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2023 Northwest Territories General Election
The 2023 Northwest Territories general election was held on November 14, 2023. Nineteen members were elected to the 20th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly. The Assembly is run on a consensus government system, in which all MLAs sit as independents and are not organized into political parties. Due to the Northwest Territories wildfire evacuations in August, territorial chief election officer, Stephen Dunbar, proposed delaying the election one month to November, due to the possibility that some residents of the territory may still be displaced from their homes during the currently scheduled campaign period.Carrie Tait and Alanna Smith"Wildfires could push Northwest Territories fall election back a month" ''The Globe and Mail'', August 21, 2023. Some cabinet ministers expressed support for his proposal, with the Assembly meeting on August 28 to debate rescheduling the election. The election was officially delayed from the original October 3 date to November 14, six weeks ...
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Legislative Assembly Of The Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, or Legislative Council of the Northwest Territories (with Northwest hyphenated as North-West until 1906), is the legislature and the seat of government of Northwest Territories in Canada. It is a unicameral elected body that creates and amends law in the Northwest Territories. Permanently located in Yellowknife since 1993, the assembly was founded in 1870 and became active in 1872 with the first appointments from the Government of Canada. Until 2014, the assembly was officially defined under federal law as "Legislative Council". However, under Northwest Territories territorial law, it was defined as "Legislative Assembly". The federal name was changed when the Northwest Territories Act was rewritten in 2014. Under different periods of its history it has alternated names. Members of the Legislative Assembly are Oath of office, sworn in by the commissioner of the Northwest Territories. Early history The Legislative Assembly was firs ...
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Caroline Wawzonek
Caroline Wawzonek is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories The Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, or Legislative Council of the Northwest Territories (with Northwest hyphenated as North-West until 1906), is the legislature and the seat of government of Northwest Territories in Canada. It is a u ... in the 2019 election. She represents the electoral district of Yellowknife South, and was elected to Premier Caroline Cochrane's cabinet by the new cohort of territorial MLAs on October 24, 2019.Ollie Williams"Here's who will be in Caroline Cochrane's NWT cabinet" Cabin Radio, October 24, 2019. After being acclaimed to the 20th Legislative Assembly in 2023, Wawzonek returned to the Executive Council as Deputy Premier, Minister of Finance, Minister of Infrastructure, and the Minister Responsible for the NWT Power Corporation. Election results References Living people Women MLAs in the Northwest Terri ...
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2023 In The Northwest Territories
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious and cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in the 9th ...
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Jay MacDonald
Jay MacDonald (born June 26, 1964) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in the 2023 election. He represents the electoral district of Thebacha. He is a former municipal councillor and deputy mayor in Fort Smith.Sidney Cohen"What happens when an N.W.T. community councillor runs for MLA?" CBC North CBC North (; ; ) is the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's radio and television service for the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon of Northern Canada as well as Eeyou Istchee and Nunavik in the Nord-du-Québec region of Quebec. Hist ..., October 17, 2023. Election results References Living people 21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories Northwest Territories municipal councillors Place of birth missing (living people) 1964 births {{NorthwestTerritories-politician-stub ...
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Vince McKay
Vince McKay (born September 17, 1977) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in the 2023 election. He represents the electoral district of Hay River South. He previously served as the municipal council in Hay River."Hay River councillor on why he's stepping away, and why so few people are running for office"
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Caitlin Cleveland
Caitlin Cleveland is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in the 2019 electionOllie Williams"Only Nahendeh left to elect MLA, 18 others are elected" Cabin Radio, October 1, 2019. and re-elected in the 2023 general election. She represents the electoral district of Kam Lake Kam Lake is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is one of seven districts that represent Yellowknife. A larger-than-usual property tax increase in 2014 saw the area re-zoned by .... As of September 29, 2024, Cleveland serves as the Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment as well as the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment. Election results References Living people Women MLAs in the Northwest Territories Politicians from Yellowknife 21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories 21st-century Canadian women politicians ...
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Lesa Semmler
Lesa Semmler (born c. 1976) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in the 2019 election. She represents the electoral district of Inuvik Twin Lakes. Prior to her election to the legislature, she worked for the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation as their Health Navigator working on numerous health files at the local regional and national level. She was the Nurse manager prior to her work with IRC at the Inuvik Regional Hospital. She has also been an activist on the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women, as she was raised primarily by her great-grandparents after her mother was murdered by her common law partner when she was just eight years old.Mackenzie Scott"'My mother didn't die for nothing,' says Inuvik woman ahead of Yellowknife MMIWG inquiry" CBC North CBC North (; ; ) is the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's radio and television service for the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon of Northern Cana ...
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Lucy Kuptana
Lucy Kuptana is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in the 2023 election. She represents the electoral district of Nunakput. Prior to her election to the legislature, Kuptana was administrator of Tuktoyaktuk, and served on the board of governors of Aurora College.Ollie Williams"Lucy Kuptana says she’ll run for MLA in Nunakput" ''Cabin Radio Cabin Radio is a Canadian independent hyperlocal web media organization based in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.Living people Women MLAs in th ...
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Executive Council Of The Northwest Territories
The Executive Council of the Northwest Territories The Northwest Territories is a federal Provinces and territories of Canada, territory of Canada. At a land area of approximately and a 2021 census population of 41,070, it is the second-largest and the most populous of Provinces and territorie ... or cabinet consists of six Ministers and a Premier elected by the 19 members of the Legislative Assembly. Ministers at present are as follows (current ): References External links Official site {{Executive_Councils_of_Canada ...
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Speaker Of The Legislative Assembly Of The Northwest Territories
The Speaker is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories. The speakership has changed many times: from 1876 to 1888 the presiding officer of the assembly was the Lieutenant-Governor of the North-West Territories (with North-West hyphenated name used until 1906); however, Members of the Legislative Assembly would also elect one of their own to act as chairman. Elected members held the Speakership from 1888 until 1905. The Deputy Commissioner of the Territories became Speaker and held that role from 1921 until 1975, when it was returned to the elected members. Speakers and presiding officers Lieutenant-governors serving as presiding officer of the Council of the North-West Territories (1876–1888) *David Laird October 7, 1876 – December 3, 1881 *Edgar Dewdney December 3, 1881 – July 1, 1888 Speakers of the North-West Legislative Assembly (1888–1905) *Herbert Charles Wilson 1888–1891 * James Hamilton Ross 1891–1894 * John Betts 1894� ...
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Shane Thompson
Shane Thompson (born July 11, 1963) is a Canadian politician, who is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories for the district of Nahendeh. He was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in 2023. He was first elected in the 2015 election, and was re-elected in 2019 and again in 2023. He previously served as the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Minister of Lands, Minister Responsible for Youth, and Minister Responsible for Seniors.Ollie Williams"Full list of NWT ministers as Cochrane hands out portfolios" Cabin Radio Cabin Radio is a Canadian independent hyperlocal web media organization based in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
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