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Sahtu (electoral district)

Coordinates: 65°19′37″N 126°45′40″W / 65.327°N 126.761°W / 65.327; -126.761
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Sahtu
Northwest Territories electoral district
Boundaries of Sahtu
Territorial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
MLA
 
 
 
Daniel McNeely
First contested1983
Last contested2023
RegionSahtu Region
CommunitiesColville Lake, Deline, Fort Good Hope, Norman Wells, Tulita

Sahtu[1] is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories, Canada. The district is roughly coterminous with the Sahtu Region, consisting of Colville Lake, Deline, Fort Good Hope, Norman Wells and Tulita.[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

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  Name Elected Left Office
  John T'Seleie 1983 1987
  Stephen Kakfwi 1987 2003
  Norman Yakeleya 2003 2015
  Daniel McNeely 2015 2019
  Paulie Chinna 2019 2023
  Daniel McNeely 2023 present

Election results

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2023 election

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2023 Northwest Territories general election
Candidate Votes %
Daniel McNeely 372 46.21
Paulie Chinna (I.C.) 226 28.07
Delphine (Dolly) Pierrot 207 25.71
Total votes 805

2019 election

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2019 Northwest Territories general election
Candidate Votes
Paulie Chinna 309
Daniel McNeely 287
Caroline Yukon 135
Wilfred McNeely Jr. 120

2015 election

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2015 Northwest Territories general election
Candidate Votes %
Daniel McNeely 271 29.6
Yvonne Doolittle 242 26.4
Judy Tutcho 229 25.0
Paul Andrew 175 19.1
Total valid ballots / Turnout 917 58%

2011 election

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2011 Northwest Territories general election
Candidate Votes
Norman Yakeleya 463
Rocky Norwegian 312

2007 election

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2007 Northwest Territories general election
Candidate Votes %
Norman Yakeleya Acclaimed[3]
Source(s)
"Official Voting Results 2007 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-02-18.

2003 election

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2003 Northwest Territories general election
Candidate Votes %
Norman Yakeleya 414 45.59%
Judi M. Tutcho 210 23.13%
Larry M. Tourangeau 170 18.72%
Frank T'Seleie 81 8.92%
Lucy Jackson 33 3.63%
Total valid ballots / Turnout 908 77.35%
Rejected ballots 7
Source(s)
"Official Voting Results 2003 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-02-18.

1999 election

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1999 Northwest Territories general election
Candidate Votes %
Stephen Kakfwi 466 60.76%
Lennie Winter 301 39.24%
Total valid ballots / Turnout 767 60.32%
Rejected ballots 13
Source(s)
"Official Voting Results 1999 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-02-18.

Notes

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^ 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

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  1. ^ Constituency map of the NWT Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Official Voting Results 2003 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
  3. ^ 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.
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65°19′37″N 126°45′40″W / 65.327°N 126.761°W / 65.327; -126.761