Pine Point (electoral district)
Pine Point was an electoral district of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The district consisted of its namesake Pine Point town.
The district was created in 1979 and abolished in 1991 when the Pine Point mine was shut down in 1987 and the town was dismantled.
Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
| Name | Elected | Left Office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created | ||||
| Bruce McLaughlin | 1979 | 1991 | ||
| District abolished | ||||
Election results
1987 election
1983 election
1979 election
| 1979 Northwest Territories general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Bruce McLaughlin | 156 | 37.06% | ||||||
| Don Hendry | 148 | 35.15% | ||||||
| Cliff Reid | 117 | 27.79% | ||||||
| Total valid ballots / Turnout | 421 | 57.75% | ||||||
Source(s)
"REPORT OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER ON THE GENERAL ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO THE COUNCIL OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES 1979" (PDF). Elections NWT. January 1980. Retrieved 2025-04-01. | ||||||||