Pelly River was a territorial
electoral district in the
Canadian
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territory of
Yukon
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, which was represented on the
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from 1974 to 1978. The district consisted primarily of town of
Faro, as well as much of the rural northeast quadrant of Yukon.
["Ridings Split 7-5". '']Whitehorse Star
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'', June 5, 1974.
It was one of four districts, alongside
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,
Whitehorse Porter Creek Whitehorse Porter Creek was a territorial electoral district in the Canadian territory of Yukon, which was represented on the Yukon Territorial Council from 1974 to 1978. The district consisted primarily of the Porter Creek area in the capital city ...
and
Whitehorse Riverdale Whitehorse Riverdale was a territorial electoral district in the Canadian territory of Yukon, which was represented on the Yukon Territorial Council from 1974 to 1978. The district consisted primarily of the Riverdale area in the capital city of Wh ...
, which existed only for the
1974 Yukon general election
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; the districts were newly created in 1974 when the territorial council was expanded from seven to 12 members,
[ but Pelly River was divided into the districts of Faro and ]Campbell Campbell may refer to:
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when the new Legislative Assembly of Yukon
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was established in 1978.
The district's sole elected representative was Stuart McCall,["60 pct. voter turnout elects Yukon council". '']Vancouver Sun
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'', November 20, 1974. who was defeated when he ran for reelection to the Legislative Assembly in Faro in 1978.
References
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Former Yukon territorial electoral districts