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 ...
1987 Northwest Territories general election
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. He would be returned by acclamation to a third term 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 ...
. He would be elected Speaker by members of the Legislature on February 15, 1995. He ran for re-election to what would be his final term in the
1995 Northwest Territories general election
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. He served his entire fourth term as Speaker, running for a fifth term 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 ...
. In that election he was defeated by candidate Michael McLeod losing his seat and the Speakership.
In 2009, Gargan was chosen as Grand Chief of the Dehcho First Nations.