Monfwi[1] is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The district consists of the four Tłı̨chǫ communities of Behchokǫ̀, Gamèti, Wekweètì and Whatì.[2]

Monfwi
Northwest Territories electoral district
Boundaries of Monfwi
Territorial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
MLA
 
 
 
Jane Weyallon Armstrong
First contested1999
Last contested2023
RegionNorth Slave Region
CommunitiesBehchokǫ̀, Gamèti, Wekweètì, Whatì

Its Member of the Legislative Assembly is Jane Weyallon Armstrong.

Renaming

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The electoral district was renamed from North Slave to Monfwi on August 4, 2005. The date was chosen to coincide with the date the Tlicho Land Claim and Self-Government Agreement came into effect. The name change effected Jackson Lafferty who was elected in a by-election on July 18, 2005 and took his seat in the legislature on August 11, 2005. He was still considered to be elected as the elected member for the North Slave riding despite being sworn in after the name was changed.[3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

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[a] Name Elected Left Office
  Leon Lafferty 1999 2003
  Henry Zoe 2003 2007
  Jackson Lafferty 2007 2021
  Jane Weyallon Armstrong 2021 present

Election results

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2023 election

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2023 Northwest Territories general election
Candidate Votes
Jane Weyallon Armstrong (I) Acclaimed

2021 by-election

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Northwest Territories territorial by-election, July 27, 2021
Candidate Votes %
Jane Armstrong 503 54.44
Kelvin Kotchilea 252 27.27
John J. Gon 98 10.61
James Wah-Shee 71 7.68
Total valid ballots 924
Source(s)
"Unofficial Results".

2019 election

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2019 Northwest Territories general election
Candidate Votes
Jackson Lafferty Acclaimed

2015 election

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2015 Northwest Territories general election
Candidate Votes
Jackson Lafferty Acclaimed

2011 election

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2011 Northwest Territories general election
Candidate Votes
Jackson Lafferty 739
Bertha Rabesca Zoe 600

2007 election

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2007 Northwest Territories general election
Candidate Votes %
Jackson Lafferty 579 53.17%[4]
Henry Zoe 495 45.45%
Total valid ballots / Turnout 1,074 66.20%
Rejected ballots 15
Source(s)
"Official Voting Results 2007 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-02-18.

2003 election

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2003 Northwest Territories general election: North Slave
Candidate Votes %
Henry Zoe 495 42.27%
Nora Doig 379 32.37%
Leon Lafferty 297 25.36%
Total valid ballots / Turnout 1,171 75.44%
Rejected ballots 18
Source(s)
"Official Voting Results 2003 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-02-18.

1999 election

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1999 Northwest Territories general election: North Slave
Candidate Votes %
Leon Lafferty 332 28.23%
Henry Zoe 303 25.77%
George Mackenzie 267 22.70%
James Wah-Shee 121 10.29%
James Rabesca 81 6.89%
Georgina Franki 32 2.72%
Alfonz Nitsiza 20 1.70%
Isidore Zoe 20 1.70%
Total valid ballots / Turnout 1,176 79.00%
Rejected ballots 20
Source(s)
"Official Voting Results 1999 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-02-18.

Notes

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^ a: Prior to the 2007 election the district was known as North Slave.
^ b: In the 2007 election, percentages assigned to candidates were based on the total votes cast. In prior elections the percentages were based on the valid votes.

References

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  1. ^ Constituency map of the NWT Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Official Voting Results 2007 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
  3. ^ "New Member and Constituency Name for Former North Slave Riding". Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories. August 11, 2005. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  4. ^ In the 2007 election, percentages assigned to candidates were based on the total votes cast. In prior elections the percentages were based on the valid votes.
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