19th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly
| 19th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Consensus parliament | |||
| October 1, 2019 – October 15, 2023 | |||
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| Parliament leaders | |||
| Premier | Caroline Cochrane October 24, 2019 – December 8, 2023 | ||
| Legislative Assembly | |||
| Speaker of the Assembly | Frederick Blake Jr. October 24, 2019 – November 14, 2023 | ||
| Members | 19 seats | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch | Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | ||
| Charles III 8 September 2022 – present | |||
| Commissioner | Margaret Thom 18 September 2017 – 14 May 2024 | ||
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The 19th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly in Canada was established by the results of the 2019 Northwest Territories general election on October 1, 2019.[1]
In the 2019 election, 9 of the 19 MLAs elected were women, a record in NWT and, proportionally, in all of Canada. Previously, the most sitting women MLAs was three.[2] On July 27, 2021, following the resignation of Jackson Lafferty and the subsequent by-election victory of Jane Weyallon Armstrong, the Legislature had 10 women to 9 men, and became the first jurisdiction in Canada to have a majority of women legislators.[3]
Membership
| Member | District | First elected / previously elected |
|---|---|---|
| Ronald Bonnetrouge | Deh Cho | 2019 |
| Kevin O'Reilly | Frame Lake | 2015 |
| Katrina Nokleby | Great Slave | 2019 |
| R. J. Simpson | Hay River North | 2015 |
| Rocky Simpson Sr. | Hay River South | 2019 |
| Diane Archie | Inuvik Boot Lake | 2019 |
| Lesa Semmler | Inuvik Twin Lakes | 2019 |
| Caitlin Cleveland | Kam Lake | 2019 |
| Frederick Blake | Mackenzie Delta | 2011 |
| Jackson Lafferty (until June 4, 2021)[4] | Monfwi | 2005 |
| Jane Weyallon Armstrong (since July 28, 2021)[5] | 2021 | |
| Shane Thompson | Nahendeh | 2015 |
| Jackie Jacobson | Nunakput | 2007, 2019 |
| Caroline Cochrane | Range Lake | 2015 |
| Paulie Chinna | Sahtu | 2019 |
| Frieda Martselos | Thebacha | 2019 |
| Steve Norn (until November 23, 2021)[6] | Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh | 2019 |
| Richard Edjericon (since February 9, 2022)[7] | 2022 | |
| Julie Green | Yellowknife Centre | 2015 |
| Rylund Johnson | Yellowknife North | 2019 |
| Caroline Wawzonek | Yellowknife South | 2019 |
Source:[8]
Executive Council of the Northwest Territories
Ministers at present are as follows (current as of July 2021):[9]
| Portfolio | Minister | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Cochrane | ||||
| Deputy Premier
| Diane Archie | ||||
| Paulie Chinna | ||||
| Government House Leader
| R. J. Simpson | ||||
| Shane Thompson | ||||
| Caroline Wawzonek | ||||
| Julie Green | ||||
References
- ^ "The Commissioner will dissolve the 19th Legislative Assembly on Sunday, October 15, 2023 | Legislative Assembly of The Northwest Territories". www.ntlegislativeassembly.ca. 2023-10-13. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ "Record number of women elected in Northwest Territories". CBC News. October 2, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ "'Gender never came into my mind,' says woman who brought N.W.T. Legislature to Canada's 1st female majority". CBC News. July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ Carroll, Luke (4 June 2021). "Jackson Lafferty resigns as MLA, says running for Tłı̨chǫ Grand Chief is his 'next journey'". CKLB. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ Zingel, Avery (July 28, 2021). "Jane Weyallon Armstrong takes clear win in Monfwi byelection". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2021-07-28. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "Norn's seat 'ordered vacant,' resignation not valid, says Legislature Speaker | CBC News".
- ^ Lamberink, Liny (February 9, 2022). "Richard Edjericon elected MLA in Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh byelection". CBC News. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ^ "Members of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly | Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories". Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ "Follow along with cabinet | Government of the Northwest Territories". Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.