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by Maurice Y. Michaud (he/him)

Northwest Territories :: Recorded events and races
Jurisdiction Elections Referendums
Juri. Year Assem. General By-Elections
Elec Races Elec Races
Min Max Min Max N Accl. n Acc? N Accl. n Acc? Minis. Q Races
14 NT 1951 2023 1 20 20 334 72 262 1 15 17 4 13 2 0 3 47
The MMP simulator cannot be run on any general election in this jurisdiction.

“Acc?” stands for missing data (namely races entered as having been won by acclamation when in fact the results are unknown), while “Minis.” shows the number of ministerial by-elections.

The results for a few by-elections are missing for this jurisdiction.
Capital city Yellowknife Largest city Yellowknife
Confederation 15 Jul 1870 Population (2025 est.) 45,242
Territorial integrity  1 Apr 1999 Area 1,346,106 km2 (519,734 mi2)
General Elections (20)
1951, 1954, 1957, 1960, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 
17 Sep 1951 (First)
14 Nov 2023 (Last)
 5 Oct 2027 (Next)
Electoral system 1951–2025: FPTP
Partisan assembly No
Fixed election date First Tuesday in October every four years.
Last by-election  8 Feb 2022 Current government
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Pub.: 20 Aug 2024 05:00
Rev.: 30 Sep 2025 17:52 (but data presented dynamically)