Yellowknife South
 Northwest Territories electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Boundaries of Yellowknife South in Yellowknife | |||
| Territorial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories | ||
| MLA |
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| First contested | 1975 | ||
| Last contested | 2023 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Census subdivision(s) | Yellowknife | ||
Yellowknife South[1] is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada.
It is one of seven districts that represent Yellowknife.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)[edit]
| Name | Elected | Left Office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Searle | 1975 | 1979 | |
| Lynda Sorenson | 1979 | 1983 | |
| Ted Richard | 1983 | 1988 | |
| Tony Whitford | 1988 | 1995 | |
| Seamus Henry | 1995 | 1999 | |
| Brendan Bell | 1999 | 2007 | |
| Bob McLeod | 2007 | 2019 | |
| Caroline Wawzonek | 2019 | present |
Election results[edit]
2023 election[edit]
| 2023 Northwest Territories general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | |||||||
| Caroline Wawzonek (I.C.) | Acclaimed | |||||||
2019 election[edit]
| 2019 Northwest Territories general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | |||||||
| Caroline Wawzonek | 687 | |||||||
| Gaeleen Macpherson | 299 | |||||||
2015 election[edit]
| 2015 Northwest Territories general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Bob McLeod | 485 | 70.0 | ||||||
| Nigit'stil Jessica Norbert | 179 | 25.8 | ||||||
| Samuel Roland | 29 | 4.2 | ||||||
| Total valid ballots / Turnout | 693 | 33% | ||||||
2011 election[edit]
| 2011 Northwest Territories general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | |||||||
| Bob McLeod | Acclaimed | |||||||
2007 election[edit]
| 2007 Northwest Territories general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Bob McLeod | 539 | 61.46%[3] | ||||||
| Amy Hacala | 278 | 31.70% | ||||||
| Garett Cochrane | 57 | 6.50% | ||||||
| Total valid ballots / Turnout | 874 | 57.36% | ||||||
| Rejected ballots | 3 | |||||||
Source(s)
"Official Voting Results 2007 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-02-18. | ||||||||
2003 election[edit]
| 2003 Northwest Territories general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | |||||||
| Brendan Bell | Acclaimed | |||||||
Source(s)
"Official Voting Results 2003 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-02-18. | ||||||||
1999 election[edit]
| 1999 Northwest Territories general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Brendan Bell | 359 | 40.47% | ||||||
| Pat McMahon | 347 | 39.12% | ||||||
| Mary Beth Levan | 181 | 20.41% | ||||||
| Total valid ballots / Turnout | 887 | 66.77% | ||||||
| Rejected ballots | 5 | |||||||
Source(s)
"Official Voting Results 1999 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-02-18. | ||||||||
By-election reasons[edit]
- October 31, 1988 Ted Richard appointed to Northwest Territories Supreme Court.
Notes[edit]
^ a: In the 2007 election, percentages assigned to candidates were based on the total votes cast. In prior elections the percentages were based on the valid votes.
References[edit]
- ^ Yellowknif South constituency map
- ^ Map of the Yellowknife constituencies
- ^ In the 2007 election, percentages assigned to candidates were based on the total votes cast. In prior elections the percentages were based on the valid votes.
External links[edit]