1970 Yukon general election

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%.

1970 Yukon general election
September 8, 1970
All 7 seats of the Yukon Territorial Council
Turnout66.9%

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 (NDP)
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 Watt
294		 John Hoyt
281

References
  1. "1970 General Elections" (PDF). Elections Yukon. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  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.


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