1900 Yukon general election

Canadian territorial election September 2023 1900 Yukon general election parliamentary no no no 1903 Yukon general election 1903 Both elected seats of the Yukon Territorial Council October 18, 1900 360px Yukon 2,460 1,407 63.62% 36.38% Government 2 0 YT Independent nohash YT Government nohashThe 1900 Yukon general election was the first general election in the history of the Yukon territory held on October 18, 1900.Steven Smyth, The Yukon's Constitutional Foundations: Volume One, The Yukon Chronology (1897-1999). Clairedge Press, 1999. It elected members of the Yukon Territorial Council. Campaign The six-member Yukon Territorial Council was expanded to eight by adding two elected members, to serve alongside the already-appointed ones. This was the smallest general election in Canadian history. The election was held in a territory wide district, using Plurality block voting, with no constituencies. In total four candidates contested the election for the two seats—two Government candidates and two Yukon Party candidates. Election night The official returns were read by appointed councilor Joseph Clarke. Results Summary of the 1900 Yukon Territorial Council election results |- style="background:#ccc;" ! rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Affiliation !rowspan="2"|Candidates ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Electedmembers !colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Popular vote |- style="background:#ccc;" | style="text-align:center;"|# | style="text-align:center;"|% YT Yukon row-name |align="right"|2 |align="right"|2 |align="right"|2,460 |align="right"|63.62% YT Government row-name |align="right"|2 |align="right"|0 |align="right"|1,407 |align="right"|36.38% |- |- style="background:#EAECF0;" | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"|Total | style="text-align:right;"|4 | style="text-align:right;"|2 | style="text-align:right;"|3,867 | style="text-align:right;"|100% |} Vote total by candidates AffiliationNameVotesThe Yukon Speaks The Gazette Montreal December 13, 1900 6%YT Independent row Yukon PartyArthur Wilson1,32634.29% YT Independent rowYukon PartyAlex Prud'homme1,13429.33% YT Government rowGovernmentThomas O'Brien82621.36% YT Government rowGovernmentAuguste NoelThe Yukon Elections The Victoria Daily Times October 24, 1900 858115.02%Total3,867100% References Category:Elections in Yukon Category:1900 elections in Canada Category:1900 in Yukon Category:October 1900 in Canada