Pierre Michael "Rocky" Simpson[2] (born 1955 or 1956) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in the 2019 election.[3] He represented the electoral district of Hay River South for one term, until being defeated in the 2023 election.
Rocky Simpson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories | |
| In office October 1, 2019 – November 14, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Wally Schumann |
| Succeeded by | Vince McKay |
| Constituency | Hay River South |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pierre Michael Simpson[1] 1955 or 1956 (age 68–69) |
| Political party | non-partisan consensus government |
| Residence(s) | Hay River, Northwest Territories |
He is the father of fellow MLA Rocky "R. J." Simpson, who represents Hay River North.[1] Prior to his election to the legislature, Simpson was the owner of Concept Energy Services, a local business which constructs modular buildings;[4] however, shortly after the election, Concept Energy Services was revealed to be $4 million in debt, including nearly $2 million owed to the territorial government's own Business Development and Investment Corporation.[5]
Election results
edit| 2023 Northwest Territories general election: Hay River South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Vince McKay | 282 | 38.63 | ||||||
| Wally Schumann | 238 | 32.60 | ||||||
| Pierre Simpson (I) | 210 | 28.77 | ||||||
| Total votes | 730 | |||||||
| 2019 Northwest Territories general election: Hay River South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | |||||||
| Rocky Simpson Sr. | 350 | |||||||
| Wally Schumann | 322 | |||||||
References
edit- ^ a b Paul Bickford, "Rocky Simpson to run in Hay River South". Northern News Services, September 2, 2019.
- ^ Emily Blake, "Health care, housing and infrastructure: 3 election issues to watch in Hay River". CBC North, September 19, 2019.
- ^ Ollie Williams, "Only Nahendeh left to elect MLA, 18 others are elected". Cabin Radio, October 1, 2019.
- ^ Paul Bickford, "‘Hopefully, we can do something positive’ — Rocky Simpson joins son in legislative assembly". Northern News Services, October 2, 2019.
- ^ Ollie Williams, "MLA enters office with company owing lenders $4 million". Cabin Radio, October 5, 2019.
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