2019 Northwest Territories general election
October 1, 2019
All seats in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
The map on the left shows the total winning vote by riding. The map on the right shows the incumbency status for each MLA after the election. As Northwest Territories elections are on a non-partisan basis, all candidates run as independents.
Premier before election

Bob McLeod

 Premier after election

Caroline Cochrane

The 2019 Northwest Territories general election was held on October 1, 2019.[1] Nineteen members were elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories.

Election

On September 6, 2019, Premier Bob McLeod announced that he would not seek re-election.[2]

Four other incumbents announced they would not seek re-election, including three of seven cabinet ministers — Health Minister Glen Abernethy, Housing Minister Alfred Moses, and Finance Minister Robert C. McLeod.[3]

Not counting the three acclaimed MLAs (RJ Simpson, Frederick Blake Jr, and Jackson Lafferty), only four incumbent members out of 11 running won reelection: Kevin O'Reilly, Julie Green, Shane Thompson, and Caroline Cochrane.[4] Cochrane was the only cabinet minister from the 18th Assembly to return to the legislature.[5] Three ridings, including Cochrane's, were subject to automatic recounts due to the narrow margins of victory;[6] however, all of the recounts upheld the original results.[7]

The election represented a historic breakthrough for women in Northwest Territories politics. The territory had just two female MLAs in the previous assembly, ranking last among all of Canada's elected legislatures for female representation; in the 2019 election, however, the territory elected nine women, representing nearly half of the 19-seat legislature— the highest percentage of female representation in any Canadian legislature.[8]

New premier and cabinet

Given that the territory operates on a consensus government system, MLAs elected on October 1 chose the new premier in the first session of the 19th Assembly. Four MLAs — Jackson Lafferty, R. J. Simpson, Caroline Cochrane and Frieda Martselos — indicated that they would stand for the premiership;[9] Cochrane was selected as the premier on October 24.[10]

Simpson, Paulie Chinna, Katrina Nokleby, Diane Thom, Shane Thompson and Caroline Wawzonek were selected as the cabinet members in the same session of the legislature.[11]

Results

The Legislative Assembly is run on a consensus government system, in which all MLAs sit as independents and are not organized into political parties. Note, accordingly, that colours in the following charts are used solely to indicate candidate status, not political party affiliations.

Statistics

Reelection statistics
Seats Did not run again Defeated Reelected
All MLAs 19 5 7 7

Candidates

Candidates by district
District Winner Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Incumbent
Deh Cho Ronald Bonnetrouge
283		 Michael Nadli
253		 Michael Nadli
Frame Lake Kevin O'Reilly
357		 Dave Ramsay
346		 Kevin O'Reilly
Great Slave Katrina Nokleby
454		 Patrick Scott
389		 Glen Abernethy
Hay River North R. J. Simpson (Jr.)
acclaimed		 R. J. Simpson
Hay River South Rocky Simpson Sr.
350		 Wally Schumann
322		 Wally Schumann
Inuvik Boot Lake Diane Thom
239		 Eugene Rees
179		 Desmond Loreen
94		 Jimmy Kalinek
47		 Alfred Moses
Inuvik Twin Lakes Lesa Semmler
470		 Sallie Ross
106		 Donald Hendrick
41		 Robert C. McLeod
Kam Lake Caitlin Cleveland
262		 Robert Hawkins
224		 Kieron Testart
220		 Rommel Silverio
125		 Abdullah Al-Mahamud
63		 Cherish Winsor
61		 Kieron Testart
Mackenzie Delta Frederick Blake Jr.
acclaimed		 Frederick Blake Jr.
Monfwi Jackson Lafferty
acclaimed		 Jackson Lafferty
Nahendeh Shane Thompson
536		 Mike Drake
190		 Randy Sibbeston
111		 Eric Menicoche
40		 Shane Thompson
Nunakput Jackie Jacobson
231		 Herbert Nakimayak
143		 Annie Steen
127		 Holly Campbell
107		 Sheila Nasogaluak
101		 Alisa Blake
48		 Herbert Nakimayak
Range Lake Caroline Cochrane
439		 Hughie Graham
421		 Caroline Cochrane
Sahtu Paulie Chinna
309		 Daniel McNeely
287		 Caroline Yukon
135		 Wilfred McNeely Jr.
120		 Daniel McNeely
Thebacha Frieda Martselos
504		 Denise Yuhas
454		 Don Jaque
139		 Louis Sebert
70		 Louis Sebert
Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh Steve Norn
206		 Richard Edjericon
130		 Lila Fraser Erasmus
117		 Paul Betsina
103		 Nadine Delorme
9		 Tom Beaulieu
Yellowknife Centre Julie Green
291		 Arlene Hache
260		 Niels Konge
185		 Thom Jarvis
103		 Julie Green
Yellowknife North Rylund Johnson
501		 Cory Vanthuyne
496		 Jan Vallillee
380		 Cory Vanthuyne
Yellowknife South Caroline Wawzonek
687		 Gaeleen Macpherson
299		 Bob McLeod

References

  1. ↑ "See where the candidates running in your riding stand with our candidate tracker". CBC.ca. September 2, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  2. ↑ "N.W.T. Premier Bob McLeod will not seek re-election". CBC.ca. September 6, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  3. ↑ "High turnover at N.W.T. legislature could be challenging for new MLAs: ministers". CBC.ca. August 21, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Northwest Territories Territorial Election 2019 - Live Results". CBC.ca. October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Only 4 of 11 incumbents survive in historic N.W.T. election". CBC North. October 2, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  6. ↑ "3 ridings heading to recounts in tight Yellowknife races". CBC North, October 2, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Recount confirms Rylund Johnson, Kevin O'Reilly's election wins". CBC North, October 9, 2019.
  8. ↑ Emelie Peacock, "Push to get women into territorial politics a success". Cabin Radio, October 1, 2019.
  9. ↑ John Last, "Frieda Martselos becomes fourth MLA-elect to consider bid for N.W.T. premier". CBC North, October 3, 2019.
  10. ↑ John Last and Sidney Cohen, "Caroline Cochrane elected premier of the N.W.T.". CBC North, October 24, 2019.
  11. ↑ Ollie Williams, "Here's who will be in Caroline Cochrane's NWT cabinet". Cabin Radio, October 24, 2019.
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