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

  1. Great Slave constituency map
  2. Map of the Yellowknife constituencies
  3. Members page
  4. "Official Voting Results 2007 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
  5. "Official Voting Results 2003 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
  6. "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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