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

Northwest Territories general election, 1983

The Northwest Territories general election, 1983 was the 15th general election in the Northwest Territories history. The election took place on November 21, 1983....

. He was re-elected to a second term in the 1987 Northwest Territories general election

Northwest Territories general election, 1987

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....

. He would be returned by acclamation to a third term in the 1991 Northwest Territories general election

Northwest Territories general election, 1991

The Northwest Territories general election, 1991 was the 17th general election in the Northwest Territories history. The election took place on October 15, 1991.Twenty four members were elected to the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly....

. He would be elected Speaker by members of the Legislature on February 15, 1995. He ran for re-election to what would be his final term in the 1995 Northwest Territories general election

Northwest Territories general election, 1995

The Northwest Territories general election, 1995 was the 18th general election in the Northwest Territories history. The election took place on October 16, 1995. This was the last election before the Northwest Territories was split in two with the creation of Nunavut.The big issue this election was...

. He served his entire fourth term as Speaker, running for a fifth term 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 that election he was defeated by candidate Michael McLeod

Michael McLeod

Michael McLeod is a current territorial level politician from Northwest Territories, Canada.-Political career:...

losing his seat and the Speakership.

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