Yellowknife Centre

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Yellowknife Centre
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg Northwest Territories electoral district
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Boundaries of Yellowknife Centre in Yellowknife
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.

Contents

It is one of seven districts that represent Yellowknife. [2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

 Name ElectedLeft Office
  Robert H. MacQuarrie 19791987
  Brian Lewis 19871995
  Jake Ootes 19952003
  Robert Hawkins 20032015
  Julie Green 20152023
 Robert Hawkins2023present

Election results

2023 election

2023 Northwest Territories general election
CandidateVotes%
Robert Hawkins 33341.57
Matt Spence24330.34
Ambe Chenemu22528.09
Total votes801

2019 election

2019 Northwest Territories general election
CandidateVotes
Julie Green 291
Arlene Hache260
Niels Konge185
Thom Jarvis103

2015 election

2015 Northwest Territories general election
CandidateVotes%
Julie Green 49155.1%
Robert Hawkins 40044.9%

2011 election

2011 Northwest Territories general election
CandidateVotes
Robert Hawkins 427
Arlene Hache312

2007 election

2007 Northwest Territories general election
CandidateVotes%
Robert Hawkins 43046.09% [3]
Sue Glowach25827.65%
Ben McDonald20421.86%
Bryan Sutherland293.11%
Total valid ballots / Turnout61.34%
Rejected ballots12
Source(s)
"Official Voting Results 2007 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-02-18.

2003 election

2003 Northwest Territories general election
CandidateVotes%
Robert Hawkins 20726.61%
Annemieke Mulders16721.47%
Don Kindt3817.74%
Liz Wyman13016.71%
Daniel A. Wong739.38%
Bob Haywood536.81%
Lena Pedersen 101.29%
Total valid ballots / Turnout1,26361.69%
Rejected ballots3
Source(s)
"Official Voting Results 2003 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-02-18.

1999 election

1999 Northwest Territories general election
CandidateVotes%
Jake Ootes 40060.98%
Bernie Hughes25639.02%
Total valid ballots / Turnout65657.76%
Rejected ballots3
Source(s)
"Official Voting Results 1999 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-02-18.

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.

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References

  1. Yellowknif Centre constituency map
  2. Map of the Yellowknife constituencies
  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.