Northwest Territories general election, 1987
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The Northwest Territories general election, 1987 was the 16th general election in the history of the Northwest Territories
, Canada
. The election took place on October 5, 1987.
This was the last election in which Elections Canada
would administer the elections.
Note:
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The election took place on October 5, 1987.
This was the last election in which Elections Canada
Elections Canada
Elections Canada is an independent, non-partisan agency reporting directly to the Parliament of Canada. Its ongoing responsibility is to ensure that Canadians can exercise their choices in federal elections and referenda through an open and impartial process...
would administer the elections.
Election summary
| Election summary | # of candidates | Popular vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incumbent | New | # | % | |
| Elected candidates | 9 | 12 | ? | ? |
| Acclaimed candidates | ? | 3 | ||
| Defeated candidates | ||||
| Total | 15,775 | 100% | ||
| Turnout 70.9% | ||||
Members of the Legislative Assembly elected
For complete electoral history, see individual districts| 11th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly 11th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly The 11th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly was the 18th assembly of the territorial government from 1987 to 1991.-By-elections:At least 2 by-elections occurred in this Assembly.-External links:*... |
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| District | Member |
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| Aivilik | 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:... |
| Amittuq | Titus Allooloo Titus Allooloo Titus Allooloo is a business man and former territorial level politician from Northwest Territories, Canada. He served as a member and cabinet Minister of the Northwest Territories Legislature through two terms from 1987 until 1995.-Politics:... |
| Baffin Central | 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... |
| Baffin South | Joe Arlooktoo Joe Arlooktoo Joe Arlooktoo is a northern Canadian artist, adept at soapstone and ivory carving, and a municipal and territorial level politician who was a Member of the Northwest Territories Legislature from 1979 until 1991... |
| Deh Cho | Samuel Gargan Samuel Gargan Samuel Gargan is a former long serving politician and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories.Gargan was first elected to the Northwest Territories Legislature in the 1983 Northwest Territories general election. He was re-elected to a second term in the 1987 Northwest... |
| Hay River | John Pollard John Pollard (politician) John Pollard is a businessman and former politician from Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1987 until 1995, serving as Minister of Finance.... |
| 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.... |
| Hudson Bay Hudson Bay (N.W.T. electoral district) Hudson Bay was a former territorial electoral district, that elected Members to the Northwest Territories Legislature from 1979 until 1991. It was Abolished in 1987 when it became part of the Baffin South electoral district... |
Charlie Crow Charlie Crow Charlie Crow is a former disc jockey and Member of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly from 1987 to 1991.-Early life:Crow became the first disc jockey for community radio station CKSN-FM when it opened in 1971... |
| 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.... |
| Iqaluit | Dennis Patterson Dennis Patterson Dennis Glen Patterson is a politician and lawyer. He served as MLA for Frobisher Bay and Iqaluit from 1978 to 1995, as NWT Minister of Education, Justice and Municipal Affairs and was chosen as the fifth consensus Government Leader of Northwest Territories, Canada from 1987 to 1991... |
| Kitikmeot West | Red Pedersen Red Pedersen Asger Rye "Red" Pedersen, sometimes Asgar Rye Pederson, is a former territorial level politician. As a young man in 1953, he got a job in the Canadian Arctic with the Hudson's Bay Company at Cambridge Bay, Nunavut... |
| Kivallivik | Gordon Wray Gordon Wray (politician) Gordon Wray is a former territorial level politician from Northern Canada. He served as a member of the Northwest Territories Legislature from 1983 until 1991.... |
| 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:... |
Richard Nerysoo Richard Nerysoo Richard Nerysoo is a territorial level politician from Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, Canada. He was a member of the Northwest Territories Legislature from 1979 to 1995 and briefly served as the third Premier and Speaker of the territories.... |
| Nahendeh Nahendeh Nahendeh is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The district consists of Fort Liard, Fort Simpson, Jean Marie River, Nahanni Butte, Trout Lake and Wrigley.... |
Nick Sibbeston Nick Sibbeston Nick G. Sibbeston is a Canadian Senator. He attended residential school in Fort Simpson, Providence, Inuvik, and Yellowknife, and the University of Alberta where he graduated with Bachelor of Arts and Law degrees.-Political career:... |
| Natilikmeot | Michael Angottitauruq Michael Angottitauruq Michael Angottitauruq Sr. is a former territorial and municipal level politician. He served as Mayor of Gjoa Haven and as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1987 to 1989.... |
| Nunakput Nunakput Nunakput is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The district consists of Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour, Tuktoyaktuk and Ulukhaktok.The current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Jackie Jacobson.... |
Nellie Cournoyea Nellie Cournoyea Nellie Cournoyea, OC is a former Canadian politician, who served as the sixth Premier of the Northwest Territories from 1991 to 1995... |
| Pine Point | Bruce McLaughlin Bruce McLaughlin Bruce McLaughlin is a Canadian politician. He served as a Member of the Northwest Territories Legislature from 1979 until 1991.McLaughlin was first elected to the Northwest Territories Legislature in the 1979 Northwest Territories general election. He won the new Pine Point electoral district... |
| Rae-Lac La Martre | Henry Zoe Henry Zoe -Political career:Zoe was first elected to the Northwest Legislature in the 1987 Northwest Territories general election in the North Slave riding. He ran for re-election in the 1991 Northwest Territories general election defeating 2 other candidates to win his second term in office. Zoe did run... |
| Sahtu Sahtu (electoral district) Sahtu is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories, Canada. The district consists of Colville Lake, Deline, Fort Good Hope, Norman Wells and Tulita.The current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Norman Yakeleya.... |
Stephen Kakfwi Stephen Kakfwi Stephen Kakfwi is a Canadian politician and the ninth Premier of the Northwest Territories.- Early life :... |
| Slave River | Jeannie Marie-Jewell Jeannie Marie-Jewell Jeannie Marie-Jewell is a territorial level politician from northern Canada. She served as the first female Speaker in the history of the Northwest Territories legislature.-Political career:... |
| Tu Nedhe Tu Nedhe Tu Nedhe is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The district consists of Fort Resolution and Lutselk'e.The current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Tom Beaulieu.... |
Don Morin Don Morin Don Albert Morin was the seventh Premier of Northwest Territories, Canada.-Scandal:The initial complaints that led to the investigations by the ethics commissioner were filed with the Northwest Territories ethics commissioner by MLAs Jane Groenewegen and Jeannie Marie-Jewell... |
| Yellowknife Centre Yellowknife Centre Yellowknife Centre 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 Robert Hawkins.... |
Brian Lewis Brian Lewis (politician) Brian Lewis is a former educator, deputy minister in the Northwest Territories government, elected politician and speaker of the Northwest Territories Legislature.Lewis and his family first moved to the Northwest Territories in 1963.... |
| Yellowknife North | Michael Ballantyne Michael Ballantyne Michael Ballantyne was a former territorial level politician. He was a member of the Yellowknife city council from 1978 and in 1979 became mayor until his resignation in 1983... |
| 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.... |
Ted Richard Ted Richard J. Edward "Ted" Richard is a former territorial level politician, lawyer and senior judge of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories. Richards, a former lawyer, was a partner in the law firm of Richard, Vertes, Peterson & Schuler in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories... |
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- Bold denotes incumbency.