Yukon general election, 1920
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The 1920 Yukon general election was held on February 25, 1920 to elect the three members of the Yukon Territorial Council
. The number of councilors was reduced from ten in the previous election
to three following the general decline in population since the Klondike Gold Rush
. The Council held an advisory role to the federally-appointed Commissioner.
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 number of councilors was reduced from ten in the previous election
Yukon general election, 1917
The 1917 Yukon general election was held on March 15, 1917 to elect the ten members to the 4th Yukon Legislative Council. This election was contested between the Liberals and Conservatives.-Campaign:This campaign was contested by the Yukon and Liberal parties...
to three following the general decline in population since the Klondike Gold Rush
Klondike Gold Rush
The Klondike Gold Rush, also called the Yukon Gold Rush, the Alaska Gold Rush and the Last Great Gold Rush, was an attempt by an estimated 100,000 people to travel to the Klondike region the Yukon in north-western Canada between 1897 and 1899 in the hope of successfully prospecting for gold...
. The Council held an advisory role to the federally-appointed Commissioner.
Members Elected
| District | Member elected |
|---|---|
| Dawson Dawson (electoral district) Dawson electoral district was a territorial electoral district in the Yukon Territory Canada. The electoral district was created in 1905.-1920 general election:-1922 general election:... |
Paul S. Hogan |
| Klondike Klondike (electoral district) Klondike is an electoral district which returns a member to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in Canada. It was the only seat won by the Yukon Party in the 2000 territorial election... |
Gavin Fowlie |
| 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 |