Yukon general election, 1970

The 1970 Yukon general election was held on 8 September 1970 to elect the seven members of the 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%.

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

Candidates by district
District	Winner	Second	Third	Fourth	Fifth
Carmacks-Kluane	Hilda Watson 314	John Livesey 103
Dawson	Mike Stutter 258	Tony Penikett 116	Fabien Salois 108	Paul McLeod Finley 54	Jimmy Mellor 20
Mayo	Ronald Rivett 248	George Dobson 69	Jean Gordon 46
Watson Lake	Don Taylor 397	R. W. Stubenberg 275
Whitehorse East	Norman Chamberlist 548	Don Branigan 362	Ralph Hudson 348
Whitehorse North	Clive Tanner 372	Harvey Kent 235	Jack Burrows 210
Whitehorse West	Ken McKinnon 444	John Victor Watt 294	John Hoyt 281

References

1. "General Elections". Elections Yukon. Retrieved 2007-01-06.
2. "Two former members defeated as Yukon elects new councillors". The Globe and Mail, September 10, 1070.
3. "Dissension racks council in Yukon". Montreal Gazette, April 4, 1972.