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♂ Donald M. Stewart
aliasDonald M. Stewart
Record
59018 · 8883

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Northwest Territories 4 2 6
Birth c. 1923 → 101 years ago
Lived ± 67 years
First mandate 4 July 1967 → 56 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age ± 44 years
Death 24 November 1990 → 33 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 3 years + 1 month after 4 October 1987
Special notes
None
 
Donald M. Stewart (c.1923–1990) 200x175
© Photo 1982 Northwest Territories Archives — 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 16 0 10 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NT 9–10
INDE
 1 Speaker 57–64 22 Oct 1980 — 11 Nov 1987 7 0 20

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊕ John D. Pollard  m 
⊕ Nick G. Sibbeston  m 
 		 ⊖ Robert Porritt  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 2,295 Votes: 1,538 Participation: 67.02% Candidacies: 4
Territorial
6		 Northwest Territories
4 July 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Majority
ID: 30684(F) — 22 Jan 2023 15:17 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±44
IND
 1/4 478 31.78% +112 Loser:
IND
 366 24.34% Ann Enge

Service: 3 years 5 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,883 Votes: 1,197 Participation: 63.57% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
7		 Northwest Territories
21 December 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Majority
ID: 30698(F) — 22 Jan 2023 14:51 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±47
IND
 2/3 370 31.30% -274 Winner:
IND
 644 54.48% Nick G. Sibbeston
Eligible: 1,567 Votes: 1,048 Participation: 66.88% Candidacies: 2
Territorial
8		 Northwest Territories
10 March 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Majority
ID: 30709(F) — 22 Jan 2023 14:09 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
±52
IND
 1/2 580 57.14% +145 Loser:
IND
 435 42.86% Don S. Fergusson

Service: 4 years 6 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,689 Votes: 983 Participation: 58.20% Candidacies: 2
Territorial
9		 Northwest Territories
1 October 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30728(F) — 22 Jan 2023 13:30 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±56
IND
 1/2 546 56.06% +118 Loser:
IND
 428 43.94% Ben S. Greenfield

Service: 4 years 1 month 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,713 Votes: 1,244 Participation: 72.62% Candidacies: 2
Territorial
10		 Northwest Territories
21 November 1983
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30755(F) — 22 Jan 2023 12:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±60
IND
 1/2 624 50.32% +8 Loser:
IND
 616 49.68% Don S. Fergusson

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,774 Votes: 1,544 Participation: 87.03% Candidacies: 2
Territorial
11		 Northwest Territories
5 October 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30780(F) — 22 Jan 2023 11:59 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±64
IND
 2/2 631 41.24% -268 Winner:
IND
 899 58.76% John D. Pollard

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN OpenNWT: Politicians
Don Stewart		 31 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Donald Morton Stewart		 31 Dec 2023

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