Northwest Territories general election, 1979
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The Northwest Territories general election, 1979 was the fourteenth general election in the Northwest Territories history. The election took place on October 1, 1979.
Twenty Two members were elected to the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly. In 1980 George Braden would become the first preimier of the Northwest Territories since Frederick Haultain in 1905. However he was retro-actively given the title in 1994.
[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly elected
For complete electoral history, see individual districts
| 9th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly | |||
| District | Member | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Baffin Central | James Arreak | ||
| Baffin South | Joe Arlooktoo | ||
| Central Arctic | Kane Tologanak | ||
| Foxe Basin | Mark Evaluarjuk | ||
| Frobisher Bay | Dennis Patterson | ||
| Great Slave East | Robert Sayine | ||
| Hay River | Don Stewart | ||
| High Arctic | Ludy Pudluk | ||
| Hudson Bay | Moses Appaqaq | ||
| Inuvik | Tom Butters | ||
| Keewatin North | William Noah | ||
| Keewatin South | Tagak Curley | ||
| Mackenzie Delta | Richard Nerysoo | ||
| Mackenzie Great Bear | Peter Fraser | ||
| Mackenzie-Laird | Nick Sibbeston | ||
| Pine Point | Bruce McLaughlin | ||
| Rae-Lac La Martre | James Wah-Shee | ||
| Slave River | Arnold McCallum | ||
| Western Arctic | Nellie Cournoyea | ||
| Yellowknife Centre | Bob McQuarie | ||
| Yellowknife North | George Braden | ||
| Yellowknife South | Lynda Sorenson | ||
| Preceded by 1975 Northwest Territories Election |
Northwest Territories Elections | Succeeded by 1983 Northwest Territories Election |
