Yukon general election, 1925

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The 1925 Yukon general election was held on 7 September 1925 to elect the three members of the Yukon Territorial Council. [1] The council was non-partisan and had merely an advisory role to the federally appointed Commissioner.

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

Dawson electoral district was a territorial electoral district in the Yukon Territory, Canada. The electoral district was created in 1905.

Klondike (electoral district) electoral district in Kanada

Klondike is an electoral district which returns a member to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in Canada. One of the Yukon's eight rural ridings, it is also the oldest riding in the Yukon, first established in 1905. The riding includes Dawson City and its environs, as well as Eagle Plains.

Whitehorse electoral district was a territorial electoral district in the Yukon Territory Canada. The electoral district was created in 1903.

Robert Lowe stepped down from the council shortly after the election to run in the 1925 federal election. Willard "Deacon" Phelps was acclaimed to the vacant seat.

Willard Leroy "Deacon" Phelps was a Canadian politician, lawyer and businessman. He was a member of the Yukon Territorial Council from 1909 to 1920, 1925 to 1934 and 1940 to 1943, and the owner and manager of the first hydroelectricity company in Yukon.

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The 1947 Yukon general election was held on 13 February 1947 to elect the three members of the Yukon Territorial Council. The council was non-partisan and had merely an advisory role to the federally appointed Commissioner.

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References

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