1983 Northwest Territories general election
The 1983 Northwest Territories general election was the 15th general election in the Northwest Territories history. The election took place on November 21, 1983.
This was the first election in the Northwest Territories with live television coverage of vote returns.
Election summary
| Election summary [1] | # of candidates | Popular vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incumbent | New | # | % | |
| Elected candidates | 14 | 8 | ? | ? |
| Acclaimed candidates | ? | 2 | ||
| Defeated candidates | ||||
| Total | 15,765 | 100% | ||
| Turnout 69.7% | ||||
Members of the Legislative Assembly elected
For complete electoral history, see individual districts
| 10th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly | |||
| District | Member | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aivilik | Tagak Curley | ||
| Baffin Central | Pauloosie Paniloo | ||
| Baffin South | Joe Arlooktoo | ||
| Deh Cho | Samuel Gargan | ||
| Deh Cho Gah | Nick Sibbeston | ||
| Foxe Basin | Elijah Erkloo | ||
| Hay River | Donald Morton Stewart | ||
| High Arctic | Ludy Pudluk | ||
| Hudson Bay | Moses Appaqaq | ||
| Inuvik | Tom Butters | ||
| Iqaluit | Dennis Patterson | ||
| Kitikmeot East | Michael Angottitauruq | ||
| Kitikmeot West | Red Pedersen | ||
| Kivallivik | Gordon Wray | ||
| Mackenzie Delta | Richard Nerysoo | ||
| Nunakput | Nellie Cournoyea | ||
| Pine Point | Bruce McLaughlin | ||
| Rae-Lac La Martre | James Wah-Shee | ||
| Sahtu | John T'Seleie | ||
| Slave River | Arnold McCallum | ||
| Tu Nedhe | Eliza Lawrence | ||
| Yellowknife Centre | Robert H. MacQuarrie | ||
| Yellowknife North | Michael Ballantyne | ||
| Yellowknife South | Lynda Sorenson | ||
References
- Dickerson, Mark. Whose North?: Political Change, Political Development, and Self-Government in the Northwest Territories. UBC Press. p. 118. ISBN 0-7748-0418-1.
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