- Northwest Territories (electoral district)
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Northwest Territories electoral districtDefunct federal electoral district Legislature House of Commons District created 1962 First contested 1962 Last contested 1974 - For the Canadian Territory, see Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1962 to 1979. It was composed of the territory of the Northwest Territories.
This riding was created in 1962 from Mackenzie River riding. It was abolished in 1976 when it was divided into Western Arctic and Nunatsiaq ridings.
From 1887 to 1905, the only areas of the NWT with representation in Parliament were those areas that became part of present-day provinces (Alberta, Saskatchewan and western Manitoba). From 1905 to 1947, the NWT was not represented in Parliament. From 1947 to 1962, the southwestern NWT was represented only by the electoral district of Yukon—Mackenzie River and then Mackenzie River. In 1962, the electoral district of NWT was created to represent the entire territory, for the first time giving all Canadian territory a representative in Parliament.
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Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
- Isabel J. Tibbie Hardie, Liberal, 1962-1963
- Eugène Rhéaume, Progressive Conservative, 1963-1965
- Robert Orange, Liberal, 1965-1972
- Wally Firth, New Democratic Party, 1972-1979
Election results
Canadian federal election, 1962 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Isabel Hardie 3,842 Progressive Conservative Eugène Rhéaume 3,519 Unknown CAREY, A. Pat 948 Canadian federal election, 1963 Party Candidate Votes Progressive Conservative Eugène Rhéaume 4,814 Liberal Isabel Hardie 3,659 Canadian federal election, 1965 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Robert Orange 5,194 Progressive Conservative Eugène Rhéaume 3,615 New Democrat ERKELENS, Tieleman 431 Canadian federal election, 1968 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Robert Orange 6,018 Progressive Conservative VAN NORMAN, R. 2,211 New Democrat KENT, William Harvey 1,203 Canadian federal election, 1972 Party Candidate Votes New Democrat Wally Firth 5,597 Progressive Conservative WARD, Bob 4,339 Liberal HILL, Dick 4,121 Canadian federal election, 1974 Party Candidate Votes New Democrat Wally Firth 5,410 Progressive Conservative WARD, Bob 4,271 Liberal WHITFORD, Richard 3,173 See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
Categories:- Defunct Northwest Territories federal electoral districts
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