Northwest Territories general election, 1975
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The Northwest Territories general election, 1975 was the 13th general election in the Northwest Territories history. The election took place on March 10, 1975. This was the first general election since 1902 that all the members of the assembly were elected. Fifteen members were elected to the Legislative Council.
Election summary
| Election summary | # of candidates | Popular vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incumbent | New | # | % | |
| Elected candidates | 1 | 13 | ? | ? |
| Acclaimed candidates | ? | 1 | ||
| Defeated candidates | ||||
| Total | 10,813 | 100% | ||
| Turnout 63.9% | ||||
Members of the Legislative Assembly elected
For complete electoral history, see individual districts| 8th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly 8th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly The 8th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly was the 15th assembly of the territorial government. The assembly lasted from 1975 until 1979... |
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| Central Arctic Central Arctic The Central Arctic was an electoral district of the Northwest Territories, Canada created in 1966 and abolished in 1983. The district consisted of Pelly Bay, Spence Bay, Gjoa Haven, Cambridge Bay, Bathurst Inlet, Bay Chimo, Coppermine and Holman. For the 1983 election Holman was moved to the... |
William Lyall Bill Lyall Bill Lyall C.M. of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada is a former territorial level politician. Lyall was elected to the 8th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly in the 1975 election.... |
| Central Baffin | Ipeelee Kilabuk Ipeelee Kilabuk Ipeelee Kilabuk was a territorial level politician from Pangnirtung, Northwest Territories, Canada.Kilabuk was first elected to the Northwest Territories Legislature in the 1975 Northwest Territories general election. He ran for re-election in the 1979 Northwest Territories general election but... |
| Foxe Basin | Mark Evaloarjuk Mark Evaloarjuk Mark Evaloarjuk, CM is a former northern Canadian business pioneer and politician. He served as a member of the Northwest Territories Legislature from 1975 until 1983, and served as President of Arctic Cooperatives Ltd... |
| Great Slave Great Slave Great Slave is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada.It is one of seven districts that represent Yellowknife and the current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Glen Abernethy... |
James Wah-Shee James Wah-Shee James Wah-Shee is a former territorial level politician from Northwest Territories, Canada. He served as a Member of the Northwest Territories Legislature from 1979 until 1987.In the 1970s Wah-Shee became President of the Dene Nation.... |
| Hay River | Donald Morton Stewart Donald Morton Stewart Donald Morton Stewart is a former politician and civil servant from Northwest Territories, Canada.-Early life:Stewart worked for numerous northern airlines, and later joined the civil service as a Department of Fisheries employee.... |
| High Arctic | Ludy Pudluk Ludy Pudluk Ludy Pudluk is a retired territorial level politician and former cabinet minister currently and current climate change activist residing in Resolute Nunavut, Canada.... |
| Inuvik Inuvik (electoral district) Inuvik was a territorial electoral district representing the city of Inuvik, Northwest Territories. It was dissolved for the 1999 territorial election, with two new districts, Inuvik Boot Lake and Inuvik Twin Lakes. Its last sitting Member was Floyd Roland, who now represents Inuvik Boot Lake.... |
Tom Butters Tom Butters Thomas H. "Tom" Butters, is a retired politician from Northwest Territories, Canada. He had a long career as a Member of the Northwest Territories Legislature from 1970 until 1991.... |
| Keewatin Region Keewatin Region, Northwest Territories The Keewatin Region was a region of the Northwest Territories, in use as an administrative and statistical division until the creation of Nunavut in 1999... |
Peter Irniq Peter Irniq Peter Taqtu Irniq is an Inuk politician in Canada, who served as the second Commissioner of Nunavut from April 2000 to April 2005.-Biography:... |
| Mackenzie Great Bear | George Barnaby George Barnaby George Barnaby is a former territorial level politician from Northwest Territories, Canada. He served as a member of the Northwest Territories Legislature from 1975 until 1976.... |
| Mackenzie-Laird | William Lafferty William Lafferty William "Bill" Lafferty was a former politician, Canadian Forces officer and news paper columnist from Northwest Territories, Canada. He served as a member of the Northwest Territories Legislature from 1975 until 1979.... |
| Slave River | Arnold McCallum Arnold McCallum Arnold McCallum is a former territorial level politician. He served as a member of the Northwest Territories legislature from 1975 until 1987.... |
| South Baffin South Baffin South Baffin is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.The riding consists of the communities of Cape Dorset and Kimmirut.The current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Fred Schell.-1999 election:... |
Bryan Pearson Bryan Pearson Bryan Pearson is a former territorial level politician from Northwest Territories, Canada.Pearson was first elected to the Northwest Territories Legislature in the 1970 Northwest Territories general election. He won the electoral district of Eastern Arctic and held that district until it was... |
| Western Arctic | John Steen |
| Yellowknife South Yellowknife South Yellowknife South is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada.It is one of seven districts that represent Yellowknife and the current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Bob McLeod.... |
David Searle David Searle David Harry Searle is a retired politician and lawyer from Northwest Territories, Canada.-Legal career:Born in Edmonton, Searle moved to Yellowknife with his family in 1946. He was educated at the University of Alberta. Searle established his law practice in 1963 partnering with Justice Mark de... |
| Yellowknife North | Dave Nickerson Dave Nickerson Dave Nickerson was politician from Northwest Territories, Canada.Nickerson was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories for Yellowknife North in the 1975 Northwest Territories general election... |