1970 Northwest Territories general election

September 2023 The 1970 Northwest Territories general election took place on December 21, 1970. It took place during the centennial of the territory. Among the festivities earlier in the year was an official visit by Queen Elizabeth II to open the first Arctic Winter games in Yellowknife. The world-famous Polar Bear licence plate was also unveiled. The centenary election brought up a number of old issues that have been seen in many elections in the past 100 years, mainly the transfer of powers from the federal government to the territory, full self-government, and rights for natives. This was the first election in which a woman, Lena Pedersen was elected to the Territorial Legislature. She was one of ten elected members and four appointed members who would sit on the council. The voting age for this election was lowered from 21 to 19. Election summary Election summary Whose North?: Political Change, Political Development, and Self-Government in the Northwest Territories Mark Dickerson 1992 UBC Press 0-7748-0418-1 118 https://archive.org/details/whosenorthpoliti0000dick/page/118 # of candidatesPopular voteIncumbentNew#%Elected candidates27??Acclaimed candidates?1Appointed Members13?Defeated candidates    Total 9,169100%Turnout 69.2% Appointed members +7th Northwest Territories CouncilMemberNew/Re-appointedHugh CampbellRe-appointedLouis-Edmond HamelinNew appointed???? Members of the Legislative Assembly elected For complete electoral history, see individual districts +7th Northwest Territories Legislative CouncilDistrictMemberCentral ArcticLena PedersenEastern ArcticBryan PearsonGreat Slave NorthJames Rabesca*Great Slave SouthPaul KaeserHigh ArcticWelland PhippsKeewatin SouthWillie AdamsKeewatin NorthDavid SearleLower MackenzieLyle TrimbleMackenzie-LairdNick SibbestonWestern ArcticTom Butters References 1967 Northwest Territories Election Northwest Territories Elections 1975 Northwest Territories Election Northwest Territories general election Category:Elections in the Northwest Territories Northwest Territories general election General election