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Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories electoral district
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Michael McLeod
Liberal
District created1976
First contested1979
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]41,070
Electors (2019)30,235
Area (km²)[2]1,127,711.92
Pop. density (per km²)0.04
Census division(s)Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4, Region 5, Region 6
Census subdivision(s)Yellowknife, Hay River, Inuvik, Fort Smith, Behchokò, Fort Simpson, Tuktoyaktuk, Norman Wells, Fort McPherson, Fort Providence
Northwest Territories electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1962
District abolished1976
First contested1962
Last contested1974

Northwest Territories (French: Territoires du Nord-Ouest) is a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada. The electoral district covers the entire territory.

This riding was created in 1962 from Mackenzie River riding. It was composed of the entire territory of the Northwest Territories. In 1979, the riding was divided into the ridings of Western Arctic and Nunatsiaq (later Nunavut). Following the creation of the territory of Nunavut in 1999, the riding of Western Arctic was made coterminous with the new Northwest Territories.

After 1999, Western Arctic was an anomaly in that, unlike Nunavut and Yukon, it did not share the name of the territory with which it was coterminous. This did not change with subsequent representation orders because the electoral boundaries revision process did not affect the territories and the territorial riding names were specified in law. In 2014, at the behest of Western Arctic MP Dennis Bevington, the riding name was changed to Northwest Territories by Bill C-37, which also changed the names of several other ridings scheduled to come into effect with the representation order for the next election. Unlike those names, the change to Northwest Territories came into effect immediately as it involved amending the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act itself.[3][4]

From 1887 to 1905, the only areas of the NWT with representation in Parliament were those areas that became part of present-day provinces (Alberta, Saskatchewan and western Manitoba). From 1905 to 1947, the NWT was not represented in Parliament. From 1947 to 1962, the southwestern NWT was represented only by the electoral district of Yukon—Mackenzie River and then Mackenzie River. In 1962, the electoral district of NWT was created to represent the entire territory, for the first time giving all Canadian territory a representative in Parliament.

This riding's boundaries remained the same following the 2012 redistribution.

Demographics

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According to the 2021 Canadian census

Ethnic groups: 49.6% Native Canadian, 38.2% White, 4.1% Filipino, 2.6% Black, 1.9% South Asian
Languages: 76% English, 3.3% Tlicho, 2.8% French, 1.9% Slavey, 1.9% Tagalog, 1% Dene
Religions: 55.2% Christian (21% Catholic, 8.1% Anglican, 2% United Church, 1.9% Pentecostal and other Charismatic 1.5% Baptist), 39.8% No religion, 1.8% Muslim
Average income: $69 400

Members of Parliament

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Following the division into Western Arctic and Nunatsiaq, the riding's first MP was Progressive Conservative MP Dave Nickerson, who was first elected in 1979 and re-elected twice. In the 1988 election, Nickerson was defeated by Liberal Ethel Blondin-Andrew who went on to serve as the riding's MP for eighteen years, including two years as Minister of State for Northern Development. In 2006, Blondin-Andrew was defeated by New Democrat Dennis Bevington. The earlier riding of Northwest Territories had been represented by New Democrat Wally Firth from 1972 to 1979.

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Northwest Territories
Riding created from Mackenzie River
25th  1962–1963     Isabel Hardie Liberal
26th  1963–1965     Eugène Rhéaume Progressive Conservative
27th  1965–1968     Bud Orange Liberal
28th  1968–1972
29th  1972–1974     Wally Firth New Democratic
30th  1974–1979
Riding divided into Western Arctic and Nunatsiaq
As Western Arctic
31st  1979–1980     Dave Nickerson Progressive Conservative
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993     Ethel Blondin-Andrew Liberal
35th  1993–1997
36th  1997–2000
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008     Dennis Bevington New Democratic
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2014
Northwest Territories
41st  2014–2015     Dennis Bevington New Democratic
42nd  2015–2019     Michael McLeod Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results

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Graph of election results in Northwest Territories/Western Arctic (since 1979, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

Northwest Territories (2014–present)

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2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Michael McLeod 5,387 38.22 -1.78
New Democratic Kelvin Kotchilea 4,558 32.34 +10.54
Conservative Lea Anne Mollison 2,031 14.41 -11.39
Independent Jane Groenewegen 1,791 12.71
Green Roland Laufer 328 2.33 -8.27
Total valid votes 14,095 98.91 -0.33
Total rejected ballots 155 1.09 +0.33
Turnout 14,250 47.2 -6.3
Liberal hold Swing -4.16
Source: Elections Canada[5]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Michael McLeod 6,638 40.0 -8.34 $60,703.01
Conservative Yanik D'Aigle 4,279 25.8 +7.45 none listed
New Democratic Mary Beckett 3,619 21.8 -8.68 $5,371.84
Green Paul Falvo 1,757 10.6 +7.77 $10,067.85
People's Luke Quinlan 295 1.8 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 16,291 100.0
Total rejected ballots 125
Turnout 16,416 54.3
Eligible voters 30,235
Liberal hold Swing -15.79
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Michael McLeod 9,172 48.34 +29.90 $71,207.71
New Democratic Dennis Bevington 5,783 30.48 −15.36 $37,599.86
Conservative Floyd Roland 3,481 18.35 −13.76
Green John Moore 537 2.83 −0.23
Total valid votes/expense limit 18,973 100.00   $214,028.20
Total rejected ballots 104 0.55
Turnout 19,077 64.82
Eligible voters 29,432
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +22.63
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]


Western Arctic (1979–2014)

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2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Dennis Bevington 7,140 45.80 +4.36
Conservative Sandy Lee 5,001 32.10 −5.51
Liberal Joe Handley 2,872 18.40 +4.82
Green Eli Purchase 447 3.10 −2.39
Animal Alliance Bonnie Dawson 87 0.60
Total valid votes 15,577 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 78 0.50 +0.09
Turnout 15,655 55.43 +7.72
Eligible voters 28,244
New Democratic hold Swing +4.94
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Dennis Bevington 5,669 41.44 −0.99 $39,961
Conservative Brendan Bell 5,146 37.62 +17.14 $84,329
Liberal Gabrielle Mackenzie-Scott 1,858 13.58 −21.7 $37,884
Green Sam Gamble 752 5.49 +3.65 $9,010
First Peoples National Noeline Villebrun 252 1.84
Total valid votes 13,677 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 56 0.41
Turnout 13,733 47.71
Eligible voters 28,787
New Democratic hold Swing −9.06
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Dennis Bevington 6,801 42.67 +3.62 $40,703
Liberal Ethel Blondin-Andrew 5,643 35.40 −4.04
Conservative Richard Edjericon 3,200 20.08 +2.92
Green Alexandre Beaudin 296 1.85 −2.47
Total valid votes 15,940 100.0  
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +3.83
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Ethel Blondin-Andrew 5,317 39.44 −6.15 $58,782
New Democratic Dennis Bevington 5,264 39.05 +12.34 $39,504
Conservative Sean Mandeville 2,314 17.16 −10.52 $16,863
Green Chris O'Brien 583 4.32 $2,754
Total valid votes 13,478 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 69 0.51
Turnout 13,547 47.33
Liberal hold Swing −9.24
Change for the Conservatives is based on the combined totals of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservatives.
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Ethel Blondin-Andrew 5,855 45.59 +3.96 $56,498
New Democratic Dennis Bevington 3,430 26.71 +7.42 $27,323
Alliance Fred Turner 2,273 17.70 +2.99 $15,406
Progressive Conservative Bruce McLaughlin 1,687 9.98 −2.64 $8,374
Total valid votes 12,840 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 72 0.56
Turnout 12,912 52.24
Liberal hold Swing −1.73
Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the Reform Party.
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Ethel Blondin-Andrew 5,564 41.63 −20.84 $56,834
New Democratic Mary Beth Levan 2,579 19.29 +12.98 $22,393
Reform Mike Watt 1,966 14.71 +0.62 $4,546
Progressive Conservative Bob Dowdall 1,687 12.62 –0.71 $16,020
Independent Wally Firth 1,567 11.72 $8,857
Total valid votes 13,363 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 94 0.70
Turnout 13,457 58.37
Liberal hold Swing −16.91
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ethel Blondin-Andrew 8,867 62.47 +20.10
Reform Mansell Grey 2,000 14.09
Progressive Conservative Martin Hanly 1,893 13.34 −15.28
New Democratic Bill Schram 896 6.31 −18.78
Green Chris O'Brien 325 2.29
Natural Law Lynn Taylor 213 1.50
Total valid votes 14,194 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +3.00
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ethel Blondin 5,415 42.37 +16.52
Progressive Conservative Dave Nickerson 3,657 28.62 −17.50
New Democratic Wayne Cahill 3,207 25.10 −2.93
Independent Cece McCauley 331 2.59
Independent Ernie Lennie 169 1.32
Total valid votes 12,779 100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +17.01
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Dave Nickerson 5,822 46.12 +12.31
New Democratic Bertha Allen 3,538 28.03 −5.60
Liberal Lynda Sorenson 3,264 25.86 −6.71
Total valid votes 12,624 100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +8.96
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Dave Nickerson 3,556 33.81 −1.35
New Democratic Wally Firth 3,537 33.63 +4.30
Liberal Gary Boyd 3,425 32.56 –0.59
Total valid votes 10,518 100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing −2.82
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1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Dave Nickerson 4,058 35.16
Liberal David Searle 3,827 33.15
New Democratic Georges Erasmus 3,385 29.33
Independent Edward McRae 273 2.37
Total valid votes 11,543 100.0  
Riding created from part of the former riding of Northwest Territories, with New Democrat Wally Firth as the incumbent.

Northwest Territories (1962–1974)

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Graph of election results in Northwest Territories (1962-1974, parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Wally Firth 5,410 42.09 +2.27
Progressive Conservative Bob Ward 4,271 33.23 +2.36
Liberal Richard Whitford 3,173 24.68 −4.64
Total valid votes 12,854 100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing –0.04
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Wally Firth 5,597 39.82 +27.07
Progressive Conservative Bob Ward 4,339 30.87 +7.43
Liberal Dick Hill 4,121 29.32 −34.48
Total valid votes 14,057 100.0  
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +9.82
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Orange 6,018 63.80 +7.59
Progressive Conservative R. Van Norman 2,211 23.44 −15.68
New Democratic William Harvey Kent 1,203 12.75 +8.09
Total valid votes 9,432 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +11.64
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Eugène Rhéaume 4,814 56.82 +14.47
Liberal Isabel Hardie 3,659 43.18 −3.06
Total valid votes 8,473 100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +8.76
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Isabel Hardie 3,842 46.24
Progressive Conservative Eugène Rhéaume 3,519 42.35
Unknown A. Pat Carey 948 11.41
Total valid votes 8,309 100.0  
This riding was created from Mackenzie River, with Liberal Merv Hardie as the incumbent.

Federal riding associations

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Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:

Party Association name CEO HQ address HQ city
Conservative Western Arctic Conservative Association Bill Aho 5523 44th Street Yellowknife
Green Green Party of Canada — Western Arctic Jessica Gamble 15 Gitzel Street Yellowknife
Liberal Northwest Territories Federal Liberal Association Chuck Blyth PO BOX 965 Yellowknife
New Democratic Western Arctic Federal NDP Riding Association Shane Pyke PO BOX 2185 Yellowknife

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2022
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2022
  3. ^ Bill C-37, An Act to change the names of certain electoral districts and to amend the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (S.C. 2014, c. 19).
  4. ^ Parliament of Canada. "Northwest Territories (Northwest Territories) 2014-". History of Federal Ridings since 1867. Consulted 2014-08-27.
  5. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  7. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  8. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Northwest Territories, 30 September 2015
  9. ^ Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits
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