Yukon general election, 1915

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The 1915 Yukon general election was held on March 4 to elect the ten members of the Yukon Territorial Council. [1] The members were chosen from five different electoral districts with the top two in plurality winning a seat.

The Yukon Territorial Council was a political body in the Canadian territory of Yukon, prior to the creation of the Yukon Legislative Assembly. Although not a full legislature, the council acted as an advisory body to the Commissioner of Yukon, and had the power to pass non-binding motions of legislation which would be forwarded to the commissioner for consideration.

Members elected

DistrictMember elected
Bonanza John Turner
George Williams
Klondike Archie Martin
John McCrimmon
North Dawson William O'Brien
Joseph Guite
South Dawson William G. Radford
Norman Watt
Whitehorse Edward Dixon
Willard "Deacon" Phelps

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References

  1. Steven Smyth, The Yukon's Constitutional Foundations: Volume One, The Yukon Chronology (1897-1999). Clairedge Press, 1999.