Yellowknife South

Yellowknife South
Northwest Territories electoral district
	Boundaries of Yellowknife South in Yellowknife
Territorial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
MLA	Caroline Wawzonek
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First contested	1975
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Census subdivision(s)	Yellowknife

Yellowknife South^[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]

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Name	Elected	Left Office
David Searle	1975	1979
Lynda Sorenson	1979	1983
Ted Richard	1983	1988
Tony Whitford	1988	1995
Seamus Henry	1995	1999
Brendan Bell	1999	2007
Bob McLeod	2007	2019
Caroline Wawzonek	2019	present

Election results

2023 election

v t e 2023 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes
	Caroline Wawzonek (I.C.)	Acclaimed

2019 election

v t e 2019 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes
	Caroline Wawzonek	687
	Gaeleen Macpherson	299

2015 election

2015 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
	Bob McLeod	485	70.0
	Nigit'stil Jessica Norbert	179	25.8
	Samuel Roland	29	4.2
Total valid ballots / Turnout		693	33%

2011 election

2011 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes
	Bob McLeod	Acclaimed

2007 election

2007 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
	Bob McLeod	539	61.46%^[3]
	Amy Hacala	278	31.70%
	Garett Cochrane	57	6.50%
Total valid ballots / Turnout		874	57.36%
Rejected ballots		3
Source(s) "Official Voting Results 2007 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-02-18.

2003 election

2003 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes
	Brendan Bell	Acclaimed
Source(s) "Official Voting Results 2003 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-02-18.

1999 election

1999 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
	Brendan Bell	359	40.47%
	Pat McMahon	347	39.12%
	Mary Beth Levan	181	20.41%
Total valid ballots / Turnout		887	66.77%
Rejected ballots		5
Source(s) "Official Voting Results 1999 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-02-18.

By-election reasons

October 31, 1988 Ted Richard appointed to Northwest Territories Supreme Court.

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

^ Yellowknif South constituency map
^ Map of the Yellowknife constituencies
^ 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.

External links

Website of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories

[1] Yellowknif South constituency map

[2] Map of the Yellowknife constituencies

[3] 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.

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v t e Current Northwest Territories territorial electoral districts
Deh Cho Frame Lake Great Slave Hay River North Hay River South Inuvik Boot Lake Inuvik Twin Lakes Kam Lake Mackenzie Delta Monfwi Nahendeh Nunakput Range Lake Sahtu Thebacha Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh Yellowknife Centre Yellowknife North Yellowknife South
See also: List of elections NWT Legislative Assembly List of NWT legislative bodies