Arnold James McCallum (April 23, 1931 – May 25, 2008) was a former territorial level politician. He served as a member of the Northwest Territories legislature from 1975 until 1987. McCallum was first elected to the Northwest Territories Legislature in the

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 Mem ...

, winning the new

Slave River The Slave River is a Canadian river that flows from the confluence of the Rivière des Rochers and Peace River in northeastern Alberta and empties into Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories. The river's name is thought to derive from the n ...

electoral district. He was re-elected to a second term in the

1979 Northwest Territories general election The 1979 Northwest Territories general election was held on October 1, 1979. Twenty-two members were elected to the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly. In 1980, George Braden was named "Government Leader", the first democratic leader of t ...

. In his second term McCallum became the first Minister of the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation in 1982. He served that portfolio until 1983. He ran for his third and final term in the

1983 Northwest Territories general election The 1983 Northwest Territories general election was held on November 21, 1983. This was the first election in the Northwest Territories with live television coverage of vote returns. Election Results The election was held in 24 constituencies, up ...

. He served out his final term and did not return when the legislature was dissolved in 1987. He died peacefully in 2008.

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1931 births 2008 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories People from Charlottetown People from Yellowknife {{NorthwestTerritories-politician-stub