Henry Zoe is a politician and convicted criminal from
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. ...
, Canada.
Political career
Zoe was first elected to the Northwest Legislature in the
1987 Northwest Territories general election
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in the
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 ...
riding. He ran for re-election in the
1991 Northwest Territories general election The 1991 Northwest Territories general election was held on October 15, 1991.
Election Results
The election was held in 24 constituencies with 16,068 ballots cast, a turnout of 76.25%.
Outgoing Premier Dennis Patterson ran for re-election but wa ...
defeating 2 other candidates to win his second term in office. Zoe did run when the Legislature dissolved in 1995. Zoe ran for re-election in the
1999 Northwest Territories general election
The 1999 Northwest Territories general election was held on December 6, 1999. This was the first election under the new boundaries that were created when Nunavut was carved out of the Northwest Territories. 19 members were elected, five fewer than ...
but was defeated by
Leon Lafferty
Leon Lafferty is a municipal and a territorial level politician in Northwest Territories, Canada.
Lafferty ran for a seat in the Northwest Territories Legislature in the 1995 Northwest Territories general election. He was defeated by James Rabe ...
. Zoe would run again 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 ...
this time defeating Lafferty.
Third term
After winning re-election to his third term in 1999, Zoe was appointed by Premier
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 ...
to the cabinet as Minister of Municipal Affairs and Community development. Zoe became mired in scandal on May 15, 2004 after a night of drinking at the
Royal Canadian Legion
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in Yellowknife, when he was overheard making derogatory comments about Newfoundlanders. Premier Handley stripped him of his portfolios becoming a Minister Without Portfolio on May 29, 2004, after being pressured by repeated calls to revoke his portfolios. The legislature removed his as cabinet minister in a vote of no confidence on May 31, 2004.
He resigned his seat on May 30, 2005 after being convicted of resisting arrest.
Zoe was defeated in the
2007 Northwest Territories general election
The 2007 Northwest Territories general election took place on October 1, 2007. Nineteen members were elected to the Legislative Assembly from single member districts conducted under first-past-the-post voting system.
The election was called on Se ...
. He collected approximately 46% against the incumbent,
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 ...