5th Northwest Territories Legislative Council

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The 5th Northwest Territories Legislative Council was the 12th assembly of the territorial government. This council lasted from 1964 until 1967.

[edit] By-elections

At least 3 by-election occurred in this Assembly.

District	Member	Reason	Date
Central Arctic	Duncan Pride	New electoral district	September 19, 1966
Eastern Arctic	Simonie Michael	New electoral district	September 19, 1966
Keewatin	Robert Williamson	New electoral district	September 19, 1966

Major Changes would take place as a by-election would be held on September 19, 1966 in the ridings of Central Arctic Eastern Arctic and Keewatin to bring representation to the eastern Arctic. This was the first time in Northwest Territories history that all parts of the territory had a representative in the legislative government. The changes were brought about as a result of the Carrothers Commission.

[edit] External links

• Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly homepage

Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Preceded by 4th Northwest Territories Legislative Council	5th Northwest Territories Legislative Council 1964-1967	Succeeded by 6th Northwest Territories Legislative Council