Central Arctic

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The Central Arctic was an electoral district of the Northwest Territories, Canada, created in 1966 and abolished in 1983. The district consisted of Pelly Bay (Kugaaruk), Spence Bay (Taloyoak), Gjoa Haven, Cambridge Bay, Bathurst Inlet, Bay Chimo, Coppermine (Kugluktuk), and Holman (Ulukhaktok). [1] For the 1983 election, Holman was moved to the Nunakput district and the others split between Kitikmeot West and Kitikmeot East. Today Holman, now Ulukhaktok, is the only one of the communities in the Northwest Territories as after division the others became part of Nunavut.

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Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

 Name ElectedLeft Office
  Duncan Pryde September 19, 19661967
  Robert Williamson 19671970
  Lena Pedersen 19701975
  Bill Lyall 19751979
  Kane Tologanak 19791983
District abolished and split into Nunakput, Kitikmeot West and Kitikmeot East

Election results

1979 election

1979 Northwest Territories general election
CandidateVotes%
Kane Tologanak 37046.02%
Bill Lyall 28235.07%
Andy Palongayak15218.91%
Total valid ballots / Turnout80460.13%
Rejected ballots9
Source(s)
"REPORT OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER ON THE GENERAL ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO THE COUNCIL OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES 1979" (PDF). Elections NWT. January 1980. Retrieved 1 April 2025.

1975 election

1975 Northwest Territories general election
CandidateVotes%
Bill Lyall 40442.71%
Andy Palongayak27428.96%
Lena Pedersen 26828.33%
Total valid ballots / Turnout94678.32%
Rejected ballots33
Source(s)
"REPORT OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER ON FEDERAL BY-ELECTIONS, BY-ELECTIONS TO THE COUNCIL OF THE YUKON TERRITORY, AND NORTHWEST TERRITORIES COUNCIL GENERAL ELECTIONS HELD IN 1975" (PDF). Information Canada. 1976. Retrieved 16 April 2025.

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