Socialist Party of the Yukon Territory

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Socialist Party of the Yukon Territory
Parti Socialiste du Territoire du Yukon
Secretary A. Douglas
FoundedJanuary 1904 (1904-01)
HeadquartersDawson, Yukon
Ideology Socialism
National affiliation Socialist Party of Canada

The Socialist Party of the Yukon Territory (French: Parti Socialiste du Territoire du Yukon) was a socialist party, and later a branch of the Socialist Party of Canada, in the Yukon.

History

The party was formed in 1904 from a previous socialist club and joined the SPC in April 1905, with around 50 members. [1] [2] [3] The membership would grow soon afterwards to near 100 people. [4] [5] [6] They were headquartered on Front Street in Dawson City. [7] The party/branch would host events in the city hall and sell cigars as a means of self-sustaining. [8] During the 1905 Russian Revolution, the party raised funds for the revolutionaries. [9] The group did not run canddiates for the elections (territorial or federal), its primary purpose was educational. [1]

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