1955 Yukon general election explained

Election Name:1955 Yukon general election
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:no
Party Name:no
Previous Election:1952 Yukon general election
Previous Year:1952
Next Election:1958 Yukon general election
Next Year:1958
Seats For Election:All 5 seats of the Yukon Territorial Council
Election Date:September 28, 1955
Map Size:360px

The 1955 Yukon general election was held on 28 September 1955 to elect the five members of the Yukon Territorial Council.[1] The council was non-partisan and had merely an advisory role to the federally appointed Commissioner.

Members elected

DistrictMemberNotes
Carmacks-KluaneAlexander HayesSpeaker of the Council
DawsonVincent Mellor
MayoDuncan McGeachy
Whitehorse EastJohn Phelps
Whitehorse WestJack Hulland

Notes and References

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