Weledeh (or Yellowknife - Weledeh) was a

territorial A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person, or animal. In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or a ...

electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories,

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

. It was one of seven districts that represent

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 ...

, and included the more rural communities of Detah and N'Dilo. The riding was dissolved for the 2015 election, with the Yellowknife portion transferred to a new district of

Yellowknife North Yellowknife North is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is one of seven districts that represent Yellowknife Yellowknife (; Dogrib: ) is the capital, largest community, and ...

and the Detah-N'Dilo portion merged with

Tu Nedhe Tu Nedhe was a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The district consists of Fort Resolution and Lutselk'e. The riding was dissolved for the 2015 election, merging with the district o ...

to create the new district of

Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh is a territorial electoral district in the Northwest Territories, Canada, which elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories. The district consists of the communities of N'Dilo, Lutselk'e, Fort ...

."MLAs vote to merge Tu Nedhe and Weledeh, despite opposition"
''Northern Journal'', June 2, 2014.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Election results

2011 election

2007 election

2003 election

1999 election

Notes

References

External links

Website of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories
{{coord missing, Northwest Territories Former electoral districts of Northwest Territories Yellowknife