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1991 Northwest Territories General Election
The 1991 Northwest Territories general election was held on October 15, 1991. Election Results The election was held in 24 constituencies with 16,068 ballots cast, a turnout of 76.25%. Outgoing Premier Dennis Patterson ran for re-election but was replaced by Nellie Cournoyea Nellie Cournoyea (born March 4, 1940 in Aklavik, Northwest Territories) is a Canadian politician, who served as the sixth premier of the Northwest Territories from 1991 to 1995. She was the first female premier of a Canadian territory and the sec ..., who served out the entire term as the territory's first female Premier. Election summary Candidates ''* - denotes an incumbent running in a new district'' References {{Northwest Territories elections 1991 elections in Canada Elections in the Northwest Territories October 1991 events in Canada 1991 in the Northwest Territories ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premier Of The Northwest Territories
The premier of the Northwest Territories is the Premier (Canada), first minister and head of government for the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian territory of the Northwest Territories. The premier is the territory's head of government, although the powers of the office are considerably less than those of a provincial premier. Unlike provincial premiers, who are appointed by a Lieutenant-Governor (Canada), lieutenant-governor or commissioner#Canadian territories, commissioner on the basis of their leadership of a majority bloc in the legislature, the premier of the Northwest Territories is elected, along with the Cabinet (government), Cabinet, by the non-partisan Member of the Legislative Assembly, members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, territory's Legislative Assembly, in accordance with the system of consensus government, and then appointed by the Commissioners of Northwest Territories, commissioner of the Northwest Territories. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |