Great Slave

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For the lake, see Great Slave Lake.

Great Slave[1] is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada.

It is one of seven districts that represent Yellowknife[2] and the current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Glen Abernethy.[3] The district has existed twice, the first incarnation existed from 1975 and was abolished in 1979 when it was split between Great Slave East and Rae-Lac La Martre. The second incarnation was created in 1999 from the old Yellowknife North riding.

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[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

  Name Elected Left Office
     James Wah-Shee 1975 1979
     Bill Braden 1999 2007
     Glen Abernethy 2007 present

[edit] Election results

[edit] 2007 election

2007 Northwest Territories general election
[4] a[›] Name Vote %
     Glen Abernethy 336 43.58%
     Doug Ritchie 206 26.72%
     Christopher Hunt 103 13.36%
     Beaton Mackenzie 101 13.10%
     Mark Bogan 21 2.72%
Total Valid Ballots 767 99.48%
Voter Turnout 56.73% Rejected Ballots 4

[edit] 2003 election

2003 Northwest Territories general election
[5] Name Vote %
     Bill Braden 420 64.52%
     Karen Hamre 231 35.48%
Total Valid Ballots 651 100%
Voter Turnout 48.55% Rejected Ballots 1

[edit] 1999 election

1999 Northwest Territories general election
[6] Name Vote %
     Bill Braden 274 35.72%
     Suzette Montreuil 152 19.82%
     Marie Coe 150 19.56%
     Bill Enge 144 18.78%
     Roy Desjarlais 47 6.12%
Total 767 100%
Voter Turnout 62.11% Rejected Ballots 5

[edit] 1975 election

1975 Northwest Territories general election
  Name Vote %
     James Wah-Shee
    
Total ' 100%
Voter Turnout ?% Rejected Ballots

[edit] Notes

^ 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.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Great Slave constituency map
  2. ^ Map of the Yellowknife constituencies
  3. ^ Members page
  4. ^ Official Voting Results 2007 General Election. Elections NWT. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
  5. ^ Official Voting Results 2003 General Election. Elections NWT. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
  6. ^ Official Voting Results 1999 General Election. Elections NWT. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.

[edit] External links

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Current Northwest Territories territorial electoral districts
See also: 2003 election • List of elections • NWT Legislative Assembly • List of NWT legislative bodies