1995 Northwest Territories general election

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The 1995 Northwest Territories general election was held on October 16, 1995. This was the last election before the Northwest Territories was split in two with the creation of Nunavut.

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The big issue this election was the division of the Northwest Territories assets to meet the April 1, 1999 deadline. Twenty four MLAs were elected, seven incumbents returned and one was acclaimed.

Election Results

The election was held in 24 constituencies with 24,568 ballots cast, a turnout of 75.43%.

Outgoing Premier Nellie Cournoyea did not run for re-election. She was replaced first by Don Morin, who resigned in November 1998 over conflict of interest allegations. Morin was replaced by an interim Premier, Goo Arlooktoo until December 1998, before Jim Antoine filled out the remainder of the term.


Election summary

Re-election Statistics
1991 1995Did not run againDefeatedReelected
24247107

Candidates

Results by District [1]
DistrictWinnerSecondThirdFourthFifthSixthSeventhEighthIncumbent
Aivilik Manitok Thompson
274 (45.5%)
Marion T. Love
240 (39.9%)
Donat Milortok
88 (14.7%)
James Arvaluk
Amittuq Mark Evaloarjuk
308 (31.8%)
Caleb Sangoya
304 (31.4%)
Titus Allooloo
186 (19.2%)
Paul Haulli
170 (17.6%)
Titus Allooloo
Baffin Central Tommy Enuaraq
294 (30.3%)
Lootie Toomasie
186 (19.1%)
Sakiasie Sowdlooapik
152 (15.6%)
Jaypeetee Akpalialuk
105 (10.8%)
Jaypeetee Karpik
90 (9.3%)
Pauloosie Paniloo
74 (7.6%)
Rebecca Mike
60 (6.2%)
Charlie Kalluk
11 (1.1%)
Rebecca Mike
Baffin South Goo Arlooktoo
256 (33.3%)
Matthew Saveakjuk Jaw
162 (21.1%)
Peter Kattuk
128 (16.7%)
Walter Audla
98 (12.8%)
Kenoayoak Pudlat
74 (9.6%)
Akalayok Qavavau
50 (6.5%)
Kenoayoak Pudlat
Deh Cho Samuel Gargan
333 (54.8%)
Joachim Bonnetrouge
189 (31.1%)
Richard Lafferty
86 (14.1%)
Samuel Gargan
Hay River Jane Groenewegen
696 (40.0%)
Ron Courtoreille
654 (37.6%)
George Morion
253 (14.5%)
Mansell Grey
137 (7.9%)
John Pollard
High Arctic
Levi Barnabas
135 (34.4%)
Elizabeth Allakariallak-Roberts
90 (23.0%)
Aziz Kheraj
89 (22.7%)
Larry Audlaluk
78 (19.9%)
Ludy Pudluk
Inuvik Floyd Roland
683 (58.1%)
Fred Koe
492 (41.9%)
Fred Koe
Iqaluit Ed Picco
695 (48.3%)
Mary Ekho-Wilman
644 (44.8%)
Gordon McIntosh
100 (6.9%)
Dennis Patterson
Keewatin Central John Todd
947 (82.5%)
Joseph Kaludjak
201 (17.5%)
John Todd
Kitikmeot Kelvin Ng
792 (71.1%)
Ernie Bernhardt
322 (28.9%)
Ernie Bernhardt
Kivallivik Kevin O'Brien
700 (54.4%)
David Simailak
211 (16.4%)
Silas Arngna'naaq
140 (10.9%)
David Aglukark
120 (9.3%)
Sam Alagalak
63 (4.9%)
Joy Suluk
52 (4.0%)
Silas Arngna'naaq
Mackenzie Delta David Krutko
350 (45.3%)
Richard Nerysoo
218 (28.2%)
Charles Furlong
204 (26.4%)
Richard Nerysoo
Nahendeh Jim Antoine
acclaimed
Jim Antoine
Natilikmiot John Ningark
366 (52.0%)
Uriash Puqiqnak
338 (48.0%)
John Ningark
North Slave James Rabesca
481 (42.5%)
Violet Camsell-Blondin
204 (18.0%)
Leon Lafferty
175 (15.5%)
Henry Zoe
158 (14.0%)
Joseph Zoe
67 (5.9%)
Isadore Zoe
47 (4.2%)
Henry Zoe
Nunakput Vince Steen
395 (62.2%)
Eddie Dillon
240 (37.8%)
Nellie Cournoyea
Sahtu Stephen Kakfwi
744 (70.0%)
George Cleary
319 (30.0%)
Stephen Kakfwi
Thebacha Michael Miltenberger
607 (43.6%)
Jeannie Marie-Jewell
571 (41.0%)
Sean Mageean
119 (8.5%)
Allan Heron
96 (6.9%)
Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Tu Nedhe Don Morin
372 (67.8%)
Archie Catholique
119 (21.7%)
Larry Bearard
58 (10.6%)
Don Morin
Yellowknife Centre Jake Ootes
249 (19.7%)
Arlene Hache
231 (18.3%)
Dave Ramsay
209 (16.6%)
Gary Boyd
165 (13.1%)
Marie Coe
162 (12.8%)
Roland Gosselin
139 (11.0%)
Don Yamkowy
108 (8.6%)
Brian Lewis
Yellowknife-Frame Lake Charlie Dent
446 (59.3%)
Rob Roman
135 (18.0%)
David McCann
122 (16.2%)
Tom Pagonis
49 (6.5%)
Charlie Dent
Yellowknife North Roy Erasmus
686 (42.3%)
Jim Evoy
334 (20.6%)
Clem Paul
249 (15.4%)
Wally Larocque
158 (9.8%)
Donna Hunt
109 (6.7%)
Sandy Holmes
56 (3.5%)
Louis Leonardis
29 (1.8%)
Michael Ballantyne
Yellowknife South Seamus Henry
972 (41.6%)
Tony Whitford
968 (41.4%)
Kirby Marshall
399 (17.1%)
Tony Whitford
  1. "Election of the Thirteenth Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, 1995 - Official Voting Results" (PDF). Elections Northwest Territories. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

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