

Election night

The official returns were read by appointed councilor Joseph Clarke.

Results

Summary of the 1900 Yukon Territorial Council election results

Affiliation		Candidates	Elected members	Popular vote
				#	%
	Yukon	2	2	2,460	63.62%
	Government	2	0	1,407	36.38%
Total		4	2	3,867	100%

Vote total by candidates

Affiliation		Name	Votes [2]	%
	Yukon Party	Arthur Wilson	1,326	34.29%
	Yukon Party	Alex Prud'homme	1,134	29.33%
	Government	Thomas O'Brien	826	21.36%
	Government	Auguste Noel [3]	581	15.02%
Total			3,867	100%

References

1. Steven Smyth, The Yukon's Constitutional Foundations: Volume One, The Yukon Chronology (1897-1999). Clairedge Press, 1999.
2. "The Yukon Speaks". The Gazette Montreal. December 13, 1900. p. 6.
3. "The Yukon Elections". The Victoria Daily Times. October 24, 1900. p. 8.