First elected in the 1961 election,[1] he was forced to resign the seat within a few months after a firm in which he was part owner won a contract from the council, placing Chamberlist in a conflict of interest.[2] Herbert Boyd, the only candidate to file nomination papers when a by-election was called, was acclaimed to the seat in early 1962.[2]
Chamberlist stood for office again in the 1967 election, and won election that year.[3] In his speech on election night, he called on the Parliament of Canada to extend greater power to the territorial council.[3] In 1968, he was an outspoken opponent of the city of Whitehorse installing parking meters, even hiring a lawyer to represent all citizens of the city in challenging their parking tickets.[4]
Shortly before the 1970 election, Chamberlist opposed a federal government report on the Yukon, on the grounds that Canada had been granted administratorship rights over the territory but actual legal ownership still rested with the British Empire.[5]
He was reelected in the 1970 election, and was one of the first two councillors to be appointed to the new executive committee.[6] This gave him ministerial responsibilities over health and welfare in the territory.[7] Chamberlist and his fellow executive councillor Hilda Watson built a voting bloc with two other non-executive councillors, which gave them effective control over virtually all council business.[8] He was dropped from the executive committee in 1973, and was succeeded by Clive Tanner.[7]
^ abJoyce Hayden, Yukon's Women of Power: Political Pioneers in a Northern Canadian Colony. Windwalker Press, 1999. ISBN9780968626603.
^"Dissension racks council in Yukon". Montreal Gazette, April 4, 1972.
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norman, chamberlist, norman, norm, chamberlist, 1918, 2001, canadian, politician, served, whitehorse, city, council, yukon, territorial, council, member, yukon, territorial, council, whitehorse, eastin, office, 1961, 1961preceded, bycharles, drury, taylorsucce. Norman Norm Chamberlist 1918 2001 was a Canadian politician who served on Whitehorse City Council and the Yukon Territorial Council 1 Norman ChamberlistMember of the Yukon Territorial Council for Whitehorse EastIn office 1961 1961Preceded byCharles Drury TaylorSucceeded byHerbert BoydIn office 1967 1974Preceded byHerbert BoydSucceeded byriding dissolvedPersonal detailsBorn1918Died2001Residence s Whitehorse YukonOccupationelectrical engineer hotelierFirst elected in the 1961 election 1 he was forced to resign the seat within a few months after a firm in which he was part owner won a contract from the council placing Chamberlist in a conflict of interest 2 Herbert Boyd the only candidate to file nomination papers when a by election was called was acclaimed to the seat in early 1962 2 Chamberlist stood for office again in the 1967 election and won election that year 3 In his speech on election night he called on the Parliament of Canada to extend greater power to the territorial council 3 In 1968 he was an outspoken opponent of the city of Whitehorse installing parking meters even hiring a lawyer to represent all citizens of the city in challenging their parking tickets 4 Shortly before the 1970 election Chamberlist opposed a federal government report on the Yukon on the grounds that Canada had been granted administratorship rights over the territory but actual legal ownership still rested with the British Empire 5 He was reelected in the 1970 election and was one of the first two councillors to be appointed to the new executive committee 6 This gave him ministerial responsibilities over health and welfare in the territory 7 Chamberlist and his fellow executive councillor Hilda Watson built a voting bloc with two other non executive councillors which gave them effective control over virtually all council business 8 He was dropped from the executive committee in 1973 and was succeeded by Clive Tanner 7 He did not run for reelection to the territorial council in the 1974 election and moved to Vancouver British Columbia He was a British Columbia Liberal Party candidate in Vancouver East in that province s 1975 election but did not win He died in 2001 References edit a b Canadian Minister Hears Proposal for Road Extension Fairbanks Daily News Miner October 6 1961 p 3 Retrieved July 6 2015 via Newspapers com nbsp a b Week in West Brandon Sun January 22 1962 p 12 Retrieved July 6 2015 via Newspapers com nbsp a b New Look Council for the Yukon Ottawa Journal September 12 1967 p 12 Retrieved July 6 2015 via Newspapers com nbsp Whitehorse No Booster of Meters San Antonio Express November 29 1968 p 10 Retrieved July 6 2015 via Newspapers com nbsp Claim Yukon territory is not owned by Canada Fairbanks Daily News Miner July 3 1970 p 35 Retrieved July 6 2015 via Newspapers com nbsp Other News from 1970 Hougen Group of Companies a b Joyce Hayden Yukon s Women of Power Political Pioneers in a Northern Canadian Colony Windwalker Press 1999 ISBN 9780968626603 Dissension racks council in Yukon Montreal Gazette April 4 1972 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Norman Chamberlist amp oldid 1180662654, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
