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Socialist Party of the Yukon Territory
Parti Socialiste du Territoire du Yukon
SecretaryA. Douglas
FoundedJanuary 1904 (1904-01)
HeadquartersDawson, Yukon
IdeologySocialism
National affiliationSocialist Party of Canada

The Socialist Party of the Yukon Territory (French: Parti Socialiste du Territoire du Yukon) was a socialist party, and later a branch of the Socialist Party of Canada, in the Yukon.

History

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The party was formed in 1904 from a previous socialist club and joined the SPC in April 1905, with around 50 members.[1][2][3] The membership would grow soon afterwards to near 100 people.[4][5][6] They were headquartered on Front Street in Dawson City.[7] The party/branch would host events in the city hall and sell cigars as a means of self-sustaining.[8] During the 1905 Russian Revolution, the party raised funds for the revolutionaries.[9] The group did not run candidates for the elections (territorial or federal), its primary purpose was educational.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Johnson, R. A. (1975). No compromise - no political trading :  the Marxian socialist tradition in British Columbia (T). University of British Columbia. pp. 210-211 Retrieved from https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/ubctheses/831/items/1.0100079
  2. ^ McKay, I. (2008). Reasoning otherwise: Leftists and the People’s Enlightenment in Canada, 1890-1920. Between the Lines.
  3. ^ [Unknown]. (1905, April 15). The Western Clarion. Newspapers - Western Clarion (Vancouver). N, Vancouver, B.C. : The Western Socialist Publishing Co., Limited. p. 4 Retrieved February 20, 2024, from https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/bcnewspapers/wclarion/items/1.0318671
  4. ^ Kawecki, Adam Tadeusz (September 1980). Canadian Socialism and the Origin of the Communist Party of Canada, 1900-1922 (Thesis). p. 62.
  5. ^ [Unknown]. (1905, October 7). The Western Clarion. Newspapers - Western Clarion (Vancouver). N, Vancouver, B.C. : The Western Socialist Publishing Co., Limited. p. 4. Retrieved February 20, 2024, from https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/bcnewspapers/wclarion/items/1.0318678
  6. ^ [Unknown]. (1906, January 27). The Western Clarion. Newspapers - Western Clarion (Vancouver). N, Vancouver, B.C. : The Western Socialist Publishing Co., Limited. p. 4. Retrieved February 20, 2024, from https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/bcnewspapers/wclarion/items/1.0318701
  7. ^ [Unknown]. (1905, November 11). The Western Clarion. Newspapers - Western Clarion (Vancouver). N, Vancouver, B.C. : The Western Socialist Publishing Co., Limited. p. 4. Retrieved February 20, 2024, from https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/bcnewspapers/wclarion/items/1.0318601
  8. ^ [Unknown]. (1905, December 23). The Western Clarion. Newspapers - Western Clarion (Vancouver). N, Vancouver, B.C. : The Western Socialist Publishing Co., Limited. p. 4. Retrieved February 20, 2024, from https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/bcnewspapers/wclarion/items/1.0318643
  9. ^ [Unknown]. (1906, March 3). The Western Clarion. Newspapers - Western Clarion (Vancouver). N, Vancouver, B.C. : The Western Socialist Publishing Co., Limited. p. 2. Retrieved February 20, 2024, from https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/bcnewspapers/wclarion/items/1.0318688
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