2011 Northwest Territories general election

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2011 Northwest Territories general election
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  2007 October 3, 2011 2015  

19 seats in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories

Premier before election

Floyd Roland

Premier after election

Bob McLeod

The 2011 Northwest Territories general election was held on October 3, 2011. [1] Nineteen members were returned to the 17th Legislative Assembly from single member districts conducted under first-past-the-post voting system.

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The territory operates on a consensus government system with no political parties; the premier is subsequently chosen by and from the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs).

Three incumbent MLAs faced no challengers and were acclaimed back into office in their districts. Five new MLAs were elected, although only one defeated an incumbent; all of the other four won in open seats where the incumbent MLA did not run for re-election.

New Premier and cabinet

After the election the elected members of the Assembly will gather to choose the 12th Premier of the territories. Incumbent Premier Floyd Roland has chosen not to stand for re-election in his district. To date no Premier has served two full terms in the Northwest Territories since Frederick Haultain, who won his second term in 1902.

After the members of the legislature have elected the new Premier, the MLAs elect the cabinet ministers from the remaining Assembly members and the Premier then assigns portfolios to the new ministers. [2]

Election summary

Election summary# of candidatesPopular vote
IncumbentNew#%
Elected candidates1156,19352.66%
Acclaimed candidates30
Defeated candidates1275,56747.34%
Total4711,760100%
Voter Turnout %Rejected Ballots

Districts and candidates

DistrictWinnerSecondThirdFourthFifthIncumbent
Deh Cho Michael Nadli
394
Michael McLeod
226
   Michael McLeod
Frame Lake Wendy Bisaro
328
Duff Spence
240
Bernard LeBlanc
30
  Wendy Bisaro
Great Slave Glen Abernethy
476
Patrick Scott
266
   Glen Abernethy
Hay River North Robert Bouchard
363
Roy Courtoreille
265
Beatrice Lepine
133
   Paul Delorey
Hay River South Jane Groenewegen
465
Marc Miltenberger
339
   Jane Groenewegen
Inuvik Boot Lake Alfred Moses
216
Chris Larocque
211
Grant Gowans
63
Paul Voudrach
18
  Floyd Roland
Inuvik Twin Lakes Robert McLeod
Acclaimed
    Robert McLeod
Kam Lake Dave Ramsay
356
Darwin Rudkevitch
118
Victor Mercredi
45
Bryan Sutherland
28
 Dave Ramsay
Mackenzie Delta Frederick Blake, Jr.
190
Taig Connell
150
Eugene Pascal
127
Mary Clark
89
Glenna Hansen
66
David Krutko
Monfwi Jackson Lafferty
739
Bertha Rabesca Zoe
600
   Jackson Lafferty
Nahendeh Kevin Menicoche
431
Bertha Norwegian
127
   Kevin Menicoche
Nunakput Jackie Jacobson
312
Eddie Dillon
199
   Jackie Jacobson
Range Lake Daryl Dolynny
277
David Wasylciw
210
Beaton Mackenzie
167
Norman Smith
64
 Vacant
Sahtu Norman Yakeleya
463
Rocky Norwegian
312
   Norman Yakeleya
Thebacha Michael Miltenberger
526
Peter Martselos
426
Jeannie Marie-Jewell
263
  Michael Miltenberger
Tu Nedhe Tom Beaulieu
Acclaimed
    Tom Beaulieu
Weledeh Bob Bromley
624
Mark Bogan
79
   Bob Bromley
Yellowknife Centre Robert Hawkins
427
Arlene Hache
312
   Robert Hawkins
Yellowknife South Bob McLeod
Acclaimed
    Bob McLeod

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References

  1. Elections NWT: Participate Archived August 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine .
  2. "Government of the NWT, Assembly - Fact Sheets". Assembly.gov.nt.ca. Archived from the original on December 25, 2007. Retrieved February 16, 2012.