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was named "Government Leader", the first democratic leader of the Northwest Territories since

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in 1905 and the first of its modern boundaries. In 1994, he was retroactively given the title

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Election summary

Members of the Legislative Assembly elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts

References

{{Northwest Territories elections Elections in the Northwest Territories Northwest Territories general election Northwest Territories general election

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