Michael Nadli

Michael Nadli

Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Incumbent
Assumed office October 3, 2011
Preceded by	Michael McLeod
Constituency	Deh Cho

Michael Nadli is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in the 2011 election. He represents the electoral district of Deh Cho.^[1]

Political career

Nadli first ran for a seat to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in the 2003 Northwest Territories general election. He ran in a two way contest in the Deh Cho electoral district against incumbent Michael McLeod but was defeated.

Nadli would face McLeod for the second time in the 2011 Northwest Territories general election. There would again be two candidates contesting the race with Nadli taking 64% of the popular vote to win his first term in office.

In spring 2014, Nadli broke his wife's wrist during a fight and was sentenced to 45 days in prison, only serving eight.^[2] His re-election in 2015 was considered a surprise.^[2]

References

↑ "A good day for incumbents at N.W.T. polls". National Post. Oct 4, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
1 2 Chris Windeyer, "Voters deliver a blunt demand for change," CBC News, Nov. 24, 2015, URL accessed Nov. 24, 2015.

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Current members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories

B. McLeod Abernethy Beaulieu Blake Cochrane-Johnson Green Lafferty R. McLeod McNeely Moses Nadli Nakimayak O'Reilly Schumann Sebert Simpson Testart Thompson Vanthuyne

Membership per the Northwest Territories general election, 2015.

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