Yukon general election, 1903
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The 1903 Yukon general election was held on January 13, 1903. The council was expanded to elect five of the ten members to the Yukon Territorial Council
. The election was fought along party lines even though the council was limited in its powers and played an advisory role to the federally-appointed Commissioner.
became its own electoral district.
After the election the validity of the election was called into question because the Yukon council might have over stepped its authority dividing up the Yukon into electoral districts.
Yukon Legislative Assembly
-History:From 1900 to 1978, the elected legislative body in the Yukon was the Yukon Territorial Council, a ten-member body which did not act as the primary government, but was a non-partisan advisory body to the Commissioner of the Yukon...
. The election was fought along party lines even though the council was limited in its powers and played an advisory role to the federally-appointed Commissioner.
Distribution
The Yukon was divided up into three electoral districts by the Yukon Territorial Council. The two rural districts were named Districts No. 1 and No 2. and each elected two members while WhitehorseWhitehorse (electoral district)
Whitehorse electoral district was a territorial electoral district in the Yukon Territory Canada. The electoral district was created in 1903.-1903 general election:-1920 general election:-1922 general election:...
became its own electoral district.
After the election the validity of the election was called into question because the Yukon council might have over stepped its authority dividing up the Yukon into electoral districts.
Members Elected
| District | Member elected | Affiliation |
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| District No. 1 Yukon Electoral District No. 1 Yukon Electoral District No. 1 was a territorial electoral district in the Yukon Territory Canada. The electoral district was created in 1903.-1903 general election:... |
Joseph Clarke Joseph Clarke Joseph Andrew Clarke was a Canadian politician and lawyer. He served twice as mayor of Edmonton, Alberta, was a candidate for election to the Canadian House of Commons and the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, and was a member of the Yukon Territorial Council .-Early life:Clarke was born in... |
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| Alfred Thompson Alfred Thompson Alfred Thompson was a Canadian physician and politician.Born in Nine Mile River, Nova Scotia, the son of James A. Thompson and Jane Thompson, Thompson was educated at a public school by private tutor and graduated from Dalhousie University with a degree of M.D.C.M. in 1898. He went to the Klondike... |
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| District No. 2 Yukon Electoral District No. 2 Yukon Electoral District No. 2 was a territorial electoral district in the Yukon Territory Canada. The electoral district was created in 1903.-1903 general election:... |
John Pringle | |
| Max Landerville | ||
| Whitehorse Whitehorse (electoral district) Whitehorse electoral district was a territorial electoral district in the Yukon Territory Canada. The electoral district was created in 1903.-1903 general election:-1920 general election:-1922 general election:... |
Robert Lowe | Government |