Great Slave

Great Slave^[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] and the current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Glen Abernethy.^[3] The district has existed twice, the first incarnation existed from 1975 and was abolished in 1979 when it was split between Great Slave East and Rae-Lac La Martre. The second incarnation was created in 1999 from the old Yellowknife North riding.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

	Name	Elected	Left Office
	James Wah-Shee	1975	1979
	Bill Braden	1999	2007
	Glen Abernethy	2007	present

Election results

2011 election

2011 Northwest Territories general election
	Name	Vote	%
	Glen Abernethy	476
	Patrick Scott	266

2007 election

2007 Northwest Territories general election
[4] ^a[›]	Name	Vote	%
	Glen Abernethy	336	43.58%
	Doug Ritchie	206	26.72%
	Christopher Hunt	103	13.36%
	Beaton Mackenzie	101	13.10%
	Mark Bogan	21	2.72%
Total Valid Ballots		767	99.48%
Voter Turnout 56.73%		Rejected Ballots 4

2003 election

2003 Northwest Territories general election
[5]	Name	Vote	%
	Bill Braden	420	64.52%
	Karen Hamre	231	35.48%
Total Valid Ballots		651	100%
Voter Turnout 48.55%		Rejected Ballots 1

1999 election

1999 Northwest Territories general election
[6]	Name	Vote	%
	Bill Braden	274	35.72%
	Suzette Montreuil	152	19.82%
	Marie Coe	150	19.56%
	Bill Enge	144	18.78%
	Roy Desjarlais	47	6.12%
Total		767	100%
Voter Turnout 62.11%		Rejected Ballots 5

1975 election

1975 Northwest Territories general election
	Name	Vote	%
	James Wah-Shee
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

1. Great Slave constituency map
2. Map of the Yellowknife constituencies
3. Members page
4. "Official Voting Results 2007 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
5. "Official Voting Results 2003 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
6. "Official Voting Results 1999 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-02-18.

External links

• Website of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories