Nahendeh[1] is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The district is roughly coterminous with the Dehcho Region, whose major communities are Fort Simpson and Fort Liard. The district also encompasses the smaller communities of Wrigley, Sambaa Kʼe, Nahanni Butte, and Jean Marie River.
 Northwest Territories electoral district | |||
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 Boundaries of Nahendeh | |||
| Territorial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories | ||
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| First contested | 1987 | ||
| Last contested | 2023 | ||
| Region | Dehcho Region | ||
| Communities | Fort Simpson, Fort Liard, Wrigley, Sambaa Kʼe, Nahanni Butte, Jean Marie River | ||
Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
edit| Name | Elected | Left Office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Sibbeston | 1987 | 1991 | |
| Jim Antoine | 1991 | 2003 | |
| Kevin Menicoche | 2003 | 2015 | |
| Shane Thompson | 2015 | present |
Election results
edit2023 election
edit| 2023 Northwest Territories general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Shane Thompson (I.C.) | 326 | 34.50 | ||||||
| Mavis Cli-Michaud | 185 | 19.58 | ||||||
| Sharon Allen | 149 | 15.77 | ||||||
| Hillary Deneron | 149 | 15.77 | ||||||
| Les Wright | 115 | 12.17 | ||||||
| Josh P.T. Campbell | 21 | 2.22 | ||||||
| Total votes | 945 | |||||||
2019 election
edit| 2019 Northwest Territories general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | |||||||
| Shane Thompson | 536 | |||||||
| Mike Drake | 190 | |||||||
| Randy Sibbeston | 111 | |||||||
| Eric Menicoche | 40 | |||||||
2015 election
edit| 2015 Northwest Territories general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Shane Thompson | 292 | 29.4 | ||||||
| Rosemary Gill | 202 | 20.4 | ||||||
| Randy Sibbetson | 198 | 20.0 | ||||||
| Kevin Menicoche | 137 | 13.8 | ||||||
| Deneze Nakehk'o | 128 | 12.9 | ||||||
| Arnold Hope | 23 | 2.3 | ||||||
| Dennis Nelner | 12 | 1.2 | ||||||
| Total valid ballots / Turnout | 992 | 60% | ||||||
2011 election
edit| 2011 Northwest Territories general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | |||||||
| Kevin Menicoche | 431 | |||||||
| Bertha Norwegian | 127 | |||||||
2007 election
edit| 2007 Northwest Territories general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Kevin Menicoche | 548 | 61.30%[2] | ||||||
| Arnold Hope | 203 | 22.71% | ||||||
| Bob Hanna | 71 | 7.94% | ||||||
| Keyna Norwegian | 70 | 7.83% | ||||||
| Total valid ballots / Turnout | 892 | 56.98% | ||||||
| Rejected ballots | 2 | |||||||
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 | % | ||||||
| Kevin Menicoche | 362 | 34.48% | ||||||
| Kathy Tsetso | 224 | 21.33% | ||||||
| Arnold Hope | 127 | 12.10% | ||||||
| Walter Blondin | 122 | 11.62% | ||||||
| Shane A. Thompson | 107 | 10.19% | ||||||
| Rita Cli | 58 | 5.52% | ||||||
| John Hazenberg | 33 | 3.14% | ||||||
| Yanny Leo Cordero | 17 | 1.62% | ||||||
| Total valid ballots / Turnout | 1,050 | 70.53% | ||||||
| Rejected ballots | 8 | |||||||
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 | % | ||||||
| Jim Antoine | 546 | 60.60% | ||||||
| Paul Matthew Gammon | 312 | 34.63% | ||||||
| William Lafferty | 43 | 4.77% | ||||||
| Total valid ballots / Turnout | 901 | 72.24% | ||||||
| Rejected ballots | 10 | |||||||
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 | |||||||
| Jim Antoine | Acclaimed | |||||||
1991 election
edit| 1991 Northwest Territories general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Jim Antoine | 488 | 50.52% | ||||||
| Steve Malesku | 160 | 16.56% | ||||||
| Pat Scott | 117 | 12.11% | ||||||
| Arnold Hope | 58 | 6.0% | ||||||
| Bill Lafferty | 50 | 5.2% | ||||||
| Joe Germain Mercredi | 41 | 4.2% | ||||||
| Bertha Norwegian | 38 | 3.9% | ||||||
| Daniel Lapierre | 14 | 1.5% | ||||||
| Total valid ballots / Turnout | 975 | 77.1% | ||||||
| Rejected ballots | 9 | |||||||
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 | |||||||
| Nick Sibbeston | 651 | 79.6% | ||||||
| Jim Villeneuve | 167 | 20.4% | ||||||
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
- ^ 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
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