Nahendeh

Nahendeh

Northwest Territories electoral district
Boundaries of Nahendeh
Territorial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
MLA	Shane Thompson
First contested	1987
Last contested	2019
Region	Dehcho Region
Communities	Fort Simpson, Fort Liard, Wrigley, Sambaa Kʼe, Nahanni Butte, Jean Marie River

Nahendeh^[1] is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The district is roughly coterminous with the Dehcho Region, whose major communities are Fort Simpson and Fort Liard. The district also encompasses the smaller communities of Wrigley, Sambaa Kʼe, Nahanni Butte, and Jean Marie River.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)[]

	Name	Elected	Left Office
	Nick Sibbeston	1987	1991
	Jim Antoine	1991	2003
	Kevin Menicoche	2003	2015
	Shane Thompson	2015	present

Election results[]

2019 election[]

2019 Northwest Territories general election
	Name	Vote	%
	Shane Thompson	536
	Mike Drake	190
	Randy Sibbeston	111
	Eric Menicoche	40

2015 election[]

Nahendeh
	Name	Vote	%
	Shane Thompson	292	29.4
	Rosemary Gill	202	20.4
	Randy Sibbetson	198	20.0
	Kevin Menicoche*	137	13.8
	Deneze Nakehk'o	128	12.9
	Arnold Hope	23	2.3
	Dennis Nelner	12	1.2
Total Valid Ballots		992	100%
Turnout			60%

2011 election[]

2011 Northwest Territories general election
	Name	Vote	%
	Kevin Menicoche	431
	Bertha Norwegian	127

2007 election[]

2007 Northwest Territories general election
[2] [a]	Name	Vote	%
	Kevin Menicoche	548	61.30%
	Arnold Hope	203	22.71%
	Bob Hanna	71	7.94%
	Keyna Norwegian	70	7.83%
Total Valid Ballots		892	99.78%
Voter Turnout 56.98%		Rejected Ballots 2

2003 election[]

2003 Northwest Territories general election
[3]	Name	Vote	%
	Kevin Menicoche	362	34.48%
	Kathy Tsetso	224	21.33%
	Arnold Hope	127	12.10%
	Walter Blondin	122	11.62%
	Shane A. Thompson	107	10.19
	Rita Cli	58	5.52%
	John Hazenberg	33	3.14%
	Yanny Leo Cordero	17	1.62%
Total Valid Ballots		1,050	100%
Voter Turnout 70.53%		Rejected Ballots 8

1999 election[]

1999 Northwest Territories general election
[4]	Name	Vote	%
	Jim Antoine	546	60.60%
	Paul Matthew Gammon	312	34.63%
	William Lafferty	43	4.77%
Total Valid Ballots		901	100%
Voter Turnout 72.24%		Rejected Ballots 10

1995 election[]

1995 Northwest Territories general election
	Name	Vote	%
	Jim Antoine	Acclaimed

1991 election[]

1991 Northwest Territories general election
	Name	Vote	%
	Jim Antoine	488	50.52%
	Steve Malesku	160	16.56%
	Pat Scott	117	12.11%
Total			100%
Voter Turnout 77.1%		Rejected Ballots

1987 election[]

1987 Northwest Territories general election
	Name	Vote	%
	Nick Sibbeston
Total			100%
Voter Turnout %		Rejected Ballots

Notes[]

^ 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[]

External links[]

• Website of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories