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Northwest Territories (electoral district)

Federal electoral district in the Northwest Territories, Canada


Summary

Federal electoral district in the Northwest Territories, Canada

FieldValue
provinceNorthwest Territories
imageNorthwest Territories, Canada.svg
fed-statusactive
fed-district-number61001
fed-created1976
fed-election-first1979
fed-election-last2025
fed-repRebecca Alty
fed-rep-partyLiberal
demo-pop-ref
demo-area-ref
demo-census-date2021
demo-pop41070
demo-electors30235
demo-electors-date2019
demo-area1127711.92
demo-cdRegion 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4, Region 5, Region 6
demo-csdYellowknife, Hay River, Inuvik, Fort Smith, Behchokò, Fort Simpson, Tuktoyaktuk, Norman Wells, Fort McPherson, Fort Providence

| fed-status = active | fed-district-number = 61001 | fed-created = 1976 | fed-abolished = | fed-election-first = 1979 | fed-election-last = 2025 | fed-rep = Rebecca Alty | fed-rep-link = | fed-rep-party = Liberal | fed-rep-party-link = | demo-pop-ref = | demo-area-ref = | demo-electors-ref = | demo-census-date = 2021 | demo-pop = 41070 | demo-electors = 30235 | demo-electors-date = 2019 | demo-area = 1127711.92 | demo-cd = Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4, Region 5, Region 6 | demo-csd = Yellowknife, Hay River, Inuvik, Fort Smith, Behchokò, Fort Simpson, Tuktoyaktuk, Norman Wells, Fort McPherson, Fort Providence | fed-status = defunct | fed-created = 1962 | fed-abolished = 1976 | fed-election-first = 1962 | fed-election-last = 1974

Northwest Territories () is a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada. The electoral district covers the entire territory.

This riding was created in 1962 from Mackenzie River riding. It was composed of the entire territory of the Northwest Territories. In 1979, the riding was divided into the ridings of Western Arctic and Nunatsiaq (later Nunavut). Following the creation of the territory of Nunavut in 1999, the riding of Western Arctic was made coterminous with the new Northwest Territories.

After 1999, Western Arctic was an anomaly in that, unlike Nunavut and Yukon, it did not share the name of the territory with which it was coterminous. This did not change with subsequent representation orders because the electoral boundaries revision process did not affect the territories and the territorial riding names were specified in law. In 2014, at the behest of Western Arctic MP Dennis Bevington, the riding name was changed to Northwest Territories by Bill C-37, which also changed the names of several other ridings scheduled to come into effect with the representation order for the next election. Unlike those names, the change to Northwest Territories came into effect immediately as it involved amending the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act itself.

From 1887 to 1905, the only areas of the NWT with representation in Parliament were those areas that became part of present-day provinces (Alberta, Saskatchewan and western Manitoba). From 1905 to 1947, the NWT was not represented in Parliament. From 1947 to 1962, the southwestern NWT was represented only by the electoral district of Yukon—Mackenzie River and then Mackenzie River. In 1962, the electoral district of NWT was created to represent the entire territory, for the first time giving all Canadian territory a representative in Parliament.

This riding's boundaries remained the same following the 2012 redistribution.

Demographics

:According to the 2021 Canadian census Ethnic groups: 49.6% Native Canadian, 38.2% White, 4.1% Filipino, 2.6% Black, 1.9% South Asian

Languages: 76% English, 3.3% Tlicho, 2.8% French, 1.9% Slavey, 1.9% Tagalog, 1% Dene

Religions: 55.2% Christian (21% Catholic, 8.1% Anglican, 2% United Church, 1.9% Pentecostal and other Charismatic 1.5% Baptist), 39.8% No religion, 1.8% Muslim

Median income: $56 800

Average income: $69 400

Members of Parliament

Following the division into Western Arctic and Nunatsiaq, the riding's first MP was Progressive Conservative MP Dave Nickerson, who was first elected in 1979 and re-elected twice. In the 1988 election, Nickerson was defeated by Liberal Ethel Blondin-Andrew who went on to serve as the riding's MP for eighteen years, including two years as Minister of State for Northern Development. In 2006, Blondin-Andrew was defeated by New Democrat Dennis Bevington. The earlier riding of Northwest Territories had been represented by New Democrat Wally Firth from 1972 to 1979.

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

| Assembly# = 25 | RepTerms# = 1 | PartyTerms# = 1 | Assembly# = 26 | RepTerms# = 1 | PartyTerms# = 1 | Assembly# = 27 | RepTerms# = 2 | PartyTerms# = 2 | Assembly# = 28 | Assembly# = 29 | RepTerms# = 2 | PartyTerms# = 2 | Assembly# = 30 | Assembly# = 31 | RepTerms# = 3 | PartyTerms# = 3 | Assembly# = 32 | Assembly# = 33 | Assembly# = 34 | RepTerms# = 5 | PartyTerms# = 5 | Assembly# = 35 | Assembly# = 36 | Assembly# = 37 | Assembly# = 38 | Assembly# = 39 | RepTerms# = 3 | PartyTerms# = 3 | Assembly# = 40 | Assembly# = 41 | Assembly# = 41 | RepTerms# = 1 | PartyTerms# = 1 | Assembly# = 42 | RepTerms# = 3 | PartyTerms# = 4 | Assembly# = 43 |Assembly#=44}} | Assembly# = 45

Election results

Northwest Territories (2014–present)

Western Arctic (1979–2014)

Northwest Territories (1962–1974)

Federal riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:

PartyAssociation nameCEOHQ address HQ cityWestern Arctic Conservative AssociationBill Aho5523 44th StreetYellowknifeGreen Party of Canada — Western ArcticJessica Gamble15 Gitzel StreetYellowknifeNorthwest Territories Federal Liberal AssociationChuck BlythPO BOX 965YellowknifeWestern Arctic Federal NDP Riding AssociationShane PykePO BOX 2185Yellowknife

References

References

  1. [[#2021fed. Statistics Canada]]: 2022
  2. [[#2021fed. Statistics Canada]]: 2022
  3. [http://www.laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/AnnualStatutes/2014_19/page-1.html Bill C-37], ''An Act to change the names of certain electoral districts and to amend the'' Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (S.C. 2014, c. 19).
  4. Parliament of Canada. [http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/FederalRidingsHistory/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1440 "Northwest Territories (Northwest Territories) 2014-"]. ''History of Federal Ridings since 1867.'' Consulted 2014-08-27.
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