Yukon—Mackenzie River was a federal

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that was represented in the

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from 1949 to 1953. It covered the

Yukon Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 43,964 as ...

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, and the southwestern part of the

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. This riding was created in 1947, and was only used in the 1949 federal election. The Northwest Territories had not been represented in the House of Commons since 1905 following the creation of

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and

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two years earlier. Yukon had been represented continuously since a byelection in January 1903. It was abolished in 1952 when it was redistributed into Mackenzie River and

ridings. It consisted of the Yukon Territory and the part of the District of Mackenzie in the Northwest Territories lying west of the

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longitude. The remainder of the District of Mackenzie, as well as the Districts of Keewatin, Franklin and Ungava, had no representation until 1962.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yukon-Mackenzie River Former federal electoral districts of Yukon Former federal electoral districts of Northwest Territories

Members of Parliament

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