Nahendeh[1] is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The district is roughly coterminous with the Dehcho Region, whose major communities are Fort Simpson and Fort Liard. The district also encompasses the smaller communities of Wrigley, Sambaa Kʼe, Nahanni Butte, and Jean Marie River.

Nahendeh
Northwest Territories electoral district
Boundaries of Nahendeh
Territorial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
MLA
 
 
 
Shane Thompson
First contested1987
Last contested2023
RegionDehcho Region
CommunitiesFort Simpson, Fort Liard, Wrigley, Sambaa Kʼe, Nahanni Butte, Jean Marie River

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

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  Name Elected Left Office
  Nick Sibbeston 1987 1991
  Jim Antoine 1991 2003
  Kevin Menicoche 2003 2015
  Shane Thompson 2015 present

Election results

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2023 election

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2023 Northwest Territories general election
Candidate Votes %
Shane Thompson (I.C.) 326 34.50
Mavis Cli-Michaud 185 19.58
Sharon Allen 149 15.77
Hillary Deneron 149 15.77
Les Wright 115 12.17
Josh P.T. Campbell 21 2.22
Total votes 945

2019 election

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2019 Northwest Territories general election
Candidate Votes
Shane Thompson 536
Mike Drake 190
Randy Sibbeston 111
Eric Menicoche 40

2015 election

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2015 Northwest Territories general election
Candidate Votes %
Shane Thompson 292 29.4
Rosemary Gill 202 20.4
Randy Sibbetson 198 20.0
Kevin Menicoche 137 13.8
Deneze Nakehk'o 128 12.9
Arnold Hope 23 2.3
Dennis Nelner 12 1.2
Total valid ballots / Turnout 992 60%

2011 election

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2011 Northwest Territories general election
Candidate Votes
Kevin Menicoche 431
Bertha Norwegian 127

2007 election

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2007 Northwest Territories general election
Candidate Votes %
Kevin Menicoche 548 61.30%[2]
Arnold Hope 203 22.71%
Bob Hanna 71 7.94%
Keyna Norwegian 70 7.83%
Total valid ballots / Turnout 892 56.98%
Rejected ballots 2
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
Candidate Votes %
Kevin Menicoche 362 34.48%
Kathy Tsetso 224 21.33%
Arnold Hope 127 12.10%
Walter Blondin 122 11.62%
Shane A. Thompson 107 10.19%
Rita Cli 58 5.52%
John Hazenberg 33 3.14%
Yanny Leo Cordero 17 1.62%
Total valid ballots / Turnout 1,050 70.53%
Rejected ballots 8
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
Candidate Votes %
Jim Antoine 546 60.60%
Paul Matthew Gammon 312 34.63%
William Lafferty 43 4.77%
Total valid ballots / Turnout 901 72.24%
Rejected ballots 10
Source(s)
"Official Voting Results 1999 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-02-18.

1995 election

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1995 Northwest Territories general election
Candidate Votes
Jim Antoine Acclaimed

1991 election

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1991 Northwest Territories general election
Candidate Votes %
Jim Antoine 488 50.52%
Steve Malesku 160 16.56%
Pat Scott 117 12.11%
Arnold Hope 58 6.0%
Bill Lafferty 50 5.2%
Joe Germain Mercredi 41 4.2%
Bertha Norwegian 38 3.9%
Daniel Lapierre 14 1.5%
Total valid ballots / Turnout 975 77.1%
Rejected ballots 9
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1987 election

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1987 Northwest Territories general election
Candidate Votes
Nick Sibbeston 651 79.6%
Jim Villeneuve 167 20.4%

Notes

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^ a: 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. ^ 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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