1900 Yukon general election explained

Election Name:1900 Yukon general election
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:no
Party Name:no
Next Election:1903 Yukon general election
Next Year:1903
Seats For Election:Both elected seats of the Yukon Territorial Council
Election Date:October 18, 1900
Map Size:360px
Party1:Yukon
Popular Vote1:2,460
Popular Vote2:1,407
Percentage1:63.62%
Percentage2:36.38%
Party2:Government
Seats1:2
Seats2:0

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. 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

|- style="background:#ccc;"! rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Affiliation!rowspan="2"|

Candidates! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Elected
members!colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Popular vote|- style="background:#ccc;"| style="text-align:center;"|#| style="text-align:center;"|%|align="right"|2|align="right"|2 |align="right"|2,460|align="right"|63.62%|align="right"|2|align="right"|0 |align="right"|1,407|align="right"|36.38%|-|- style="background:#EAECF0;"| style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"|Total| style="text-align:right;"|4| style="text-align:right;"|2| style="text-align:right;"|3,867| style="text-align:right;"|100%|}

Vote total by candidates

AffiliationNameVotes[2] %
Yukon PartyArthur Wilson1,32634.29%Yukon PartyAlex Prud'homme1,13429.33%GovernmentThomas O'Brien82621.36%GovernmentAuguste Noel[3] 58115.02%
Total3,867100%

Notes and References

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