The 19th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly in
Canada
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was established by the results of the
2019 Northwest Territories general election
The 2019 Northwest Territories general election was held on October 1, 2019. Nineteen members were elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories.
Election
On September 6, 2019, Premier Bob McLeod announced that he would not see ...
on October 1, 2019.
In the 2019 election, 9 of the 19 MLAs elected were women, a record in both NWT and all of Canada. Previously, the most sitting women MLAs was three. On July 27, following the resignation of
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 enr ...
and the subsequent by-election victory of
Jane Weyallon Armstrong
Jane Weyallon Armstrong is a Canadian politician in the Northwest Territories. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in a 2021 by-election, representing the electoral district of Monfwi
Monfwi , the Legislature had 10 women to 9 men, and became the first jurisdiction in Canada to have a majority of women legislators.
Membership
Source:
Executive Council of the Northwest Territories
Ministers at present are as follows (current as of July 2021):
References
External links
Official site
{{Northwest Territories Assemblies
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