Dave Ramsay is a territorial level politician and current member of the Northwest Territories Legislature.

Political career

Ramsay first ran for a seat in the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly in the 1999 Northwest Territories general election

Northwest Territories general election, 1999

The Northwest Territories general election, 1999 took place on December 6, 1999, and was the 19th general election in the history of the Northwest Territories, Canada. This was the first election under the new boundaries that were created when Nunavut was carved out of the Northwest Territories...

 in the electoral district of Range Lake. He was defeated by candidate Sandy Lee finishing a close second. He would run again in the 2003 Northwest Territories general election

Northwest Territories general election, 2003

The Northwest Territories general election, 2003 was the 20th general election in the Canadian territory's history, conducted on November 24, 2003, to elect the 19 members of the Legislative Assembly.The election was called on October 27...

 this time in the electoral district of Kam Lake. He defeated two other candidates with nearly 50% of the vote to win his first term in office.

Ramsay recently ran for a second term in the 2007 Northwest Territories general election

Northwest Territories general election, 2007

The 2007 Northwest Territories general election took place on October 1, 2007. It was the 21st in the history of the territory. Nineteen members were elected to the Legislative Assembly from single member districts conducted under first-past-the-post voting system.The election was called on...

, winning with 81% of the ballot.

External links

• Dave Ramsay Legislature biography