18th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly
Canadian regional assembly
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The 18th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly in Canada was established by the results of the 2015 Northwest Territories general election on November 23, 2015. It was the 26th sitting of the Assembly in the territory's history.[1] The territory has fixed election date legislation that ensures elections are held every four years on the first Monday in October.[2]
October 26, 2011 â October 24, 2019
November 23, 2015 â October 24, 2019
February 6, 1952 â September 8, 2022
| 18th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Consensus parliament | |||
| Nov. 23, 2015 â Sep. 2, 2019 | |||
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| Parliament leaders | |||
| Premier | Bob McLeod October 26, 2011 â October 24, 2019 | ||
| Legislative Assembly | |||
| Speaker of the Assembly | Jackson Lafferty November 23, 2015 â October 24, 2019 | ||
| Members | 19 seats | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch | Elizabeth II of Canada February 6, 1952 â September 8, 2022 | ||
| Commissioner | George Tuccaro May 12, 2010 â May 10, 2016 | ||
| Margaret Thom September 18, 2017 â May 14, 2024 | |||
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Membership
| Member | District | First elected / previously elected | No. of terms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Nadli | Deh Cho | 2011 | 2nd term | |
| Kevin O'Reilly | Frame Lake | 2015 | 1st term | |
| Glen Abernethy | Great Slave | 2007 | 3rd term | |
| R. J. Simpson | Hay River North | 2015 | 1st term | |
| Wally Schumann | Hay River South | 2015 | 1st term | |
| Alfred Moses | Inuvik Boot Lake | 2011 | 2nd term | |
| Robert C. McLeod | Inuvik Twin Lakes | 2004 | 4th term | |
| Kieron Testart | Kam Lake | 2015 | 1st term | |
| Frederick Blake | Mackenzie Delta | 2011 | 2nd term | |
| Jackson Lafferty | Monfwi | 2005 | 4th term | |
| Shane Thompson | Nahendeh | 2015 | 1st term | |
| Herbert Nakimayak | Nunakput | 2015 | 1st term | |
| Caroline Cochrane | Range Lake | 2015 | 1st term | |
| Daniel McNeely | Sahtu | 2015 | 1st term | |
| Louis Sebert | Thebacha | 2015 | 1st term | |
| Tom Beaulieu | Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh | 2007 | 3rd term | |
| Julie Green | Yellowknife Centre | 2015 | 1st term | |
| Cory Vanthuyne | Yellowknife North | 2015 | 1st term | |
| Robert R. "Bob" McLeod | Yellowknife South | 2007 | 3rd term |
Executive Council of the Northwest Territories
The Executive Council has six Ministers and a Premier who were elected by the normal members of the Assembly.[3]
| Portfolio | Minister | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bob McLeod | ||||
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Deputy premier
|
Robert C. McLeod | ||||
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Minister of Health and Social Services
|
Glen Abernethy | ||||
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Minister of Education, Culture and Employment,
|
Alfred Moses | ||||
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Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs
|
Caroline Cochrane | ||||
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Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment
|
Wally Schumann | ||||
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Minister of Lands
|
Louis Sebert | ||||