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The 15th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly was the 23rd sitting legislature or council in Northwest Territories history. It lasted from 2003 until September 3, 2007. The primary membership was elected in the
Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
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The 15th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly was the 23rd sitting legislature or council in Northwest Territories history. It lasted from 2003 until September 3, 2007. The primary membership was elected in the 2003 Northwest Territories general election
The 2003 Northwest Territories general election was held on November 24, 2003, to elect the 19 members of the Legislative Assembly.
The election was called on October 27. Premier Stephen Kakfwi had previously chosen not to run.
The territory op ...
. There were two by-elections conducted during the interim.
Joe Handley
Joseph "Joe" L. Handley, MLA (born August 9, 1943), is a former teacher, politician and civil servant and was the tenth premier of the Northwest Territories.
Early life
Handley was born in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan in 1943. Prior to moving to ...
was Premier
Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier.
A premier will normally be a head of governm ...
. David Krutko
David Krutko (born November 11, 1957) is a retired territorial level politician in Northern Canada and a former speaker of the Northwest Territories legislature.
Krutko was first elected to the Northwest Territories legislature in the 1995 gene ...
, then Paul Delorey
Paul Alfred Delorey (May 3, 1949 – January 1, 2021) was a Canadian curler, territorial level politician, and speaker of the Northwest Territories (NWT) Legislature.
Curling
Delorey was an avid curler. He represented the NWT/Yukon at the Cana ...
were Speakers
Speaker may refer to:
Society and politics
* Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly
* Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture
* A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially:
** In ...
during the sitting.
Members elected in the twentieth general election
Members elected in by-elections
* Robert C. McLeod replaced Roger Allen inInuvik Twin Lakes
Inuvik Twin Lakes is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada.
It is one of two districts that represent Inuvik, alongside the district of Inuvik Boot Lake. The electoral districts were cr ...
, November 29, 2004
:Resignation of Roger Allen
* Jackson Lafferty
Jackson Lafferty (born October 9, 1969) is a Canadian territorial level politician.
Early life
Lafferty attended High School in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. He received his post secondary education at Red Deer College and is currently enro ...
replaced Henry Zoe
Henry Zoe is a politician and convicted criminal from Northwest Territories, Canada.
Political career
Zoe was first elected to the Northwest Legislature in the 1987 Northwest Territories general election in the North Slave riding. He ran for re ...
in North Slave
The North Slave Region or ''Tłicho Region'' is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories of Canada. It is the most populous of the five regions, with a population of almost 23,000. According to Municipal and Community Affai ...
, July 18, 2005
:Resignation of Henry Zoe
See also
*List of Northwest Territories Legislative Assemblies
This is a list of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assemblies dates and legislative sessions from 1870–present. The current capital is Yellowknife since 1967. There have been twenty-seven legislatures since becoming a territory in 1870.
...
* List of Northwest Territories general elections
This is a list of territorial elections in Northwest Territories, Canada since 1870. The Northwest Territories operates on a consensus government using the First Past the Post electoral system. The territory does not presently recognize political ...
* Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories
References
External links
Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
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