1958 Yukon general election explained

Election Name:1958 Yukon general election
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:no
Party Name:no
Previous Election:1955 Yukon general election
Previous Year:1955
Next Election:1961 Yukon general election
Next Year:1961
Seats For Election:All 5 seats of the Yukon Territorial Council
Election Date:September 8, 1958
Map Size:360px

The 1958 Yukon general election was held on 8 September 1958 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-KluaneJohn LiveseySpeaker of the Council
DawsonGeorge Shaw
MayoRay McKamey
Whitehorse EastCharles Drury Taylor
Whitehorse WestJames Smith

Notes and References

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