1999 Northwest Territories general election
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19 seats in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories | ||||
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The 1999 Northwest Territories general election was held on December 6, 1999. This was the first election under the new boundaries that were created when Nunavut was carved out of the Northwest Territories. 19 members were elected, five fewer than in the previous election.
The main issues in this election were Native self-government and control over the territory's resources.
On polling day, Yellowknife was caught in an extreme blizzard that cut off-road traffic and supplies.
This was also the last election in Canada in the 20th century.
The election was conducted under a non-partisan rules as the government operates under consensus, and Elections N.W.T. has not recognized parties since 1905. The Western Arctic New Democratic Party, a quasi-official offshoot of the New Democratic Party of Canada, fielded candidates and published signs and campaign material, as an attempt to revive a partisan legislature. They were shut out of the election.
Members of the Legislative Assembly elected
For complete electoral history, see individual districts
14th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly | |||
District | Member | ||
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Deh Cho | Michael McLeod | ||
Frame Lake | Charles Dent | ||
Great Slave | Bill Braden | ||
Hay River North | Paul Delorey | ||
Hay River South | Jane Groenewegen | ||
Inuvik Boot Lake | Floyd Roland | ||
Inuvik Twin Lakes | Roger Allen | ||
Kam Lake | Tony Whitford | ||
Mackenzie Delta | David Krutko | ||
Nahendeh | Jim Antoine | ||
North Slave | Leon Lafferty | ||
Nunakput | Vince Steen | ||
Range Lake | Sandy Lee | ||
Sahtu | Stephen Kakfwi | ||
Thebacha | Michael Miltenberger | ||
Tu Nedhe | Steven Nitah | ||
Weledeh | Joe Handley | ||
Yellowknife Centre | Jake Ootes | ||
Yellowknife South | Brendan Bell |
See also
External links
- CBC clip profiling the 1999 election
- 1999 election results district by district