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Dawson (electoral District)
Dawson electoral district was a territorial electoral district in the Yukon Territory, Canada, which elected a member to the Yukon Territorial Council. The electoral district was created in 1920 by the merger of the former districts of North Dawson (electoral district), North Dawson and South Dawson (electoral district), South Dawson. The electoral district once reached the far north of Old Crow, Yukon, Old Crow by the 1970 Yukon general election, 1970 election, and was redistricted in 1974 Yukon general election, 1974 election ''Elections Yukon'', November 18, 1974, pp. 9. Retrieved April 4, 2019 Representatives Results 1920 general election 1922 general election References External links |
Yukon Territorial Council
The Yukon Territorial Council was a political body in the Canadian territory of Yukon, prior to the creation of the Yukon Legislative Assembly. Although not a full legislature, the council acted as an advisory body to the Commissioner of Yukon, and had the power to pass non-binding motions of legislation which would be forwarded to the commissioner for consideration. Unlike the federal Governor General of Canada and the provincial Lieutenant Governors, who officially retain the power to approve or reject legislation from parliament or a provincial legislative assembly but in practice are bound by the will of the legislature with their powers of disallowance and reservation restricted to extraordinary circumstances, a territorial commissioner retains much stronger power over the territory's political affairs.Kenneth Coates and Judith Powell, ''The Modern North: People, Politics and the Rejection of Colonialism''. Lorimer, 1999. . p. 63. The council was, thus, not a fully democratic go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |