Socialist Party of the Yukon Territory explained

Socialist Party of the Yukon Territory
Native Name:	Parti Socialiste du Territoire du Yukon
Colorcode:	Red
Secretary:	A. Douglas
Ideology:	Socialism
Headquarters:	Dawson, Yukon
Membership Year:	90~ (1905-1906)
National:	Socialist Party of Canada

The Socialist Party of the Yukon Territory (French: Parti Socialiste du Territoire du Yukon) was a socialist party, and later a branch of the Socialist Party of Canada, in the Yukon.

History

The party was formed in 1904 from a previous socialist club and joined the SPC in April 1905, with around 50 members.^{[1] [6]} They were headquartered on Front Street in Dawson City.^[7] The party/branch would host events in the city hall and sell cigars as a means of self-sustaining.^[8] During the 1905 Russian Revolution, the party raised funds for the revolutionaries.^[9] The group did not run candidates for the elections (territorial or federal), its primary purpose was educational.

Notes and References

1. McKay, I. (2008). Reasoning otherwise: Leftists and the People’s Enlightenment in Canada, 1890-1920. Between the Lines.
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3. Canadian Socialism and the Origin of the Communist Party of Canada, 1900-1922 . September 1980 . en . Adam Tadeusz . Kawecki . 62.
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5. Johnson, R. A. (1975). No compromise - no political trading :  the Marxian socialist tradition in British Columbia (T). University of British Columbia. pp. 210-211 Retrieved from https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/ubctheses/831/items/1.0100079^{[1] [2]} The membership would grow soon afterwards to near 100 people.^{[3] [4]}
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