Hilda Watson

Hilda Watson
Leader of the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party
In office 1978–1979
Preceded by	first leader
Succeeded by	Chris Pearson
Member of the Yukon Territorial Council
In office 1970–1974
Preceded by	John Livesey
Succeeded by	district dissolved
Constituency	Carmacks-Kluane
Member of the Yukon Territorial Council
In office 1974–1978
Preceded by	first member
Succeeded by	Alice McGuire
Constituency	Kluane
Personal details
Born	January 13, 1922 Haines Junction, Yukon

Hilda Pauline Watson (January 13, 1922 – July 14, 1997) was a

Watson was reelected in the 1974 election, but the validity of her election was challenged in court by former executive councillor John Livesey on the basis of allegations that 26 ineligible voters had cast ballots in the district — although it was impossible to determine which way the invalid votes had been cast, the result was in doubt because the number exceeded the 17-vote margin between Watson and Livesey.^[8] Watson resigned the seat and recontested it in a by-election, in which Livesey ran as her main challenger; Watson won the by-election.^[9]

After the legislation authorizing the creation of the

She led the party to victory in the 1978 territorial election,^[10] in which she was the party's candidate in the electoral district of Kluane. However, she lost her own seat to Liberal opponent Alice McGuire, and therefore did not become government leader.^[10] She was succeeded as leader of the party and of the government by Chris Pearson.^[11]

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