1905 Yukon general election

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1905 Yukon general election
  1903 April 12, 1905 1907  

All 5 elected seats of the Yukon Territorial Council

The 1905 Yukon general election was held on 12 April 1905 to elect five of the ten members of the Yukon Territorial Council. [1]

The other five members were appointed.

Members elected

DistrictMember elected [2]
Bonanza Richard Gillespie
Klondike George Black
North Dawson Henry Macauley
South Dawson Thomas O'Brien
Whitehorse Robert Lowe

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References

  1. Steven Smyth, The Yukon's Constitutional Foundations: Volume One, The Yukon Chronology (1897-1999). Clairedge Press, 1999.
  2. "Yukon Election Result: H. C. Macaulay, T. W. O'Brien and Richard Gillespie Successful in Contested Districts — Joe Clarke Goes Down to Defeat". Whitehorse Star , April 13, 1905.