Northwest Territories general election, 1979

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The Northwest Territories general election, 1979 was the 14th general election in the Northwest Territories history. The election took place on October 1, 1979.

Northwest Territories Territory of Canada

The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada. At a land area of approximately 1,144,000 km2 (442,000 sq mi) and a 2016 census population of 41,786, it is the second-largest and the most populous of the three territories in Northern Canada. Its estimated population as of 2018 is 44,445. Yellowknife became the territorial capital in 1967, following recommendations by the Carrothers Commission.

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Twenty Two members were elected to the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly. In 1980 George Braden would become the first Premier of the Northwest Territories since Frederick Haultain in 1905. However he was retro-actively given the title in 1994.

Frederick W. A. G. Haultain English-born Canadian politician and judge

Sir Frederick William Alpin Gordon Haultain was a lawyer and a long-serving Canadian politician and judge. His career in provincial and territorial legislatures stretched into four decades. He served as the first premier of the Northwest Territories from 1897 to 1905 as is recognized as having a significant contribution towards the creation of the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. From 1905 on he served as Leader of the Official Opposition in Saskatchewan as well as Leader of the Provincial Rights Party. His legislative career ended when he was appointed to the judiciary in 1912.

Election summary

Election summary [1] # of candidatesPopular vote
IncumbentNew#%
Elected candidates417??
Acclaimed candidates?1
Defeated candidates    
Total 12,586100%
Turnout 62.1%

Members of the Legislative Assembly elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts

9th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly
DistrictMember
Baffin Central James Arreak
Baffin South Joe Arlooktoo
Central Arctic Kane Tologanak
Foxe Basin Mark Evaloarjuk
Frobisher Bay Dennis Patterson
Great Slave East Robert Sayine
Hay River Donald Morton Stewart
High Arctic Ludy Pudluk
Hudson Bay Moses Appaqaq
Inuvik Tom Butters
Keewatin North William Noah
Keewatin South Tagak Curley
Mackenzie Delta Richard Nerysoo
Mackenzie Great Bear Peter Fraser
Mackenzie-Laird Nick Sibbeston
Pine Point Bruce McLaughlin
Rae-Lac La Martre James Wah-Shee
Slave River Arnold McCallum
Western Arctic Nellie Cournoyea
Yellowknife Centre Robert H. MacQuarrie
Yellowknife North George Braden
Yellowknife South Lynda Sorensen

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References

  1. Dickerson, Mark. Whose North?: Political Change, Political Development, and Self-Government in the Northwest Territories. UBC Press. p. 118. ISBN   0-7748-0418-1.