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17th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly

FieldValue
name17th Assembly
house_typeUnicameral
preceded_by16th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly
succeeded_by18th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly
leader1_typePremier
leader1Bob McLeod
members19
p_groupsIndependent
establishedOctober 3, 2011
disbandedNovember 23, 2015
last_election12011
meeting_placeYellowknife

The 17th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly was established by the results of the 2011 Northwest Territories general election on October 3, 2011. It was the 25th sitting of the Assembly in the territory's history. The Assembly was dissolved in 2015.

Term extension debate

Members voted on Motion 16-17(5) introduced by Hay River North MLA Jane Groenewegen to extend the term of the Assembly to five years starting with the 18th Legislature to match every other provincial and territorial jurisdiction in Canada. This change was approved by the federal government. In addition they voted to ask for permission of the federal government to extend the current mandate of the Assembly to postpone the 23rd general election and sit until October 2016. The reason given was to avoid having an election during federal election and municipal elections in the territory scheduled at the same time, claiming voters will be fatigued. The decision by council prompted a petition calling for the Assembly to be dissolved early.

The motion passed the legislature on a recorded vote with 11 members for and 7 against with one member absent

Motion 16-17(5) vote
For
Groenewegen, Yakeleya, Menicoche, Blake, Beaulieu, Abernethy, Miltenberger, McLeod –

Number of MLAs in the capital city

Currently, 7 of 19 of the Assembly's representatives are from the capital city of Yellowknife. The City of Yellowknife is launching a lawsuit to increase the number of Yellowknife-based MLAs to something more closely in line with the city's roughly 50 per cent of the NWT population. However, some say increasing the number of Yellowknife-based MLAs would weaken the territories on the whole.

Membership

A total of nineteen members were returned to council in the 2011 general election. Three members were acclaimed to office on September 9, 2011 with the rest in contested districts being returned on October 3, 2011.

MemberDistrictFirst elected / previously elected
Michael NadliDeh Cho2011
Wendy BisaroFrame Lake2007
Glen AbernethyGreat Slave2007
Robert BouchardHay River North2011
Jane GroenewegenHay River South1995
Dave RamsayKam Lake2003
Alfred MosesInuvik Boot Lake2011
Robert McLeodInuvik Twin Lakes2004
Frederick Blake, Jr.Mackenzie Delta2011
Jackson LaffertyMonfwi2005
Kevin MenicocheNahendeh2003
Jackie JacobsonNunakput2007
Daryl DolynnyRange Lake2011
Norman YakeleyaSahtu2003
Michael MiltenbergerThebacha1995
Tom BeaulieuTu Nedhe2007
Bob BromleyWeledeh2007
Robert HawkinsYellowknife Centre2003
Bob McLeodYellowknife South2007

Standings and cabinet changes

Caucus2011Sep. 9Oct. 3
Executive Council0
Regular members319
Speaker0
Vacant160
Total319
DateMemberDistrictReason
September 9, 2011Tom BeaulieuTu NedheAcclaimed in the general election
September 9, 2011Bob McLeodYellowknife SouthAcclaimed in the general election
September 9, 2011Robert McLeodInuvik Twin LakesAcclaimed in the general election
October 3, 2011See List of MembersElection day of the 22nd general election

References

References

  1. (March 10, 2014). "Term Extension Debate". Elections NWT.
  2. (March 11, 2014). "N.W.T. MLAs vote to ask for authority to postpone election". CBC News.
  3. (March 10, 2014). "Hansard". Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories.
  4. Rendell, Mark. (November 4, 2014). "Mayor makes case for City's legal challenge over too few MLAs.".
  5. Spitzer, Aaron. (November 5, 2014). "Why giving YK more MLAs would be the opposite of fair".
  6. (October 4, 2011). "Members Elect of the 17th Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories". Northwest Territories Legislature.
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