8th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly
8th Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Established | 1975 |
| Disbanded | 1979 |
| Seats | 15 |
| Elections | |
Last election | 1975 |
| Meeting place | |
| Yellowknife | |
The 8th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly was the 15th assembly of the territorial government. The assembly lasted from 1975 until 1979. This was the first all elected council of the Northwest Territories since the 5th North West Assembly from 1902 to 1905. In honor of this achievement the Council renamed themselves the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories despite still being officially called the Council of the Northwest Territories under the Northwest Territories Act.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| District | Member | First elected / previously elected |
|---|---|---|
| Central Arctic | William Lyall | 1975 |
| Central Baffin | Ipeelee Kilabuk | 1975 |
| Foxe Basin | Mark Evaloarjuk | 1975 |
| Great Slave | James Wah-Shee | 1975 |
| Richard D. Whitford (1976) | 1976 | |
| Hay River | Donald Morton Stewart | 1967, 1975 |
| High Arctic | Ludy Pudluk | 1975 |
| Inuvik | Tom Butters | 1970 |
| Keewatin | Peter Irniq | 1975 |
| Mackenzie Great Bear | George Barnaby | 1975 |
| Peter Fraser (1976) | 1976 | |
| Mackenzie-Laird | William Lafferty | 1975 |
| Slave River | Arnold McCallum | 1975 |
| South Baffin | Bryan Pearson | 1970 |
| Western Arctic | John Steen | 1975 |
| Yellowknife North | Dave Nickerson | 1975 |
| Yellowknife South | David Searle | 1967 |
By-elections
[edit]At least two by-elections occurred in this assembly.
| District | Former member | Replacement | Reason | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Slave | James Wah-Shee | Richard D. Whitford | Resignation of James Wah-Shee over lack of discussion on Dene issues.[1] | 1976 |
| Mackenzie Great Bear | George Barnaby | Peter Fraser | Resignation of George Barnaby over lack of discussion on Dene issues.[1] | 1976 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Abel, Kerry. Drum Songs: Glimpses of Dene History. McGill-Queen's Press. p. 259. ISBN 0-7735-3003-7.
External links
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