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 The map on the left shows the total winning vote by riding. The map on the right shows the incumbency status for each MLA after the election. As Northwest Territories elections are on a non-partisan basis, all candidates run as independents. | |||
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The 2019 Northwest Territories general election was held on October 1, 2019. [1] Nineteen members were elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories.
On September 6, 2019, Premier Bob McLeod announced that he would not seek re-election. [2]
Four other incumbents announced they would not seek re-election, including three of seven cabinet ministers — Health Minister Glen Abernethy, Housing Minister Alfred Moses, and Finance Minister Robert C. McLeod. [3]
Not counting the three acclaimed MLAs (RJ Simpson, Frederick Blake Jr, and Jackson Lafferty), only four incumbent members out of 11 running won reelection: Kevin O'Reilly, Julie Green, Shane Thompson, and Caroline Cochrane. [4] Cochrane was the only cabinet minister from the 18th Assembly to return to the legislature. [5] Three ridings, including Cochrane's, were subject to automatic recounts due to the narrow margins of victory; [6] however, all of the recounts upheld the original results. [7]
The election represented a historic breakthrough for women in Northwest Territories politics. The territory had just two female MLAs in the previous assembly, ranking last among all of Canada's elected legislatures for female representation; in the 2019 election, however, the territory elected nine women, representing nearly half of the 19-seat legislature— the highest percentage of female representation in any Canadian legislature. [8]
Given that the territory operates on a consensus government system, MLAs elected on October 1 chose the new premier in the first session of the 19th Assembly. Four MLAs — Jackson Lafferty, R. J. Simpson, Caroline Cochrane and Frieda Martselos — indicated that they would stand for the premiership; [9] Cochrane was selected as the premier on October 24. [10]
Simpson, Paulie Chinna, Katrina Nokleby, Diane Thom, Shane Thompson and Caroline Wawzonek were selected as the cabinet members in the same session of the legislature. [11]
The Legislative Assembly is run on a consensus government system, in which all MLAs sit as independents and are not organized into political parties. Note, accordingly, that colours in the following charts are used solely to indicate candidate status, not political party affiliations.
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| Seats | Did not run again | Defeated | Reelected | |
| All MLAs | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
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| District | Winner | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth | Incumbent | ||
| Deh Cho | Ronald Bonnetrouge 283 | Michael Nadli 253 | Michael Nadli | ||||||
| Frame Lake | Kevin O'Reilly 357 | Dave Ramsay 346 | Kevin O'Reilly | ||||||
| Great Slave | Katrina Nokleby 454 | Patrick Scott 389 | Glen Abernethy | ||||||
| Hay River North | R. J. Simpson (Jr.) acclaimed | R. J. Simpson | |||||||
| Hay River South | Rocky Simpson Sr. 350 | Wally Schumann 322 | Wally Schumann | ||||||
| Inuvik Boot Lake | Diane Thom 239 | Eugene Rees 179 | Desmond Loreen 94 | Jimmy Kalinek 47 | Alfred Moses | ||||
| Inuvik Twin Lakes | Lesa Semmler 470 | Sallie Ross 106 | Donald Hendrick 41 | Robert C. McLeod | |||||
| Kam Lake | Caitlin Cleveland 262 | Robert Hawkins 224 | Kieron Testart 220 | Rommel Silverio 125 | Abdullah Al-Mahamud 63 | Cherish Winsor 61 | Kieron Testart | ||
| Mackenzie Delta | Frederick Blake Jr. acclaimed | Frederick Blake Jr. | |||||||
| Monfwi | Jackson Lafferty acclaimed | Jackson Lafferty | |||||||
| Nahendeh | Shane Thompson 536 | Mike Drake 190 | Randy Sibbeston 111 | Eric Menicoche 40 | Shane Thompson | ||||
| Nunakput | Jackie Jacobson 231 | Herbert Nakimayak 143 | Annie Steen 127 | Holly Campbell 107 | Sheila Nasogaluak 101 | Alisa Blake 48 | Herbert Nakimayak | ||
| Range Lake | Caroline Cochrane 439 | Hughie Graham 421 | Caroline Cochrane | ||||||
| Sahtu | Paulie Chinna 309 | Daniel McNeely 287 | Caroline Yukon 135 | Wilfred McNeely Jr. 120 | Daniel McNeely | ||||
| Thebacha | Frieda Martselos 504 | Denise Yuhas 454 | Don Jaque 139 | Louis Sebert 70 | Louis Sebert | ||||
| Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh | Steve Norn 206 | Richard Edjericon 130 | Lila Fraser Erasmus 117 | Paul Betsina 103 | Nadine Delorme 9 | Tom Beaulieu | |||
| Yellowknife Centre | Julie Green 291 | Arlene Hache 260 | Niels Konge 185 | Thom Jarvis 103 | Julie Green | ||||
| Yellowknife North | Rylund Johnson 501 | Cory Vanthuyne 496 | Jan Vallillee 380 | Cory Vanthuyne | |||||
| Yellowknife South | Caroline Wawzonek 687 | Gaeleen Macpherson 299 | Bob McLeod | ||||||
The Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, or Legislative Council of the Northwest Territories, is the legislature and the seat of government of Northwest Territories in Canada. It is a unicameral elected body that creates and amends law in the Northwest Territories. Permanently located in Yellowknife since 1993, the assembly was founded in 1870 and became active in 1872 with the first appointments from the Government of Canada.
The 2007 Northwest Territories general election took place on October 1, 2007. Nineteen members were elected to the Legislative Assembly from single member districts conducted under first-past-the-post voting system.
Henry Zoe is a former politician from Northwest Territories, Canada.
Floyd K. Roland is a politician from Northwest Territories, Canada. He was the 11th premier of the Northwest Territories, having held office from October 17, 2007 to October 26, 2011.
Michael McLeod is a Canadian politician, currently serving as a member of Parliament representing the Northwest Territories. He was first elected in the 2015 Canadian federal election, unseating Dennis Bevington, who was the incumbent New Democratic Party MP for the riding. McLeod was a former member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada, as well as the former mayor of Fort Providence.
Thomas H. Butters, was a politician from Northwest Territories, Canada. He had a long career as a Member of the Northwest Territories Legislature from 1970 until 1991.
Robert R. McLeod is a former Canadian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 2007 to 2019, and served as the 12th premier of the Northwest Territories, from October 26, 2011 to October 24, 2019.
The 2011 Northwest Territories general election was held on October 3, 2011. Nineteen members were returned to the 17th Legislative Assembly from single member districts conducted under first-past-the-post voting system.
Caroline Cochrane is a former Canadian politician, who served as the 13th premier of the Northwest Territories, from 2019 to 2023. She is the second female premier of the Northwest Territories after Nellie Cournoyea, who served from 1991 to 1995.
Kieron Testart is a Canadian politician serving in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, representing the riding of Range Lake. He is currently serving his second non-consecutive term, having first been elected in the 2015 to the riding of Kam Lake in 2015. Defeated in Kam Lake in the 2019 election by Caitlin Cleveland, Testart sought and won the open seat of Range Lake in the 2023 election four years later.
Rocky "R.J." Simpson is a Canadian politician, the 14th and current premier of the Northwest Territories since December 2023. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in the 2015 election. He represents the electoral district of Hay River North.
Shane Thompson is a Canadian politician, who is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories for the district of Nahendeh. He was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in 2023.
Paulie Chinna is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in the 2019 election. She represents the electoral district of Sahtu, and was selected to become part of Premier Caroline Cochrane's cabinet by her fellow 19th Assembly MLAs on October 24, 2019. Her Cabinet portfolio includes Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Minister of Housing, and Minister Responsible for Homelessness.
Katrina Nokleby is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in the 2019 election. She represented the electoral district of Great Slave, and she was elected to the territorial executive committee on October 24, 2019. Until August 2020 her Cabinet portfolio included Minister of Infrastructure, Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment, and Minister Responsible for the Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission, but was removed from such ministerial positions by Premier Caroline Cochrane citing a “failure to manage her office”. On August 26, 2020 the Legislative Assembly voted 16 to 1 to remove Ms. Nokelby from cabinet.
Diane Archie, formerly Diane Thom, is a Canadian politician in the Northwest Territories. She is a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories and the current Deputy Premier of the Northwest Territories.
Caroline Wawzonek is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in the 2019 election. She represents the electoral district of Yellowknife South, and was elected to Premier Caroline Cochrane's cabinet by the new cohort of territorial MLAs on October 24, 2019.
Steve Norn is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in the 2019 election. He represented the electoral district of Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh.
The 19th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly in Canada was established by the results of the 2019 Northwest Territories general election on October 1, 2019.
The 2023 Northwest Territories general election was held on November 14, 2023. Nineteen members were elected to the 20th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly. The Assembly is run on a consensus government system, in which all MLAs sit as independents and are not organized into political parties.
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