19th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly
19th Legislature | |||
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Consensus parliament | |||
October 1, 2019 – present | |||
Parliament leaders | |||
Premier | Caroline Cochrane October 24, 2019 – present | ||
Lower House | |||
Speaker of the Lower House | Frederick Blake Jr. October 24, 2019 – present | ||
Members | 19 seats | ||
Sovereign | |||
Monarch | Elizabeth II of Canada February 6, 1952 – present | ||
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The 19th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly in Canada was established by the results of the 2019 Northwest Territories general election on October 1, 2019.
In the 2019 election, 9 of the 19 MLAs elected were women, a record in both NWT and all of Canada. Previously, the most sitting women MLAs was three.[1] On July 27, following the resignation of Jackson Lafferty and the subsequent by-election victory of Jane Weyallon Armstrong, the Legislature had 10 women to 9 men, and became the first jurisdiction in Canada to have a majority of women legislators.[2]
Membership[]
Source: [5]
Executive Council of the Northwest Territories[]
Ministers at present are as follows (current as of July 2021):[6]
Portfolio | Minister | ||||
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Caroline Cochrane | ||||
Deputy Premier
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Diane Archie | ||||
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Paulie Chinna | ||||
Government House Leader
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R. J. Simpson | ||||
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Shane Thompson | ||||
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Caroline Wawzonek | ||||
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Julie Green |
References[]
- ^ "Record number of women elected in Northwest Territories". CBC News. October 2, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ "'Gender never came into my mind,' says woman who brought N.W.T. Legislature to Canada's 1st female majority". CBC News. July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ Carroll, Luke (4 June 2021). "Jackson Lafferty resigns as MLA, says running for Tłı̨chǫ Grand Chief is his 'next journey'". CKLB. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ Zingel, Avery (July 28, 2021). "Jane Weyallon Armstrong takes clear win in Monfwi byelection". CBC News. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Members of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly | Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories". Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ "Follow along with cabinet | Government of the Northwest Territories". Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- Northwest Territories Legislative Assemblies
- Northwest Territories stubs