Yukon general election, 1974
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The 1974 Yukon general election was held on 7 October 1974 to elect the twelve members of the Yukon Territorial Council
. The Council was 10 non-partisan and 2 members elected for the Yukon NDP had merely an advisory role to the federally-appointed Commissioner for some departments, but had full responsibility for several departments. The elected member eventual change the name from Territorial Council to Yukon Legislative Assembly. There were twenty-one candidates, and 6,145 out of a potential 9,542 electors voted, a turnout of 64.4%.
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 Council was 10 non-partisan and 2 members elected for the Yukon NDP had merely an advisory role to the federally-appointed Commissioner for some departments, but had full responsibility for several departments. The elected member eventual change the name from Territorial Council to Yukon Legislative Assembly. There were twenty-one candidates, and 6,145 out of a potential 9,542 electors voted, a turnout of 64.4%.