William "Bill" Lafferty (1931–2003) was a politician,

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. He served as a member of the Northwest Territories Legislature from 1975 until 1979. Lafferty was first elected to the Northwest Territories Legislature in the 1975 Northwest Territories general election in the Mackenzie-Laird electoral district. Lafferty would only serve a single term in office and was defeated by Nick Sibbeston in the 1979 Northwest Territories general election. He died in 2003 due to cancer.

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Remembering Bill Lafferty Northern News Service
1931 births 2003 deaths Canadian people of Métis descent Deaths from cancer in Canada People from Fort Simpson 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories {{NorthwestTerritories-politician-stub