2015 Northwest Territories general election

September 2023 2015 Northwest Territories general election Northwest Territories parliamentary no 2011 Northwest Territories general election 2011 17th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly November 23, 2015 18th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly 2019 Northwest Territories general election 2019 19 seats in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories 43.59%Voter Turnout for 2015 Territorial General Election http://www.electionsnwt.ca/voter-turnout-2015-territorial-general-election Elections NWT 28 November 2015 Northwest_Territories_Election_2015_Results_Map.svg 400px Popular vote by riding. As Northwest Territories elections are on a non-partisan basis, all candidates run as independents. The Monfwi riding (black) was elected by acclamation due to the riding being uncontested. Premier Bob McLeod Premier after election Bob McLeod The 2015 Northwest Territories general election was held November 23, 2015. Under the territory's fixed election date legislation, the election was supposed to be held on October 5, 2015, however, since the federal election date of October 19, 2015, overlapped with that date, the N.W.T. government moved the date of the territorial election.http://www.electionsnwt.ca/news-release-april-1-2015 Territorial Election Date Set for November 23, 2015 The election selected 19 members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories. Term extension debate In March 2014 the current Legislative Assembly voted to extend its term from four years to five. The act will need to be approved by the federal government.Term Extension Debate Elections NWT http://www.electionsnwt.ca/term-extension-debate/#more-3586 March 10, 2014 March 13, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140313113721/http://www.electionsnwt.ca/term-extension-debate/#more-3586 March 13, 2014 dead mdy-all The reason given for postponing the election was to avoid voter fatigue, with municipal elections and the next federal election scheduled for October 2015. The decision by the assembly has prompted a petition calling for the Legislature to be dissolved early.CBC News March 11, 2014 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/n-w-t-mlas-vote-to-ask-for-authority-to-postpone-election-1.2568208 N.W.T. MLAs vote to ask for authority to postpone election Boundary changes A new election map was implemented this election, the first since the territory was split in 1999. The report of the commission recommended three proposals calling for 18, 19 or 21 MLA's.http://nwtboundaries.ca/sites/default/files/final_report_electoral_boundaries_commission_nwt_8_may_2013_eng.pdf Northwest Territories Electoral Boundaries Commission Final Report of the NWT Electoral Boundaries Commission 2014-03-13 2014-03-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20140313105546/http://nwtboundaries.ca/sites/default/files/final_report_electoral_boundaries_commission_nwt_8_may_2013_eng.pdf dead A 19-member proposal was adopted by the assembly in May 2014, under which the only major change was the dissolution of the former districts of Weledeh and Tu Nedhe; under the new boundaries, the urban Yellowknife portion of Weledeh was reconstituted as the district of Yellowknife North, while the rural communities in the riding were merged with Tu Nedhe to create the new district of Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh."MLAs vote to merge Tu Nedhe and Weledeh, despite opposition" https://web.archive.org/web/20160220040616/http://norj.ca/2014/06/mlas-vote-to-merge-tu-nedhe-and-weledeh-despite-opposition/ February 20, 2016 . Northern Journal, June 2, 2014. Apart from that change, all of the other 17 existing districts were retained with only minor boundary adjustments.2015 Territorial General Election Districts http://www.electionsnwt.ca/2015-territorial-general-election-districts Elections NWT 21 October 2015 The Yellowknife City Council objected to the changes since the city was allocated only seven of 19 districts, despite containing around half the NWT population. The council asked the NWT Minister of Justice Dave Ramsay to refer the issue to the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories for a constitutional opinion but this was rejected.Rendell Mark COUNCIL BRIEFS: OCT. 20 – CITY SET FOR LEGAL CHALLENGE OVER ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES http://edgeyk.com/article/council-briefs-oct-20-city-set-for-legal-challenge-over-electoral-boundaries/ www.edgeyk.com EdgeYK Results Official results by district are shown below.Official Voting Results http://www.electionsnwt.ca/sites/default/files/2015-12-21_official_voting_results_of_the_2015_general_election_english4.pdf Elections NWT 21 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160126230002/http://www.electionsnwt.ca/sites/default/files/2015-12-21_official_voting_results_of_the_2015_general_election_english4.pdf 26 January 2016 dead Incumbents are indicated by an asterisk (*). thumb|250x250px|Turnout by riding Deh ChoName Vote% NT Independent rowMichael Nadli*19040.6 NT Independent rowRonald Bonnetrouge17236.8NT Independent row Gregory Nyuli6614.1NT Independent row Lyle Fabian408.5Total Valid Ballots468100%Turnout61% Frame LakeName Vote% NT Independent rowKevin O'Reilly15628.6 NT Independent rowJan Fullerton14125.8 NT Independent rowDavid Wasylciw13224.2 NT Independent rowRoy Erasmus11721.4Total Valid Ballots546100%Turnout28% Great SlaveName Vote% NT Independent rowGlen Abernethy*51179.1 NT Independent rowChris Clarke13520.9Total Valid Ballots646100%Turnout27% Hay River NorthName Vote% NT Independent rowR. J. Simpson37552.7 NT Independent rowRobert Bouchard*25235.4NT Independent row Karen Felker8411.8Total Valid Ballots711100%Turnout52% Hay River SouthName Vote% NT Independent rowWally Schumann37247.2NT Independent row Jane Groenewegen*27434.8NT Independent row Brian Willows14218.0Total Valid Ballots788100%Turnout57% Inuvik Boot LakeName Vote% NT Independent rowAlfred Moses*36688.6NT Independent row Desmond Z. Loreen4711.4Total Valid Ballots413100%Turnout43% Inuvik Twin LakesName Vote% NT Independent rowRobert C. McLeod*26260.1NT Independent row Jimmy Kalinek17439.9Total Valid Ballots436100%Turnout43% Kam LakeName Vote% NT Independent rowKieron Testart28058.1NT Independent row Dave Ramsay*20241.9Total Valid Ballots482100%Turnout25% Mackenzie DeltaName Vote% NT Independent rowFrederick Blake, Jr.*31348.0 NT Independent rowWilliam Firth13721.0NT Independent row Norman Snowshoe11617.8NT Independent row David Krutko8613.2Total Valid Ballots652100%Turnout66% MonfwiLafferty elected by acclamationName Vote% NT Independent rowJackson Lafferty*N/AN/ATotal Valid BallotsN/AN/A NahendehName Vote% NT Independent rowShane Thompson29229.4NT Independent row Rosemary Gill20220.4NT Independent row Randy Sibbetson19820.0NT Independent row Kevin Menicoche*13713.8Deneze Nakehk'o12812.9NT Independent row Arnold Hope232.3NT Independent row Dennis Nelner121.2Total Valid Ballots992100%Turnout60% NunakputName Vote% NT Independent rowHerbert Nakimayak22930.8NT Independent row Jackie Jacobson*22530.2NT Independent row Ethel-Jean Gruben17423.4NT Independent row John Stuart Jr.8110.9Robert Kuptana354.7Total Valid Ballots744100%Turnout76% Range LakeName Vote% NT Independent rowCaroline Cochrane33350.4NT Independent row Daryl Dolynny*32849.6Total Valid Ballots661100%Turnout32% SahtuName Vote% NT Independent rowDaniel McNeely27129.6NT Independent row Yvonne Doolittle24226.4NT Independent row Judy Tutcho22925.0NT Independent row Paul Andrew17519.1Total Valid Ballots917100%Turnout58% ThebachaName Vote% NT Independent rowLouis Sebert40142.8NT Independent row Michael Miltenberger*36338.7NT Independent row Don Jaque17318.5Total Valid Ballots937100%Turnout51% Tu Nedhé-WiilidehName Vote% NT Independent rowTom Beaulieu**41071.1NT Independent row Richard Edjericon17728.9Total Valid Ballots587100%Turnout71% **Beaulieu was previously member for the abolished district of Weledeh Yellowknife CentreName Vote% NT Independent rowJulie Green47054.7NT Independent row Robert Hawkins*38945.3Total Valid Ballots859100%Turnout38% Yellowknife NorthName Vote% NT Independent rowCory Vanthuyne39235.8NT Independent row Dan Wong37634.3NT Independent row Ben Nind18917.2NT Independent row Edwin Castillo12711.6NT Independent row Sean Erasmus121.1Total Valid Ballots1,096100%Turnout45% Yellowknife SouthName Vote% NT Independent rowBob McLeod*48570.0NT Independent row Nigit'stil Jessica Norbert17925.8NT Independent row Samuel Roland294.2Total Valid Ballots693100%Turnout33% Analysis Chris Windeyer, writing for CBC News, wrote that the defeat of eight incumbents in a 19-seat legislature could be seen as reflecting a strong desire for change, particularly pointing to the defeat of Finance Minister Michael Miltenberger, who unsuccessfully tried to win a sixth term.Chris Windeyer, "Voters deliver a blunt demand for change," CBC News, Nov. 24, 2015, URL accessed Nov. 24, 2015. Windeyer also noted there was no increase in female MLAs in this election, with only two winning, and wrote that the re-election of Michael Nadli, who broke his wife's wrist during his last term, "does not say great things about the place of women in N.W.T. politics." References 30em External links Elections NWT Category:Elections in the Northwest Territories Northwest Territories Category:November 2015 in Canada Category:2015 in the Northwest Territories