16th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly

16th Assembly
Type
Type
History
EstablishedOctober 1, 2007
DisbandedOctober 3, 2011
Preceded by15th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly
Succeeded by17th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly
Seats19
Elections
Last election
2007
Meeting place
Yellowknife

The 16th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly was the 24th sitting legislature in Northwest Territories history. The membership of this Assembly was decided by the 2007 Northwest Territories general election held on October 1, 2007 to elect 19 members.

Despite attempts by political parties to run candidates for the legislature, the legislature is nonpartisan and has been since 1905. The members met in October to choose the Premier, Speaker and the Cabinet.[1] Under the territory's consensus government system, Floyd Roland was chosen as the new Premier on October 17, 2007.

The NWT has set in place legislation that ensures elections are held every four years on the first Monday in October and the next election was held October 3, 2011.[2]

Membership

Members elected in the general election

Constituency Member First elected / previously elected
  Deh Cho Michael McLeod 1999
  Frame Lake Wendy Bisaro 2007
  Great Slave Glen Abernethy 2007
  Hay River North Paul Delorey 1999
  Hay River South Jane Groenewegen 1995
  Inuvik Boot Lake Floyd Roland 1995
  Inuvik Twin Lakes Robert C. McLeod 2004
  Kam Lake Dave Ramsay 2003
  Mackenzie Delta David Krutko 1995
  Monfwi Jackson Lafferty 2005
  Nahendeh Kevin A. Menicoche 2003
  Nunakput Jackie Jacobson 2007
  Range Lake Sandy Lee 1999
  Sahtu Norman Yakeleya 2003
  Thebacha Michael Miltenberger 1995
  Tu Nedhe Tom Beaulieu 2007
  Weledeh Bob Bromley 2007
  Yellowknife Centre Robert Hawkins 2003
  Yellowknife South Bob McLeod 2007

Membership changes

Date Member District Reason
March 26, 2011 Sandy Lee Range Lake Resigned to run for a seat in the 2011 Canadian federal election

References

  1. ^ N.W.T. election provided colourful night
  2. ^ Fixed election date in the N.W.T.: What does it mean, and why?


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