Norman Chamberlist

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Norman (Norm) Chamberlist (1918–2001) was a Canadian politician from Whitehorse, Yukon. He worked as an electrical engineer and hotelier.

He served on Whitehorse City Council and on the Yukon Territorial Council. He was first elected to the territorial council in 1961 but resigned after a few months when a company in which he was a part owner won a council contract, creating a conflict of interest. A by-election in early 1962 chose Herbert Boyd.

Chamberlist ran again and won in 1967. On election night he called for more power for the territorial council. In 1968 he opposed Whitehorse parking meters and even hired a lawyer to help residents challenge tickets.

Before the 1970 election, he criticized a federal report on the Yukon, arguing that Canada had administration rights but the land still belonged to Britain. He was re-elected in 1970 and became one of the first two councillors on the new executive committee, taking responsibility for health and welfare.

He and fellow councillor Hilda Watson built a bloc with two other non-executives, giving them considerable influence over council business. He left the executive in 1973 and was replaced by Clive Tanner.

Chamberlist did not run again in 1974 and moved to Vancouver, British Columbia. He ran as a BC Liberal candidate in Vancouver East in 1975 but was not elected. He died in 2001.