19th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly

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19th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly
Consensus parliament
October 1, 2019 – October 15, 2023
Coat of arms of Northwest Territories.svg
Parliament leaders
Premier Caroline Cochrane
October 24, 2019 – December 8, 2023
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the Assembly Frederick Blake Jr.
October 24, 2019 – November 14, 2023
Members19 seats
Sovereign
Monarch Elizabeth II
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
Charles III
8 September 2022 – present
Commissioner Margaret Thom
18 September 2017 – 14 May 2024
←  18th →  20th

The 19th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly in Canada was established by the results of the 2019 Northwest Territories general election on October 1, 2019. [1]

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In the 2019 election, 9 of the 19 MLAs elected were women, a record in NWT and, proportionally, in all of Canada. Previously, the most sitting women MLAs was three. [2] On July 27, 2021, following the resignation of Jackson Lafferty and the subsequent by-election victory of Jane Weyallon Armstrong, the Legislature had 10 women to 9 men, and became the first jurisdiction in Canada to have a majority of women legislators. [3]

Membership

MemberDistrictFirst elected / previously elected
Ronald Bonnetrouge Deh Cho 2019
Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake 2015
Katrina Nokleby Great Slave 2019
R. J. Simpson Hay River North 2015
Rocky Simpson Sr. Hay River South 2019
Diane Archie Inuvik Boot Lake 2019
Lesa Semmler Inuvik Twin Lakes 2019
Caitlin Cleveland Kam Lake 2019
Frederick Blake Mackenzie Delta 2011
Jackson Lafferty (until June 4, 2021) [4] Monfwi 2005
Jane Weyallon Armstrong (since July 28, 2021) [5] 2021
Shane Thompson Nahendeh 2015
Jackie Jacobson Nunakput 2007, 2019
Caroline Cochrane Range Lake 2015
Paulie Chinna Sahtu 2019
Frieda Martselos Thebacha 2019
Steve Norn (until November 23, 2021) [6] Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh 2019
Richard Edjericon (since February 9, 2022) [7] 2022
Julie Green Yellowknife Centre 2015
Rylund Johnson Yellowknife North 2019
Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South 2019

Source: [8]

Executive Council of the Northwest Territories

Ministers at present are as follows (current as of July 2021): [9]

PortfolioMinister

Premier

Minister of Executive and Indigenous Affairs
Minister responsible for the COVID -19 Coordinating Secretariat
 Caroline Cochrane

Deputy Premier

Minister of Infrastructure
Minister responsible for the Northwest Territories Power Corporation
 Diane Archie
Minister responsible for the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation
Minister responsible for Homelessness
Minister responsible for the Public Utilities Board
Minister responsible for the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission
 Paulie Chinna

Government House Leader

Minister of Education, Culture and Employment
Minister of Justice
 R. J. Simpson
Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs
Minister of Environment and Natural Resources
Minister of Lands
Minister Responsible for Youth
 Shane Thompson
Minister of Finance
Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment
Minister responsible for the Business Development and Investment Corporation
Minister responsible for the Status of Women
 Caroline Wawzonek
Minister of Health and Social Services
Minister responsible for Persons with Disabilities
Minister responsible for Seniors
 Julie Green

References

  1. ↑ "The Commissioner will dissolve the 19th Legislative Assembly on Sunday, October 15, 2023 | Legislative Assembly of The Northwest Territories". www.ntlegislativeassembly.ca. 2023-10-13. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  2. ↑ "Record number of women elected in Northwest Territories". CBC News . October 2, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  3. ↑ "'Gender never came into my mind,' says woman who brought N.W.T. Legislature to Canada's 1st female majority". CBC News . July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  4. ↑ Carroll, Luke (4 June 2021). "Jackson Lafferty resigns as MLA, says running for Tłı̨chǫ Grand Chief is his 'next journey'". CKLB. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  5. ↑ Zingel, Avery (July 28, 2021). "Jane Weyallon Armstrong takes clear win in Monfwi byelection". CBC News . Archived from the original on 2021-07-28. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Norn's seat 'ordered vacant,' resignation not valid, says Legislature Speaker | CBC News".
  7. ↑ Lamberink, Liny (February 9, 2022). "Richard Edjericon elected MLA in Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh byelection". CBC News . Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Members of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly | Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories". Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Follow along with cabinet | Government of the Northwest Territories". Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
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