The 1970 Yukon general election was held on 8 September 1970 to elect the seven members of the 22nd Yukon Territorial Council.[1] The council was non-partisan and had merely an advisory role to the federally appointed Commissioner. There were twenty-one candidates, and 5,152 out of a potential 7,700 electors voted, a turnout of 66.9%.
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All 7 seats of the Yukon Territorial Council | ||
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| Turnout | 66.9% | |
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The members elected to the council were Hilda Watson, Ken McKinnon, Norman Chamberlist, Don Taylor, Clive Tanner, Mike Stutter and Ronald Rivett.[2] Watson and Chamberlist were the two members appointed to the council's new executive committee.[3]
Election results
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| District | Winner | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | |||
| Carmacks-Kluane | Hilda Watson 314 |
John Livesey 103 |
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| Dawson | Mike Stutter 258 |
Tony Penikett (NDP) 116 |
Fabien Salois 108 |
Paul McLeod Finley 54 |
Jimmy Mellor 20 | |||
| Mayo | Ronald Rivett 248 |
George Dobson 69 |
Jean Gordon 46 |
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| Watson Lake | Don Taylor 397 |
R. W. Stubenberg 275 |
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| Whitehorse East | Norman Chamberlist 548 |
Don Branigan 362 |
Ralph Hudson 348 |
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| Whitehorse North | Clive Tanner 372 |
Harvey Kent 235 |
Jack Burrows 210 |
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| Whitehorse West | Ken McKinnon 444 |
John Watt 294 |
John Hoyt 281 |
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References
edit- ^ "1970 General Elections" (PDF). Elections Yukon. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ "Two former members defeated as Yukon elects new councillors". The Globe and Mail, September 10, 1070.
- ^ "Dissension racks council in Yukon". Montreal Gazette, April 4, 1972.
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