1909 Yukon general election explained

Election Name:1909 Yukon general election
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:no
Party Name:no
Previous Election:1907 Yukon general election
Previous Year:1907
Next Election:1912 Yukon general election
Next Year:1912
Seats For Election:All 10 seats of the Yukon Territorial Council
Election Date:June 28, 1909
Map Size:360px

The 1909 Yukon general election was held on 28 June 1909 to elect the ten members of the Yukon Territorial Council.[1] The council was non-partisan and had merely an advisory role to the federally appointed Commissioner. The 1909 election marked the first time that voters in the territory elected the entire council — in the four prior elections, the council was composed of five elected representatives and five representatives appointed by the Canadian federal government.[2]

The election was held using five two-member districts, where voters could cast two votes each.

Members elected

!District!Members elected
BonanzaRoderick Leander Ashbaugh
Frank McAlpine
KlondikeMaxime Landreville
Angus McLeod
North DawsonCharles Bossuyt
Andrew Smith
South DawsonGeorge Black
James William Murphy
WhitehorseRobert Lowe
Willard "Deacon" Phelps

Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Elections . https://web.archive.org/web/20070108174544/http://www.electionsyukon.gov.yk.ca/gen-elections.html . 2007-01-08 . 2007-01-06 . Elections Yukon.
  2. http://www.whitehorsestar.com/History/first-all-elected-yukon-terrotorial-council "First All-Elected Yukon Territorial Council"