The

Yellowknife Yellowknife (; Dogrib: ) is the capital, largest community, and only city in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is on the northern shore of Great Slave Lake, about south of the Arctic Circle, on the west side of Yellowknife Bay near the ...

City Council is the

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of the city of

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. The council consists of a

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and eight

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originally elected to three year terms, but after a referendum in 2018 this has now been changed to four year terms. The current mayor of Yellowknife is Rebecca Alty. The next Yellowknife Municipal Election will take place on October 17, 2022.

2022-2026 council

*Rebecca Alty, mayor *Rob Warburton *Cat McGurk *Stacie Arden Smith *Tom McLennan *Garrett Cochrane *Ryan Fequet *Steve Payne *Ben Hendriksen

2018-2022 council

In the 2018 election, voters chose to extend the term of office from three to four years. *Rebecca Alty, mayor *Shauna Morgan *Julian Morse *Robin Williams *Steve Payne *Stacie Smith *Niels Konge *Cynthia Mufandaedza *Rommel Silverio

Election results (mayor)

2022

2018

2015

2012

2009

2006

2003

2000

Election Results (Councillors)

2022

2022 had 3,939 voters out of an eligible 8,190, which represents a 48% voter turnout. This is down from the 56% turn out in 2018.

2018

2018 saw 5,354 voters out of an eligible 9,544, which represents a 56% voter turnout.

Referendum in 2018 election to increase term of office for City Council from three to four years

References

External links

Yellowknife City Council websiteYellowknife. City Council fonds. Northwest Territories Archives
Municipal councils in Canada Politics of the Northwest Territories Yellowknife Government of the Northwest Territories {{NorthwestTerritories-stub