Seamus Henry (born July 4, 1949) is a

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-born former member of the

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. He was elected to the Northwest Territories Legislature in the

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. He defeated incumbent

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in an upset race by four votes. Henry retired from politics at the end of his term in 1999.

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NWT Votes 2003 Yellowknife South Profile
Living people Emigrants from Northern Ireland to Canada 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories Politicians from Yellowknife 1949 births {{NorthwestTerritories-politician-stub