Jane Weyallon Armstrong is a Canadian politician in the
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. ...
. She was elected to the
Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, or Legislative Council of the Northwest Territories (with Northwest hyphenated as North-West until 1906), is the legislature and the seat of government of Northwest Territories in Canada. It is a uni ...
in a 2021 by-election, representing the electoral district of
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In addition to being the first female MLA for Monfwi, Weyallon Armstrong's election gave the Legislative Assembly a majority of women legislators, a first in Canada.
She lives in Behchokǫ̀. Prior to her election to the Legislative Assembly, Weyallon Armstrong was a town councillor in Behchokǫ̀. She is currently the president of the Native Women's Association of the Northwest Territories.