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8th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly
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The 8th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly was the 15th assembly of the territorial government. The assembly lasted from 1975 until 1979. This was the first all elected council of the Northwest Territories since the 5th North West Assembly from 1902 to 1905. In honor of this achievement the Council renamed themselves the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories despite still being officially called the Council of the Northwest Territories under the ''Northwest Territories Act''. By-elections At least two by-elections occurred in this assembly. References External linksNorthwest Territories Legislative Assembly homepage 008 008, OO8, O08, or 0O8 may refer to: * The Streetwear Brand @008us , inspired by Ian Fleming & Virgil Abloh *"030", the fictional 030 Agent of MI6 * '' 038: Operation Exterminate'', a 1965 Italian action film * '' Explosivo 030'' a 1940 Argentine c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 Northwest Territories General Election
The 1975 Northwest Territories general election was on March 10, 1975. This was the first general election since 1902 that all the members of the assembly were elected. Fifteen members were elected to the Legislative Council. Election summary Members of the Legislative Assembly elected For complete electoral history, see individual districts References {{Northwest Territories elections 1975 elections in Canada Elections in the Northwest Territories March 1975 events in Canada 1975 in the Northwest Territories ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yellowknife
Yellowknife (; Dogrib: ) is the capital, largest community, and only city in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is on the northern shore of Great Slave Lake, about south of the Arctic Circle, on the west side of Yellowknife Bay near the outlet of the Yellowknife River. Yellowknife and its surrounding water bodies were named after a local Dene tribe, who were known as the "Copper Indians" or "Yellowknife Indians", today incorporated as the Yellowknives Dene First Nation. They traded tools made from copper deposits near the Arctic Coast. Its population, which is ethnically mixed, was 19,569 per the 2016 Canadian Census. Of the eleven official languages of the Northwest Territories, five are spoken in significant numbers in Yellowknife: Dene Suline, Dogrib, South and North Slavey, English, and French. In the Dogrib language, the city is known as ''Sǫǫ̀mbak’è'' (, "where the money is"). Modern Yellowknives members can be found in the adjoining, primarily Indigenous c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories (abbreviated ''NT'' or ''NWT''; french: Territoires du Nord-Ouest, formerly ''North-Western Territory'' and ''North-West Territories'' and namely shortened as ''Northwest Territory'') is a federal territory of Canada. At a land area of approximately and a 2016 census population of 41,790, it is the second-largest and the most populous of the three territories in Northern Canada. Its estimated population as of 2022 is 45,605. Yellowknife is the capital, most populous community, and only city in the territory; its population was 19,569 as of the 2016 census. It became the territorial capital in 1967, following recommendations by the Carrothers Commission. The Northwest Territories, a portion of the old North-Western Territory, entered the Canadian Confederation on July 15, 1870. Since then, the territory has been divided four times to create new provinces and territories or enlarge existing ones. Its current borders date from April 1, 1999, when the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Slave
Great Slave is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is one of seven districts that represent Yellowknife. 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 Yellowknife North is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is one of seven districts that represent Yellowknife, the territorial capital. It encompasses Old Town, Niven Heights, some ... riding. Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) Election results 2019 election 2015 election 2011 election 2007 election 2003 election 1999 election 1975 election Notes References External links Website of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories {{coord missing, Northwest Territories Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Wah-Shee
James Wah-Shee (born 1945 as James Washie) is Tłı̨chǫ elder and a former territorial level politician from Northwest Territories, Canada. He served as a Member of the Northwest Territories Legislature from 1979 until 1987. In the 1970s Wah-Shee became President of the Dene Nation. Wah-Shee ran for a seat in the Northwest Territories Legislature in the 1975 Northwest Territories general election. His candidacy caused controversy at the time, because he ran for election against the wishes of the Dene chiefs. In response to his running for office he was deposed as President. George Erasmus who was leading a boycott on Dene running in the territorial elections at the time replaced him. Wah-Shee was elected, winning the Great Slave electoral district. After being elected to his first term, Wah-Shee quickly resigned with fellow Member George Barnaby over the lack of attention to Dene issues being focused on in the Legislature. The Northwest Territories government responded by cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mackenzie Great Bear
Mackenzie, Mckenzie, MacKenzie, or McKenzie may refer to: People * Mackenzie (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Mackenzie (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * Clan Mackenzie, a Scottish clan Places Cities, towns and roads Australia * Mackenzie, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane * Mackenzie, Queensland (Central Highlands), a locality in the Central Highlands Region * Lake McKenzie, a perched lake in Queensland Canada * Mackenzie (provincial electoral district), a former constituency in British Columbia * Mackenzie, British Columbia, near Williston Lake in east central British Columbia * Mackenzie, Ontario, on Thunder Bay in west central Ontario * Mackenzie Mountains, a mountain range in northern Canada * District of Mackenzie, a former administrative district of Canada's Northwest Territories ''Alberta'' * Mackenzie County, a specialized municipality in northwestern Alberta * Mackenzie Highway, in Alberta * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Barnaby
George Barnaby is a former territorial level politician from Northwest Territories, Canada. He served as a member of the Northwest Territories Legislature from 1975 until 1976. Barnaby was elected to the Northwest Territories Legislature in the 1975 Northwest Territories general election. He won the new electoral district of Mackenzie Great Bear. Barnaby would resign his seat a year later with fellow member James Wah-Shee James Wah-Shee (born 1945 as James Washie) is Tłı̨chǫ elder and a former territorial level politician from Northwest Territories, Canada. He served as a Member of the Northwest Territories Legislature from 1979 until 1987. In the 1970s Wah-S ... in protest of the Northwest Territories government ignoring Dene issues. References Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{NorthwestTerritories-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Fraser (N
Peter Fraser (; 28 August 1884 – 12 December 1950) was a New Zealand politician who served as the 24th prime minister of New Zealand from 27 March 1940 until 13 December 1949. Considered a major figure in the history of the New Zealand Labour Party, he was in office longer than any other Labour prime minister, and is to date New Zealand's fourth- longest-serving head of government. Born and raised in the Scottish Highlands, Fraser left education early in order to support his family. While working in London in 1908, Fraser joined the Independent Labour Party, but unemployment led him to emigrate to New Zealand in 1910. On arrival in Auckland, he gained employment as a wharfie and became involved in union politics upon joining the New Zealand Socialist Party. In 1916, Fraser was involved in the foundation of the unified Labour Party. He spent one year in jail for sedition after speaking out against conscription during the First World War. In 1918, Fraser won a Wellington b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
