Yellowknife Centre

Yellowknife Centre

Northwest Territories electoral district
Boundaries of Yellowknife Centre in Yellowknife
Coordinates:	62°27′3.240″N114°22′37.200″W / 62.45090000°N 114.37700000°W / 62.45090000; -114.37700000
Territorial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
MLA	Robert Hawkins
First contested	1979
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Census subdivision(s)	Yellowknife

Yellowknife Centre ^[1] is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is one of seven districts that represent Yellowknife. ^[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

	Name	Elected	Left Office
	Robert H. MacQuarrie	1979	1987
	Brian Lewis	1987	1995
	Jake Ootes	1995	2003
	Robert Hawkins	2003	2015
	Julie Green	2015	2023
	Robert Hawkins	2023	present

Election results

2023 election

v t e 2023 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
	Robert Hawkins	333	41.57
	Matt Spence	243	30.34
	Ambe Chenemu	225	28.09
Total votes		801

2019 election

v t e 2019 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes
	Julie Green	291
	Arlene Hache	260
	Niels Konge	185
	Thom Jarvis	103

2015 election

v t e 2015 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
	Julie Green	491	55.1%
	Robert Hawkins	400	44.9%

2011 election

v t e 2011 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes
	Robert Hawkins	427
	Arlene Hache	312

2007 election

v t e 2007 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
	Robert Hawkins	430	46.09% [3]
	Sue Glowach	258	27.65%
	Ben McDonald	204	21.86%
	Bryan Sutherland	29	3.11%
Total valid ballots / Turnout		61.34%
Rejected ballots		12
Source(s) "Official Voting Results 2007 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2008.

2003 election

v t e 2003 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
	Robert Hawkins	207	26.61%
	Annemieke Mulders	167	21.47%
	Don Kindt	38	17.74%
	Liz Wyman	130	16.71%
	Daniel A. Wong	73	9.38%
	Bob Haywood	53	6.81%
	Lena Pedersen	10	1.29%
Total valid ballots / turnout		1,263	61.69%
Rejected ballots		3
Source(s) "Official Voting Results 2003 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2008.

1999 election

1999 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
	Jake Ootes	400	60.98%
	Bernie Hughes	256	39.02%
Total valid ballots / Turnout		656	57.76%
Rejected ballots		3
Source(s) "Official Voting Results 1999 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2008.

1979 election

1979 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
	Robert H. MacQuarrie	295	33.33%
	Rod Morrison	260	29.38%
	Claire Barnabe	205	23.16%
	Bob Baetz	77	8.70%
	Don Green	35	3.96%
	Norm Lewis	13	1.47%
Total valid ballots / Turnout		885	64.36%
Rejected ballots		7
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.

See also

• List of Northwest Territories territorial electoral districts
• Canadian provincial electoral districts

Notes

^  a: In the 2007 election, percentages assigned to candidates were based on the total votes cast. In prior elections the percentages were based on the valid votes.

References

1. Yellowknife Centre constituency map
2. Map of the Yellowknife constituencies ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. In the 2007 election, percentages assigned to candidates were based on the total votes cast. In prior elections the percentages were based on the valid votes.

External links

• Website of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories