The 1979 Northwest Territories general election was held on October 1, 1979.
Twenty-two members were elected to the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly. In 1980, George Braden was named "Government Leader", the first democratic leader of the Northwest Territories since Frederick Haultain in 1905 and the first of its modern boundaries. In 1994, he was retroactively given the title Premier of the Northwest Territories.
Election summary
edit| Election summary [1] | # of candidates | Popular vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incumbent | New | # | % | |
| Elected candidates | 4 | 17 | ? | ? |
| Acclaimed candidates | ? | 1 | ||
| Defeated candidates | ||||
| Total | 12,586 | 100% | ||
| Turnout 62.1% | ||||
Members of the Legislative Assembly elected
editFor complete electoral history, see individual districts
References
edit- ^ Dickerson, Mark. Whose North?: Political Change, Political Development, and Self-Government in the Northwest Territories. UBC Press. p. 118. ISBN 0-7748-0418-1.