1961 Yukon general election explained

Election Name:1961 Yukon general election
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:no
Party Name:no
Previous Election:1958 Yukon general election
Previous Year:1958
Next Election:1964 Yukon general election
Next Year:1964
Seats For Election:All 7 seats of the Yukon Territorial Council
Election Date:September 11, 1961
Map Size:360px

The 1961 Yukon general election was held on 11 September 1961 to elect the seven 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
Watson LakeDon Taylor
Whitehorse EastNorman Chamberlist1961; disqualified following conflict of interest
Herbert Boyd1962-1964
Whitehorse NorthKen McKinnon
Whitehorse WestJohn Watt

Notes and References

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