- Henry Zoe
Henry Zoe is a politician and convicted criminal from
Northwest Territories ,Canada .Political career
Zoe was first elected to the Northwest Legislature in the 1987 Northwest Territories general election in the
North Slave riding. He ran for re-election in the 1991 Northwest Territories general election defeating 2 other candidates to win his second term in office. Zoe did run when the Legislature dissolved in 1995. Zoe ran for re-election in the 1999 Northwest Territories general election but was defeated byLeon Lafferty . Zoe would run again in the 2003 Northwest Territories general election this time defeating Lafferty.Third term
After winning re-election to his third term in 1999, Zoe was appointed by Premier
Joe Handley to the cabinet as Minister of Municipal Affairs and Community development. Zoe became mired in scandal onMay 15 ,2004 after a night of drinking at theRoyal Canadian Legion in Yellowknife, when he was overheard making derogatory comments about Newfoundlanders.cite web|url=http://www.nnsl.com/yir/yir04/yir04.html | title=Don't diss the Newfies | date=May 31 ,2004 | publisher =Northern News Service |accessdate=2007-09-14] Premier Handley stripped him of his portfolios becoming a Minister Without Portfolio onMay 29 ,2004 . after being pressured by repeated calls for Handley to revoke his portfolios.cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2004/05/29/zoe040529.html | title=N.W.T. minister stripped of cabinet duties | date=May 29 ,2004 | publisher =CBC News |accessdate=2007-09-14] . The legislature removed his as cabinet minister in a vote of no confidence onMay 31 ,2004 .He resigned his seat on
May 30 ,2005 cite web|url=http://www.electionsnwt.ca/pdf/2005NorthSlaveByElectionEng.pdf | title = 2005 North Slave by-election report | publisher = Elections Northwest Territories | accessdate = 2007-09-06] after being convicted of resisting arrest.cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/nwtvotes2007/riding/007/index.html| title = NWT Votes 2007, Monfwi Riding Profile | publisher = Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | accessdate = 2007-09-09]Zoe was defeated in the 2007 Northwest Territories general election. He collected approximately 46% against the incumbent,
Jackson Lafferty in the electoral district ofMonfwi .cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nwtvotes2007/story/2007/09/14/nwtelex-monfwi.html | title=Old and new MLAs square off in Monfwi race | date=September 14 ,2007 | publisher =CBC News | accessdate=2007-09-14] [cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/nwtvotes2007/riding/007/index.html | title=Northwest Territories Votes 2007 - Monfwi Riding Profile | publisher =CBC News | accessdate=2007-10-01]References
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