Northwest Territories general election, 1999
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The Northwest Territories general election, 1999 took place on February 15, 1999, and was the nineteenth general election in the history of the Northwest Territories, Canada. This was the first election under the new boundaries that were created when Nunavut was carved out of the Northwest Territories. 19 members were elected, five fewer than in the previous election.
The main issues in this election were Native self-government and control over the territory's resources.
On polling day, Yellowknife was caught in an extreme blizzard that cut off road traffic and supplies.
This was also the last election in Canada in the 20th century.
The election was conducted under a non-partisan rules as the government operates under consensus, and Elections N.W.T. has not recognized parties since 1905. The Western Arctic New Democratic Party, a quasi-official off-shoot of the New Democratic Party of Canada, fielded candidates and published signs and campaign material, as an attempt to revive a partisan legislature. They were shut out of the election.
[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly elected
For complete electoral history, see individual districts
| 14th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly | |||
| District | Member | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Deh Cho | Michael Mcleod | ||
| Frame Lake | Charles Dent | ||
| Hay River North | Paul Delorey | ||
| Hay River South | Jane Groenewegen | ||
| Great Slave | Bill Braden | ||
| Inuvik Boot Lake | Floyd Roland | ||
| Inuvik Twin Lakes | Roger Allen | ||
| Kam Lake | Tony Whitford | ||
| Mackenzie Delta | David Krutko | ||
| Nahendeh | Jim Antoine | ||
| North Slave | Leon Lafferty | ||
| Nunakput | Vince Steen | ||
| Range Lake | Sandy Lee | ||
| Sahtu | Stephen Kakfwi | ||
| Thebacha | Michael Miltenberger | ||
| Tu Nedhe | Steve Nitah | ||
| Weledeh | Joe Handley | ||
| Yellowknife Centre | Jake Ootes | ||
| Yellowknife South | Brendan Bell | ||
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[edit] External links
| Preceded by 1995 Northwest Territories Election |
Northwest Territories Elections | Succeeded by 2003 Northwest Territories Election |
