Inuvik (electoral district)
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Inuvik was a territorial electoral district representing the city of Inuvik, Northwest Territories. It was dissolved for the 1999 territorial election, with two new districts, Inuvik Boot Lake and Inuvik Twin Lakes. Its last sitting Member was Floyd Roland. Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) from Inuvik are elected in non-partisan territorial elections and serve as representatives in the consensus-style government of the territory.
| Name | Elected | Left Office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Butters | 1975 | 1983 |
Election results
1979 election
| 1979 Northwest Territories general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Tom Butters | 296 | 44.85% | ||||||
| Alex Forman | 174 | 26.36% | ||||||
| John Burch | 98 | 14.85% | ||||||
| Cece McCauley | 92 | 13.94% | ||||||
| Total valid ballots / Turnout | 660 | 59.27% | ||||||
| Rejected ballots | 5 | |||||||
Source(s)
"REPORT OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER ON THE GENERAL ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO THE COUNCIL OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES 1979" (PDF). Elections NWT. January 1980. Retrieved 1 April 2025. | ||||||||
1975 election
| 1975 Northwest Territories general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Tom Butters | 422 | 62.61% | ||||||
| Doug Dittrich | 252 | 37.39% | ||||||
| Total valid ballots / Turnout | 674 | 46.62% | ||||||
| Rejected ballots | 15 | |||||||
Source(s)
"REPORT OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER ON FEDERAL BY-ELECTIONS, BY-ELECTIONS TO THE COUNCIL OF THE YUKON TERRITORY, AND NORTHWEST TERRITORIES COUNCIL GENERAL ELECTIONS HELD IN 1975" (PDF). Information Canada. 1976. Retrieved 1 May 2025. | ||||||||
