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1 Geography

The district includes all of the Yukon Territory.

2 History

The electoral district was created in 1952 from Yukon-Mackenzie River .

List of Members:

1. James Aubrey Simmons , Liberal ( 1953- 1957)
2. Erik Nielsen, Prog. Cons. (1957- 1987)
3. Audrey McLaughlin, NDP (1987- 1997)
4. Louise Frances Hardy , NDP (1997- 2000)
5. Larry Bagnell, Liberal (2000-present)

The district also existed from 1902Events January-April January 28 The Carnegie Institution is founded in Washington, DC with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie. France, Loisy's L'evangile et l'Eglise which inaugurates the Modernist Crisis February 11 Police beat up universal suffrage to 1947Events January January 1 British mines nationalized January 1 Nigeria gains limited autonomy January 1 The Canadian Citizenship Act went into effect January 3 Proceedings of the United States Congress are televised for the first time. January 10 United Na. It was created when the Yukon became a Territory. The district was abolished into Yukon—Mackenzie River in 1947.

List of Members:

1. James H. Ross , Liberal (1902- 19041904 is a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). Events January 7 The distress signal " CQD" is established only to be replaced two years later by " SOS. February 7 A fire in Baltimore, Maryland destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30)
2. Alfred Thompson , ConservativeThe name Conservative Party of Canada has been used twice in Canadian history. For the current party founded 2003 please see the article Conservative Party of Canada. The Conservative Party has been gone under a variety of names over the years. Initially (1904- 19081908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-February January 1 A ball signifying New Year's Day drops in New York City's Times Square for the first time January 8 A train collision occurs in the Park Avenue T)
3. Frederick Tennyson Congdon , Liberal (1908- 19111911 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). Events January-June January 1 Northern Territory is separated from South Australia January 3 In London, a shootout between Russian anarchists and the Scots Guard January 10 Major Jimmi)
4. Alfred Thompson, Conservative (1911- 1921Events January 2 The first religious radio broadcast ( KDKA AM in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) January 2 Spanish liner Santa Isabel sinks off Villa Garcia 244 dead January 2 DeYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park San Francisco opens. January 20 Republic of Turke)
5. George BlackGeorge Black ( April 10 1873 August 23 1965) was a Yukon administrator and politician. He went to Yukon in 1898 during the Gold Rush and prospected for gold, making and losing a fortune and losing it when his claim was swept away in a flood before establi, Conservative (1921- 1935)
6. Martha Louise Black , Independent Conservative (1935- 1940)
7. George Black, Prog. Cons. (1940- 1945)