Yellowknife South

Territorial electoral district in the Northwest Territories, Canada

Yellowknife South Northwest Territories electoral district

Boundaries of Yellowknife South in Yellowknife

Territorial electoral district
Legislature| Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
MLA| |

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Caroline Wawzonek
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)

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| Name  | Elected | Left Office

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| 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

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### 2023 election

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2023 Northwest Territories general election

| Candidate  | Votes
| Caroline Wawzonek (I.C.) | Acclaimed

### 2019 election

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2019 Northwest Territories general election

| Candidate  | Votes
| Caroline Wawzonek | 687
| Gaeleen Macpherson | 299

### 2015 election

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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

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2011 Northwest Territories general election

| Candidate  | Votes
| Bob McLeod | Acclaimed

### 2007 election

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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 11 April 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2008.

### 2003 election

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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 11 April 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2008.

### 1999 election

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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 11 April 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2008.

### 1979 election

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1979 Northwest Territories general election

| Candidate  | Votes | %
| Lynda Sorenson | 683 | 47.04%
| Wes MacAleer | 618 | 42.56%
| Joey Severn | 151 | 10.40%
Total valid ballots / Turnout  | 1452 | 64.77%
Rejected ballots  | 4

Source(s)

"REPORT OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER ON THE GENERAL ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO THE COUNCIL OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES 1979" (PDF). Elections NWT. January 1980. Retrieved 1 April 2025.

## By-election reasons

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

## See also

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* List of Northwest Territories territorial electoral districts
* Canadian provincial electoral districts

## Notes

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^ 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

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1. ^ Yellowknife 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.

## External links

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* Website of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories

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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

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