Yukon—Mackenzie River was a federal
electoral district
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in
Canada
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that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1949 to 1953. It covered the
Yukon
Yukon () is a Provinces and territories of Canada, territory of Canada, bordering British Columbia to the south, the Northwest Territories to the east, the Beaufort Sea to the north, and the U.S. state of Alaska to the west. It is Canada’s we ...
Territory
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, and the southwestern part of the
Northwest Territories
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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
Alberta
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and
Saskatchewan
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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
The Mackenzie River (French: ; Slavey language, Slavey: ' èh tʃʰò literally ''big river''; Inuvialuktun: ' uːkpɑk literally ''great river'') is a river in the Canadian Canadian boreal forest, boreal forest and tundra. It forms, ...
and
Yukon
Yukon () is a Provinces and territories of Canada, territory of Canada, bordering British Columbia to the south, the Northwest Territories to the east, the Beaufort Sea to the north, and the U.S. state of Alaska to the west. It is Canada’s we ...
ridings.
It consisted of the Yukon Territory and the part of the District of Mackenzie in the Northwest Territories lying west of the
109th meridian west
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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.
Members of Parliament
Election results
See also
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List of Canadian electoral districts
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Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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Yukon (electoral district)
Yukon is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district covering the entire territory of Yukon, Canada. It has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1902 to 1949 and since 1953.
The city of Whitehorse, Yukon, White ...
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Mackenzie River (electoral district)
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Northwest Territories (electoral district)
Northwest Territories () is a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada. The electoral district covers the entire territory.
This riding was created in 1962 from Mackenzie River riding. It was composed of the ...
References
External links
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Former federal electoral districts of Yukon
Former federal electoral districts of Northwest Territories
Canadian federal electoral districts established in 1947
Constituencies disestablished in 1953
1947 establishments in Yukon
1947 establishments in the Northwest Territories
1953 disestablishments in Yukon
1953 disestablishments in the Northwest Territories