Northwest Territories general election, 1954
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The Northwest Territories general election of 1954 was the seventh general election in the history of the Territories. The election was held on September 7, 1954, this was also the only provincial / territorial election held in Canada that year.
This election saw the number of elected candidates increase by one.
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This election saw the number of elected candidates increase by one.
Appointed members
| 2nd Northwest Territories Legislative Council 2nd Northwest Territories Legislative Council The 2nd Northwest Territories Legislative Council was the 9th assembly of the territorial government lasting from the election of 1954 until dissolution in 1957... |
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| Member | New/Re-appointed |
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| Louis Audette Louis Audette Louis de la Chesnaye Audette, was a Canadian lawyer, soldier, and civil servant.Born in Ottawa, Ontario, the son of Louis-Arthur Audette and Mary-Grace Stuart, the tenth child of Andrew Stuart, he was educated as a lawyer and practiced in Montreal during 1930s... |
Re-appointed |
| Leonard Nicholson Leonard Nicholson Leonard Hanson Nicholson, OC, MBE served as the tenth Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, from May 1, 1951 to March 31, 1959.... |
Re-appointed |
| William Clements | Re-appointed |
| Jean Boucher | New |
| Frank Cunningham* | Re-appointed |
Note:
- Frank Cunningham was also deputy commissioner.
Elected members
For complete electoral history, see individual districts| 2nd Northwest Territories Legislative Council 2nd Northwest Territories Legislative Council The 2nd Northwest Territories Legislative Council was the 9th assembly of the territorial government lasting from the election of 1954 until dissolution in 1957... |
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| District | Member |
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| Mackenzie Delta Mackenzie Delta (electoral district) Mackenzie Delta is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The district consists of Aklavik, Fort McPherson and Tsiigehtchic.-History:... |
Frank Carmichael Frank Carmichael Frank Carmichael was a trapper and a territorial level politician in Northwest Territories, Canada.-Early life:Carmichael moved to Aklavik, Northwest Territories in 1927 and began working as a trapper.-Political career:... |
| Mackenzie North Mackenzie North Mackenzie North is a former territorial electoral district, that elected Members to the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly.Mackenzie North covered the communities of Yellowknife, Bathurst Inlet, Fort Providence, Fort Rae, Snare River, Outpost Island, Hottah Lake, Port Radium, Coppermine,... |
John Goodall |
| Mackenzie River Mackenzie River (N.W.T. electoral district) Mackenzie River is a former territorial electoral district, that elected Members to the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly.-1954 election:... |
John Parker John Havelock Parker John Havelock Parker, OC was Commissioner of the Canadian Northwest Territories from April 15, 1979 to July 31, 1989. He had previously been Deputy Commissioner of Northwest Territories from 1967 to 1979.... |
| Mackenzie South Mackenzie South Mackenzie South is a former territorial electoral district, that elected Members to the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly in Canada.The electoral district covered the communities of Fort Smith, Hay River, Pine Point, Fort Resolution, Talston River, Snowdrift, Fort Reliance and Wynn's... |
Robert Poritt |