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♂ Gordon Wray
aliasGordon Wray
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Northwest Territories 3 1 4
Birth 21 September 1951 → 72 years + 7 months ago
Lived 57 years + 8 months
First mandate 17 January 1983 → 41 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 31 years + 3 months
Death 17 June 2009 → 14 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 8 months after 14 October 1991
Special notes
None
 

Gordon Wray (1951–2009)
No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
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Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Northwest Territories 8 8 24 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊕ David Alagalak  m 
⊕ Silas Arngna'naaq  m 
 		 ⊕ Jack Iyerak Anawak  m 
 
Eligible: 900 Votes: 729 Participation: 81.00% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
9		 Northwest Territories
17 January 1983
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30964(F) — 22 Jan 2023 13:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
31
IND
 1/3 339 46.82% +105 Loser:
IND
 234 32.32% Raymond Ningeocheak

Service: 10 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,055 Votes: 877 Participation: 83.13% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
10		 Northwest Territories
21 November 1983
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30759(F) — 22 Jan 2023 12:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
32
IND
 1/3 543 62.20% +284 Loser:
IND
 259 29.67% Peter Kritaqliluk

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,206 Votes: 1,009 Participation: 83.67% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
11		 Northwest Territories
5 October 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30787(F) — 22 Jan 2023 12:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
IND
 1/3 582 58.26% +312 Loser:
IND
 270 27.03% Henry Ford

Service: 4 years 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,265 Votes: 1,085 Participation: 85.77% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
12		 Northwest Territories
15 October 1991
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30809(F) — 22 Jan 2023 05:12 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
40
IND
 3/3 298 27.82% -126 Winner:
IND
 424 39.59% Silas Arngna'naaq

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN OpenNWT: Politicians
Gordon Wray		 01 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Gordon Wray (politician)		 01 Jan 2024

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