Mackenzie-Laird
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Mackenzie Liard was an electoral district of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The district consisted of communities in the Dehcho Region (Wrigley, Tungsten, Nahanni Butte, Fort Liard, Jean Marie River, Fort Simpson, Kakisa, Trout Lake (Sambaa K'e) and Fort Providence). The district gained Wrigley from Mackenzie Great Bear district in 1979.
Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
| Name | Elected | Left Office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Lafferty | ? | 1979 | |
| Nick Sibbeston | 1979 | 1983 |
Election results
1979 election
| 1979 Northwest Territories general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Nick Sibbeston | 524 | 72.48% | ||||||
| Bill Lafferty | 113 | 15.63% | ||||||
| Leo Leahy | 86 | 11.89% | ||||||
| Total valid ballots / Turnout | 723 | 52.16% | ||||||
| Rejected ballots | 15 | |||||||
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 2025-04-01. | ||||||||
1975 election
| 1975 Northwest Territories general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| William Lafferty | 203 | 31.14% | ||||||
| Rene Lamothe | 164 | 25.15% | ||||||
| Joseph Mercredi | 154 | 23.62% | ||||||
| Gary Black | 131 | 20.09% | ||||||
| Total valid ballots / Turnout | 652 | 62.01% | ||||||
| Rejected ballots | 19 | |||||||
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 2025-05-01. | ||||||||