Mackenzie Delta (electoral district)

Mackenzie Delta
Northwest Territories electoral district
	Boundaries of Mackenzie Delta
Territorial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
MLA	George Nerysoo
;
First contested	1954
Last contested	2023
Region	Inuvik Region
Communities	Aklavik, Fort McPherson, Tsiigehtchic

Mackenzie Delta^[1] is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The district consists of Aklavik, Fort McPherson and Tsiigehtchic.^[2]

History edit

The district was created when Mackenzie West was split into this district and Mackenzie River. In its first incarnation after redistribution in 1954 it covered the communities of Paulatuk, Stanton, Tuktoyaktuk, Reindeer Depot, Aklavik, Fort McPherson, Arctic Red River (Tsiigehtchic), Fort Good Hope and East Branch. The district was abolished for the first time in 1975 and recreated again in 1979.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) edit

Name	Elected	Left Office
Frank Carmichael	1954	1957
Knut Lang	1957	1964
Lyle Trimble	1964	1970 or 1975
Richard Nerysoo	1979	1995
David Krutko	1995	2011
Frederick Blake, Jr.	2011	2023
George Nerysoo	2023	present

Election results edit

2023 election edit

v t e 2023 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
	George Nerysoo	233	37.04
	Frederick Blake Jr. (I.S.)	220	34.98
	Richard Ross Jr.	176	27.98
Total votes		629

2019 election edit

v t e 2019 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes
	Frederick Blake, Jr.	Acclaimed
Source(s) "Eight ridings to watch in the Northwest Territories' election". CBC. Retrieved 2019-09-11.

2015 election edit


Candidate	Votes	%
Frederick Blake, Jr.	313	48.0
William Firth	137	21.0
Norman Snowshoe	116	17.8
David Krutko	86	13.2

2011 election edit

v t e 2011 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes
	Frederick Blake, Jr.	190
	Taig Connell	150
	Eugene Pascal	132
	Mary Clark	89
	Glenna Hansen	66

2007 election edit

2007 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
	David Krutko	303	50.33%^[3]
	Mary Joanne Clark	164	27.24%
	Donald Robert	132	21.93%
Total valid ballots / Turnout		599	61.12%
Rejected ballots		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 edit

2003 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes
	David Krutko	Acclaimed
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 edit

1999 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
	David Krutko	444	74.75%
	Grace Blake	150	25.25%
Total valid ballots / Turnout		594	65.65%
Rejected ballots		6
Source(s) "Official Voting Results 1999 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-02-18.

1995 election edit

1995 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
	David Krutko	350	45.36%
	Richard Nerysoo	218	28.24%
	Charles Furlong	204	26.42%
Total valid ballots / Turnout		772	70.5%

1991 election edit

1991 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
	Richard Nerysoo	407	55.53%
	Roger Allen	326	44.47%
Total valid ballots / Turnout		733	71.3%
Rejected ballots		1
Source(s) "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Elections of Members to the Council of the Northwest Territories, 1991" (PDF). Elections Northwest Territories. Retrieved 26 September 2020.

1987 election edit

1987 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes
	Richard Nerysoo	?
	?	?

1983 election edit

1983 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes
	Richard Nerysoo	?
	?	?

1979 election edit

1979 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes
	Richard Nerysoo	?
	?	?

1970 election edit

1970 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes
	Lyle Trimble	?
	?	?

1967 election edit

1967 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes
	Lyle Trimble	Acclaimed
Source(s) "Territories Election Results Still In Doubt". Calgary Herald. July 5, 1967. p. 2.

1964 election edit

1964 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes
	Lyle Trimble	?
	?	?

1960 election edit

1960 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes
	Knut Lang	?
	?	?

1957 election edit

1957 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes
	Knut Lang	?
	?	?

1954 election edit

v t e 1954 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
	Frank Carmichael	353	54.31%
	James Edward Sittichinli	297	45.69%
Total valid ballots / Turnout		650	66.54%
Rejected ballots		28
Source(s) Cloutier, Edmomd (1955). Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Queen's Printer.

Notes edit

^ 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 edit

^ Constituency map of the NWT Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Official Voting Results 2007 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
^ 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.

External links edit

Website of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories

[1] Constituency map of the NWT Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine

[2007election-2] "Official Voting Results 2007 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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