Great Slave
 Northwest Territories electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Boundaries of Great Slave in Yellowknife | |||
| Territorial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories | ||
| MLA |
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| First contested | 1975 | ||
| Last contested | 2023 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Census subdivision | Yellowknife | ||
Great Slave[1] is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is one of seven districts that represent Yellowknife.[2]
The district has existed twice, the first incarnation (under the district name of Great Slave Lake) existed from 1975 and was abolished in 1979 when it was split between Great Slave East and Rae-Lac La Martre. The second incarnation was created in 1999 from the old Yellowknife North riding.
Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
[edit]| Name | Elected | Left Office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Wah-Shee | 1975 | 1979 | |
| Bill Braden | 1999 | 2007 | |
| Glen Abernethy | 2007 | 2019 | |
| Katrina Nokleby | 2019 | 2023 | |
| Kate Reid | 2023 | present |
Election results
[edit]2023 election
[edit]| 2023 Northwest Territories general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Kate Reid | 263 | 34.79 | ||||||
| Stacie Arden Smith | 237 | 31.35 | ||||||
| Katrina Nokleby (I) | 197 | 26.06 | ||||||
| James Lawrence | 59 | 7.80 | ||||||
| Total votes | 756 | |||||||
2019 election
[edit]| 2019 Northwest Territories general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | |||||||
| Katrina Nokleby | 454 | |||||||
| Patrick Scott | 389 | |||||||
2015 election
[edit]| 2015 Northwest Territories general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Glen Abernethy | 511 | 79.1 | ||||||
| Chris Clarke | 135 | 20.9 | ||||||
| Total valid ballots / Turnout | 646 | 27% | ||||||
2011 election
[edit]| 2011 Northwest Territories general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | |||||||
| Glen Abernethy | 476 | |||||||
| Patrick Scott | 266 | |||||||
2007 election
[edit]| 2007 Northwest Territories general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Glen Abernethy | 336 | 43.58%[3] | ||||||
| Doug Ritchie | 206 | 26.72% | ||||||
| Christopher Hunt | 103 | 13.36% | ||||||
| Beaton Mackenzie | 101 | 13.10% | ||||||
| Mark Bogan | 21 | 2.72% | ||||||
| Total valid ballots / Turnout | 767 | 56.73% | ||||||
| Rejected ballots | 4 | |||||||
Source(s)
"Official Voting Results 2007 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2008. | ||||||||
2003 election
[edit]| 2003 Northwest Territories general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Bill Braden | 420 | 64.52% | ||||||
| Karen Hamre | 231 | 35.48% | ||||||
| Total valid ballots / Turnout | 651 | 48.55% | ||||||
| Rejected ballots | 1 | |||||||
Source(s)
"Official Voting Results 2003 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2008. | ||||||||
1999 election
[edit]| 1999 Northwest Territories general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | |||||||
| Bill Braden | 274 | 35.72% | ||||||
| Suzette Montreuil | 152 | 19.82% | ||||||
| Marie Coe | 150 | 19.56% | ||||||
| Bill Enge | 144 | 18.78% | ||||||
| Roy Desjarlais | 47 | 6.12% | ||||||
| Total valid ballots / Turnout | 767 | 62.11% | ||||||
| Rejected ballots | 5 | |||||||
Source(s)
"Official Voting Results 1999 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2008. | ||||||||
1975 election
[edit]| 1975 Northwest Territories general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | |||||||
| James Wah-Shee | Acclaimed | |||||||
Source(s)
"REPORT OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER ON FEDERAL BY-ELECTIONS, BY-ELECTIONS TO THE COUNCIL OF THE YUKON TERRITORY, AND NORTHWEST TERRITORIES COUNCIL GENERAL ELECTIONS HELD IN 1975" (PDF). Information Canada. 1976. Retrieved 29 April 2025. | ||||||||
Notes
[edit]^ a: In the 2007 election, percentages assigned to candidates were based on the total votes cast. In prior elections the percentages were based on the valid votes.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Great Slave constituency map[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Map of the Yellowknife constituencies[permanent dead link]
- ↑ In the 2007 election, percentages assigned to candidates were based on the total votes cast. In prior elections the percentages were based on the valid votes.
External links
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