9th Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Established | 1979 |
| Disbanded | 1983 |
| Seats | 22 |
| Elections | |
Last election | 1979 |
| Meeting place | |
| Yellowknife | |
The 9th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly was the 16th assembly of the territorial government from 1979 to 1983. The Commissioner turned over Executive Council privileges allowing elected members to form the cabinet and become leader of government in 1980 for the first time since 1905. From the 1979 Northwest Territories general election that was held on October 1, 1979, 22 members were elected to the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| District | Member | First elected / previously elected |
|---|---|---|
| Baffin Central | James Arreak | 1979 |
| Ipeelee Kilabuk (1980) | 1975, 1980 | |
| Baffin South | Joe Arlooktoo | 1979 |
| Central Arctic | Kane Tologanak | 1979 |
| Foxe Basin | Mark Evaloarjuk | 1975 |
| Frobisher Bay | Dennis Patterson | 1979 |
| Great Slave East | Robert Sayine | 1979 |
| Hay River | Donald Morton Stewart | 1967, 1975 |
| High Arctic | Ludy Pudluk | 1975 |
| Hudson Bay | Moses Appaqaq | 1979 |
| Inuvik | Tom Butters | 1970 |
| Keewatin North | William Noah | 1979 |
| Gordon Wray (1983) | 1983 | |
| Keewatin South | Tagak Curley | 1979 |
| Mackenzie Delta | Richard Nerysoo | 1979 |
| Mackenzie Great Bear | Peter Fraser | 1976 |
| Mackenzie-Laird | Nick Sibbeston | 1970, 1979 |
| Pine Point | Bruce McLaughlin | 1979 |
| Rae-Lac La Martre | James Wah-Shee | 1975, 1979 |
| Slave River | Arnold McCallum | 1975 |
| Western Arctic | Nellie Cournoyea | 1979 |
| Yellowknife Centre | Robert H. MacQuarrie | 1979 |
| Yellowknife North | George Braden | 1979 |
| Yellowknife South | Lynda Sorenson | 1979 |
By-elections
[edit]At least 2 by-elections occurred in this Assembly.
| District | Former member | Replacement | Reason | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baffin Central | James Arreak | Ipeelee Kilabuk | Resignation[1] | April 1, 1980[1] |
| Keewatin North | William Noah | Gordon Wray | Unknown | 1983 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "REPORT OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER ON FEDERAL BY-ELECTIONS AND BY-ELECTIONS TO THE COUNCIL OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES HELD IN 1980" (PDF). Minister of Supply and Services Canada. January 1981. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
External links
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