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♂ James Wah-Shee
aliasJames Wah-Shee
Record
63555 · 8869

Dene   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Northwest Territories 3 3 6
Birth c. 1945
Age ± 79 years
First mandate 10 March 1975 → 49 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age ± 30 years
 
Mandate ended 36 years + 6 months ago (4 October 1987)
Special notes
Born James Washie.
 
James Wah-Shee (c.1945– ) 200x215
© Photo 2021 Doreen Washie via CBC — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Northwest Territories 9 2 20 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
5 documented challengers
⊕ Leon (Napoleon) I. Lafferty  m 
⊕ Jane Weyallon Armstrong  f 
⊕ Henry Zoe  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ James Rabesca  m 
⊖ Richard D. Whitford  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Territorial
8		 Northwest Territories
10 March 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Majority
ID: 30708(F) — 1 Jan 2024 00:44 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±30
IND
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
28 May 1976 ±31
IND
 →
Vac.
 Amidst controversy
Service: 1 year 2 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Territorial
8		 Northwest Territories
12 July 1976
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Majority
ID: 30723(F) — 1 Jan 2024 00:44 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±31		 Successor:
IND
 Acclam. Richard D. Whitford
Eligible: 807 Votes: 511 Participation: 63.32% Candidacies: 2
Territorial
9		 Northwest Territories
1 October 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30745(F) — 1 Jan 2024 00:45 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
±34
IND
 1/2 381 75.90% +260 Loser:
IND
 121 24.10% Eddie Koyina

Service: 4 years 1 month 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Territorial
10		 Northwest Territories
21 November 1983
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30765(F) — 22 Jan 2023 12:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±38
IND
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,117 Votes: 860 Participation: 76.99% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
11		 Northwest Territories
5 October 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30791(F) — 1 Jan 2024 00:36 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±42
IND
 3/3 198 23.24% -134 Winner:
IND
 332 38.97% Henry Zoe
Eligible: 1,514 Votes: 1,196 Participation: 79.00% Candidacies: 8
Territorial
14		 Northwest Territories
6 December 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30856(F) — 22 Jan 2023 00:07 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
±54
IND
 4/8 121 10.29% -211 Winner:
IND
 332 28.23% Leon (Napoleon) I. Lafferty
Eligible: 1,771 Votes: 935 Participation: 52.80% Candidacies: 4
Territorial
19		 Northwest Territories
27 July 2021
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 38073(F) — 21 Jan 2023 13:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
±76
IND
 4/4 71 7.68% -432 Winner:
IND
 503 54.44% Jane Weyallon Armstrong

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN OpenNWT: Politicians
James Wah-Shee		 01 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Wah-Shee		 01 Jan 2024

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