Great Slave
For the lake, see Great Slave Lake.
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] and the current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Glen Abernethy.[3] The district has existed twice, the first incarnation 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)
| Name | Elected | Left Office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Wah-Shee | 1975 | 1979 | |
| Bill Braden | 1999 | 2007 | |
| Glen Abernethy | 2007 | present |
Election results
2011 election
| 2011 Northwest Territories general election | |||
| Name | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Abernethy | 476 | ||
| Patrick Scott | 266 | ||
2007 election
| 2007 Northwest Territories general election | |||
| [4] a[›] | Name | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Abernethy | 336 | 43.58% | |
| Doug Ritchie | 206 | 26.72% | |
| Christopher Hunt | 103 | 13.36% | |
| Beaton Mackenzie | 101 | 13.10% | |
| Mark Bogan | 21 | 2.72% | |
| Total Valid Ballots | 767 | 99.48% | |
| Voter Turnout 56.73% | Rejected Ballots 4 | ||
2003 election
| 2003 Northwest Territories general election | |||
| [5] | Name | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Braden | 420 | 64.52% | |
| Karen Hamre | 231 | 35.48% | |
| Total Valid Ballots | 651 | 100% | |
| Voter Turnout 48.55% | Rejected Ballots 1 | ||
1999 election
| 1999 Northwest Territories general election | |||
| [6] | Name | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 767 | 100% | |
| Voter Turnout 62.11% | Rejected Ballots 5 | ||
1975 election
| 1975 Northwest Territories general election | |||
| Name | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Wah-Shee | |||
| Total | ' | 100% | |
| Voter Turnout ?% | Rejected Ballots | ||
Notes
^ 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.
References
- ↑ Great Slave constituency map
- ↑ Map of the Yellowknife constituencies
- ↑ Members page
- ↑ "Official Voting Results 2007 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
- ↑ "Official Voting Results 2003 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
- ↑ "Official Voting Results 1999 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
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