William Lafferty
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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.
Lafferty was first elected to the Northwest Territories Legislature in the 1975 Northwest Territories general election
. He won the Mackenzie-Laird electoral district defeating incumbent Nick Sibbeston
. Lafferty would only serve a single term in office and would not return when the legislature was dissolved in 1979.
He died in 2003 due to cancer.
Canadian Forces
The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces."...
officer and news paper columnist from Northwest Territories
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...
. He served as a member of the Northwest Territories Legislature from 1975 until 1979.
Lafferty was first elected to the Northwest Territories Legislature in the 1975 Northwest Territories general election
Northwest Territories general election, 1975
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...
. He won the Mackenzie-Laird electoral district defeating incumbent 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:...
. Lafferty would only serve a single term in office and would not return when the legislature was dissolved in 1979.
He died in 2003 due to cancer.