The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada. At a land area of approximately 1,127,711.92 km2 (435,412.01 sq mi) and a 2021 census population of 41,070,it is the second-largest and the most populous of the three territories in Northern Canada. Its estimated population as of the second quarter of 2024 is 44,920. Yellowknife is the capital,most populous community,and the only city in the territory;its population was 20,340 as of the 2021 census. It became the territorial capital in 1967,following recommendations by the Carrothers Commission.
Yellowknife is the capital,largest community,and the only city in the Northwest Territories,Canada. It is on the northern shore of Great Slave Lake,about 400 km (250 mi) south of the Arctic Circle,on the west side of Yellowknife Bay near the outlet of the Yellowknife River.
The 2003 Northwest Territories general election was held on November 24,2003,to elect the 19 members of the Legislative Assembly.
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.
Range Lake is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories,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.
Wendy Bisaro is a Canadian politician who represented Frame Lake in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 2007 to 2015.
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 17th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly was established by the results of the 2011 Northwest Territories general election on October 3,2011. It was the 25th sitting of the Assembly in the territory's history. The Assembly was dissolved in 2015.
Julie Green is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in the 2015 election. She represented the electoral district of Yellowknife Centre. Green was re-elected in 2019. She was acclaimed to the Executive Council in August 2020 and was subsequently appointed Minister of Health and Social Services,Minister Responsible for Seniors and Minister Responsible for Persons with Disabilities.
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.
Cory E. Vanthuyne is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in the 2015 election. He represented the electoral district of Yellowknife North until the 2019 election,when he was defeated by Rylund Johnson.
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.
The 2019 Northwest Territories general election was held on October 1,2019. Nineteen members were elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories.
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.
Rylund Johnson 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 Yellowknife North.
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.
