Frank Carmichael (born c. 1887) was a trapper and a territorial level politician in the Northwest Territories, Canada.[1]

Early life

Carmichael moved to Aklavik, Northwest Territories in 1927 and began working as a trapper.[2]

Political career

Carmichael began his political career when he ran for a seat on the Northwest Territories Council in the 1951 Northwest Territories general election becoming one of the three elected members of the 1st Northwest Territories Legislative Council. He won the new electoral district of Mackenzie West defeating Vivian Roberts, the first woman candidate in Northwest Territories history, and Karl Helmer Walter Gardlund by a wide margin in a high-profile race. His electoral district was abolished due to redistribution in 1954 and he ran in and won the new Mackenzie Delta in the 1954 Northwest Territories general election. He served out his second term and did not return when the Legislature was dissolved in 1957.

Electoral results

1951 Northwest Territories general election: Mackenzie West
Candidate Votes%
Frank Carmichael40758.14%
Vivian Roberts19027.14%
Karl Helmer Walter Gardlund10314.72%
Total valid ballots / Turnout 70042.35%
Rejected ballots 11
Source(s)
Cloutier, Edmomd (1952). Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Queen's Printer.
1954 Northwest Territories general election: Mackenzie Delta
Candidate Votes%
Frank Carmichael35354.31%
James Edward Sittichinli29745.69%
Total valid ballots / Turnout 65066.54%
Rejected ballots 28
Source(s)
Cloutier, Edmomd (1955). Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Queen's Printer.

References

  1. ↑ Wins Over Yellowknife
  2. ↑ Wuttunee, Wanda. In Business - Northern Entrepreneurs for Ourselves. Arctic Institute of North America. p. 149.


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