8th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly
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8th Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Established | 1975 |
| Disbanded | 1979 |
| Preceded by | 7th Northwest Territories Legislative Council |
| Succeeded by | 9th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly |
| Seats | 15 |
| Elections | |
Last election | 1975 |
| Meeting place | |
| Yellowknife | |
The 8th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly was the 15th assembly of the territorial government. The assembly lasted from 1975 until 1979. This was the first all elected council of the Northwest Territories since the 5th North West Assembly from 1902 to 1905. In honor of this achievement the Council renamed themselves the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories despite still being officially called the Council of the Northwest Territories under the Northwest Territories Act.
| District | Member | First elected / previously elected | No. of terms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Arctic | William Lyall | 1975 | 1st term | |
| Central Baffin | Ipeelee Kilabuk | 1975 | 1st term | |
| Foxe Basin | Mark Evaloarjuk | 1975 | 1st term | |
| Great Slave | James Wah-Shee | 1975 | 1st term | |
| Richard D. Whitford (1976) | 1976 | 1st term | ||
| Hay River | Donald Morton Stewart | 1967, 1975 | 2nd term* | |
| High Arctic | Ludy Pudluk | 1975 | 1st term | |
| Inuvik | Tom Butters | 1970 | 2nd term | |
| Keewatin | Peter Irniq | 1975 | 1st term | |
| Mackenzie Great Bear | George Barnaby | 1975 | 1st term | |
| Peter Fraser (1976) | 1976 | 1st term | ||
| Mackenzie-Laird | William Lafferty | 1975 | 1st term | |
| Slave River | Arnold McCallum | 1975 | 1st term | |
| South Baffin | Bryan Pearson | 1970 | 2nd term | |
| Western Arctic | John Steen | 1975 | 1st term | |
| Yellowknife North | Dave Nickerson | 1975 | 1st term | |
| Yellowknife South | David Searle | 1967 | 3rd term |
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