2003 Northwest Territories general election

September 2023 2003 Northwest Territories general election Northwest Territories parliamentary no 1999 Northwest Territories general election 1999 13th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly November 24, 2003 15th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly 2007 Northwest Territories general election 2007 19 seats in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories Premier Stephen Kakfwi Premier after election Joe Handleyright|thumb|250px|Joe Handley, in 2006. The 2003 Northwest Territories general election was held on November 24, 2003, to elect the 19 members of the Legislative Assembly. The election was called on October 27. Premier Stephen Kakfwi had previously chosen not to run. The territory operates on a consensus government system with no political parties; the premier is subsequently chosen by and from the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs). There were 21,474 registered voters at the time of the election. Issues Issues at the election included: devolution of federal powers, the method of choosing the premier, the alcohol abuse and suicide problems, shortage of medical professionals and affordable housing; school crowding, the $85-million deficit; sharing of profits from mining and oil and gas development. Results Elections were held in 14 of the 19 electoral districts. The following five districts acclaimed their MLA: Hay River North: Paul Delorey Inuvik Boot Lake: Floyd Roland Mackenzie Delta: David Krutko Weledeh: Joe Handley Yellowknife South: Brendan Bell The following is a list of the districts with their winning candidates. District ElectedPercentageOther candidates Deh Cho Michael McLeod 51.04%Michael NadliFrame Lake Charles Dent 62.96% David W. WindGreat Slave Bill Braden 64.52% Karen Hamre Hay River South Jane Groenewegen 44.56% Ann M. Lobb, Duncan McNeill, Harvey Werner Inuvik Twin Lakes Roger Allen 54.53% Ken Smith, Bobby Van Bridger, Clarence G. Wood Kam Lake Dave Ramsay 49.53% Bill Aho, Steve Petersen Nahendeh Kevin A. Menicoche 34.48% Walter Blondin, Rita Cli, Yanny Leo Cordero, John Hazenberg, Arnold Hope, Shane A. Thompson, Kathy Tsetso North Slave Henry Zoe42.27% Nora P. Doig, Leon LaffertyNunakputCalvin P. Pokiak52.5%Vince SteenRange LakeSandy Lee80.56%Francis H. ChangSahtuNorman Yakeleya45.59%Lucy Jackson, Frank T'Seleie, Larry M. Tourangeau, Judi M. TutchoThebachaMichael Miltenberger65.36%Don TourangeauTu NedheBobby J. Villeneuve23.71%Maurice E. Boucher, Felix Lockhart, James Marlowe, Steven Nitah, Robert Sayine, Wilfred M. SimonYellowknife CentreRobert Hawkins26.61%Bob Haywood, Don Kindt, Annemieke Mulders, Lena Pedersen (Pederson), Daniel A. Wong, Liz Wyman Results (CBC News) Joe Handley was acclaimed premier by the legislature on December 10, 2003. His two prospective opponents, Roger Allen and Floyd Roland, had announced that they would not run against him.10 Dec 2003 Handley acclaimed N.W.T. premier http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/12/10/nwt_premier031210 https://web.archive.org/web/20040427044949/http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/12/10/nwt_premier031210 dead April 27, 2004 CBC News Miscellaneous In an unusual occurrence, the riding of Inuvik Twin Lakes experienced 150% voter turnout. 356 people were registered to vote in that riding, but an additional 187 showed up at the ballot box. A resident of a riding eligible but not registered to vote may register on the spot by presenting a proof of residency.Nov 25, 2003 Election notes: horse trading and babysitting http://north.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=nwte-wrapnotes https://web.archive.org/web/20031224031036/http://north.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=nwte-wrapnotes December 24, 2003 References External links Elections NWT CBC: Northwest Territories Votes 2003 NWT Legislative Assembly NWT Legislative Assembly - About Consensus Government Northwest Territories general Category:Elections in the Northwest Territories Category:November 2003 in Canada Category:2003 in the Northwest Territories