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 Resolution and Dettah.[1] It had an estimated population of 1,412 in 2012.[2]
 Northwest Territories electoral district | |||
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 Boundaries of Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh | |||
| Territorial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories | ||
| MLA |
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| First contested | 2015 | ||
| Last contested | 2023 | ||
| Region | North Slave Region, South Slave Region | ||
| Communities | Dettah, Fort Resolution, Lutselk'e, N'Dilo | ||
The district was created in 2013 when the ridings of Tu Nedhe and Weledeh were merged. It was first contested in the 2015 Northwest Territories general election.
Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
edit| Name | Elected | Left Office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Beaulieu | 2015 | 2019 | |
| Steve Norn | 2019 | 2021 | |
| Richard Edjericon | 2022 | present |
Steve Norn was elected in the 2019 territorial election, but in late 2021 became the first MLA to be removed from the Legislature by his colleagues. This event was a consequence of Norn's refusal to follow Covid-19 protocols, and subsequent actions on his part against his colleagues during the ensuing investigation. He had attempted to resign prior to this vote, but the Speaker rejected it. The seat remained vacant until by-election took place the following year.[3] Norn ran in the by-election but was defeated by Richard Edjericon.[4]
Election results
edit2023 election
edit| 2023 Northwest Territories general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Richard Edjericon (I) | 221 | 87.01 | ||||||
| Nadine Delorme | 33 | 12.99 | ||||||
| Total votes | 254 | |||||||
2022 by-election
edit| Northwest Territories territorial by-election, 2022 Expulsion of Steve Norn | ||||||||
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| Candidate | Votes | |||||||
| Richard Edjericon | 186 | |||||||
| Mary Rose Sundberg | 99 | |||||||
| Steve Norn | 70 | |||||||
| Ernest Betsina | 62 | |||||||
| Nadine Delorme | 12 | |||||||
| Clinton Unka | 10 | |||||||
| Total valid votes | 439 | |||||||
2019 election
edit| 2019 Northwest Territories general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Steve Norn | 206 | 36 | ||||||
| Richard Edjericon | 128 | 23 | ||||||
| Lila Fraser Erasmus | 115 | 21 | ||||||
| Paul Betsina | 102 | 18 | ||||||
| Nadine Delorme | 8 | 1 | ||||||
| Total valid votes / Turnout | 557 | 68.51 | ||||||
2015 election
edit| 2015 Northwest Territories general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Tom Beaulieu | 410 | 69.85 | ||||||
| Richard Edjericon | 177 | 30.15 | ||||||
| Total valid votes | 587 | |||||||
| Eligible voters / Turnout | 822 | 71.41 | ||||||
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "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.
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