This is a list of territorial elections in the Northwest Territories, Canada since 1870. The Northwest Territories operates on a consensus government using the First Past the Post electoral system. The territory does not presently recognize political parties. Image File history File links ElectionsNWTLogo. ... Motto: None Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Yellowknife Largest city Yellowknife Commissioner Tony Whitford Premier Joe Handley (Consensus government - no party affiliations) Area 1,346,106 km² (3rd) Land 1,183,085 km² Water 163,021 km² (12. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Consensus government is a system of government which does not elect members of political parties but rather rule based on consensus. ... The first-past-the-post electoral system is a voting system for single-member districts, variously called first-past-the-post (FPTP or FPP), winner-take-all, plurality voting, or relative majority. ...

Voting and consensus government

The Northwest Territories elects members to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories under a non-partisan system known as consensus government. The election only decides who represents each district. The newly elected members of the assembly convine after the election to vote amongst themselves to decide which members become part of the Executive Council.^† This system of government has evolved in the Northwest Territories since 1870. The Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada, is located in Yellowknife. ... Partisan may refer to: A member of a lightly-equipped irregular military force formed to oppose control of an area by a foreign power or by an army of occupation. ... Consensus government is a system of government which does not elect members of political parties but rather rule based on consensus. ... An Executive Council in Commonwealth constitutional practice based on the Westminster system exercizes executive power and is the top tier of a government led by a Governor-General, Governor, Lieutenant-Governor or Administrator (all governors). Until the advent of responsible government, Executive Councils existed primarily to advise the governor of...

The voting method to elect members is the First Past the Post electoral system. Voters under this system pick the top candidate by the number of votes cast regardless of the percent of votes earned by a candidate. With a few historical exceptions all electoal districts in the Northwest Territories are represented by a single member. First Past the Post has been used since the first election in 1881. Elections NWT is the independent regulatory body in charge of overseeing elections. The first-past-the-post electoral system is a voting system for single-member districts, variously called first-past-the-post (FPTP or FPP), winner-take-all, plurality voting, or relative majority. ... An electoral district (or riding) is a geographically-based constituency upon which Canadas representative democracy is based. ... Elections NWT is the regulatory body that overseas the territorial elections and plebiscites that occur in Northwest Territories, Canada. ...

History

The Northwest Territories has been through a number of distinct changes in how the territory is governed and how government has been selected. These changes have coincided with several major boundary changes since the Government of Canada acquired the territory in 1870.^† From 1869 to 1876 the Northwest Territories was run by an interim government, first led by lieutenant-governor William McDougall, and a council appointed by Ottawa. This council was governed under the Temporary Government of Rupert's Land Act, 1869 and the Manitoba Act, 1870 The council itself sat in Manitoba and was made up of Members of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly.^† Motto: None Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Yellowknife Largest city Yellowknife Commissioner Tony Whitford Premier Joe Handley (Consensus government - no party affiliations) Area 1,346,106 km² (3rd) Land 1,183,085 km² Water 163,021 km² (12. ... System of government Canada is a constitutional monarchy as a Commonwealth Realm (see Monarchy in Canada) with a federal system of parliamentary government, and strong democratic traditions. ... There have been several people called William McDougall For the Canadian politician, see William McDougall (politician) For the British psychologist, see William McDougall (psychologist) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Glorious and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Area 647,797 km² (8th) Land 553,556 km² Water 64,241 km² (14. ... The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba is located in central Winnipeg, at the meeting point of the Wolseley and Fort Rouge ridings. ...

In 1876 the Temporary Council was dissolved and a new council was appointed under the Northwest Territories Act. Members could be elected to join the council if an area of 1000 square miles had 1000 inhabitants. The first such electoral district was created in 1881. According to the Act, when the council reached twenty members, it would gain control of territorial affairs from the crown. The Council achieved this requirement in 1886. The council was renamed to an assembly and was dissolved in 1888. Twelve elections to rotate and elect members to new districts were held during the period between 1876 and 1888.^†

Five general elections would occur between 1888 to 1905, as the territories underwent significant growth. After the fourth general election in 1898, the territories experienced a short lived period of partisan politics that led to the Northwest Territories Liberal-Conservative Party^† being elected in the fifth general election, in 1902, and lasted into 1905. The government between in this period was made of members from the populated regions in the south. No members from the Arctic region would sit in government until 1947.^† In 1905, Alberta and Saskatchewan were carved out of the Northwest Territories. As a result, the population dropped from approx 160,000 to 17,000, of which 16,000 were aboriginal and had no right to vote under Canadian law.^† The government of the Northwest Territories defaulted back to its 1870 constitutional status, and once again came under federal control. This period of the 2nd council, which governed from Ottawa, lasted from 1905 to 1951. The Northwest Territories Liberal-Conservative Party was a short lived political party in the Northwest Territories, Canada, from 1898-1905. ... Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 km² (6th) Land 642,317 km² Water 19,531 km² (2. ... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (From many peoples, strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Area 651,036 km² (7th) Land 591,670 km² Water 59,366 km² (9. ... This article is about the capital city of Canada. ...

In 1951, the 2nd council was dissolved in order to return to elections. Rather than being fully elected body, the Councils and Assemblies were a mix of elected and appointed members. After 1975 the they became fully elected bodies. In 1999 the Northwest Territories underwent one last division as the territory of Nunavut was created out of the eastern half of the territory. Motto: Nunavut Sannginivut (Inuktitut, Nunavut our strength / Our land our strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Iqaluit Largest city Iqaluit Commissioner Ann Meekitjuk Hanson Premier Paul Okalik (independent) Area 2,093,190 km² (1st) Land 1,936,113 km² Water 157,077 km² (7. ...

The boundary changes have resulted in a disconnect in four periods of the territorial government. The records of the temporary council falls under the archives of the Manitoba government, while the archives and electoral records of the period of government from 1876 to 1905 were retained by the Saskatchewan government. The archives of the council from 1905 to 1951 are under the Canadian Government who appointed the council from that period.

In 1870, NWT covered much of Canada. The government was in the south part of the territory. A number of boundary changes would occur over the next 35 years but have little effect on the government until 1905. Image File history File links Canada_Provinces_Territories_1870. ...

The Northwest Territories boundary change in 1905 marked a major shift in the territorial government and demographics of the remaining population. Image File history File links Canada_Provinces_Territories_1905. ...

The government evolved again under the 1912 to 1999 boundaries. The issue of splitting the territory in half surfaced in the early 1960's. Image File history File links Canada_Provinces_Territories_1949. ...

The current Northwest Territories as of 1999 was decided by a series of plebiscites and capped over a decade of consultation, committee work and land claim agreements. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

Elections and Appointed Councils

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Notes

1. ^  Please see the 1st Northwest Territories Council for election results prior to 1888
2. ^  The fifth general election was the only general election elected on party lines
3. ^  Councils listed for years prior and in between general elections. Please see List of Assemblies for other assemblies and councils.
4. ^  No members sat in Council between 1870 - 1872 and 1905 - 1921.
5. ^  Provisions existed for appointment from seven to fifteen members of the council in the Temporary Government of Rupert's Land Act.

This is a list of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assemblies dates and legislative sessions from 1870 - present. ...

References

• ^  Election Results and Dates 1876 - 1905 from Saskatchewan Archives
• ^  Election Results by party printed in the Calgary Herald various dates May 1902
• ^  History of Northwest Territories in Confederation
• ^  Territorial evolution in Canada
• ^  Temporary Government of Rupert's Land Act, 1869
• ^  History of the Northwest Territories from the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly
• ^  Making sense of consensus government CBC Radio clip October 22, 1985

The Calgary Herald is a daily Calgary, Alberta newspaper. ...

See also

• List of Alberta general elections
• List of Saskatchewan general elections
• List of Nunavut general elections
• List of Yukon general elections
• List of Northwest Territories premiers
• List of Northwest Territories commissioners
• List of Northwest Territories lieutenant-governors
• List of Northwest Territories Legislative Assemblies
• List of Northwest Territories Plebiscites

Alberta is a province of Canada. ... Saskatchewan is province in Canada. ... The territory of Nunavut, in Canadas arctic which was created in 1999 has had two elections in its short history: Nunavut general election, 1999 Nunavut general election, 2004 Nunavut uses consensus government, which means there are no parties. ... The Yukon Territory is part of Canada. ... This is a list of the premiers and Commissioners who held governing power in the Northwest Territories, Canada. ... Commissioners of the Northwest Territories since 1905. ... This a list of the lieutenant-governors of the Northwest Territories. ... This is a list of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assemblies dates and legislative sessions from 1870 - present. ... This is a list of territory wide Plebiscites that have occured in the Northwest Territories 1982 Northwest Territories Division Plebiscite 1992 Northwest Territories Juristictional Boundaries Plebiscite 1995 Nunavut Capital Plebiscite 1997 Nunavut Equal Representation Plebiscite See also List of Northwest Territories general elections External links Northwest Territories Plebiscite Act ...

External links

• Government of Northwest Territories
• Elections Northwest Territories
• Northwest Territories Elections Act
• Councils and Assemblies of the Northwest Territories dates and photos from 1951 to present
• Personnel of the Northwest Territories Assembly 1888 - 1905

Politics of Northwest Territories
Commissioner: Tony Whitford | Former commissioners | Former lieutenant-governors
Deputy Commissioner: Margaret Thom | Former Deputy Commissioners
Premier: Joe Handley | Former premiers
Executive Council (Cabinet)
Legislature: Current members | Former legislatures | Current electoral divisions
Consensus government (1870-1898) (1905-present)
Former Political parties (1898 - 1905): Liberal-Conservative | Liberals | Socialist
Elections: 2003 general election | Past elections | Plebiscites
Current issues: Devolution of provincial powers