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♀ Elizabeth Magdalena Pedersen
aliasLena Pedersen
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Northwest Territories 1 2 3
Birth c. 1940
Age ± 84 years
First mandate 21 December 1970 → 53 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age ± 30 years
 
Mandate ended 49 years + 1 month ago (9 March 1975)
Special notes
None
 
Elizabeth Magdalena (Lena) Pedersen (c.1940– )
© Photo 1969 via SquareSpace — Fair trade
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊕ Asger R. (Red) Pedersen (c. 1935–) Spouse
⊕ Calvin A. Pedersen Grandson  
 
Well that's interesting!
Pedersen was the first woman elected to the legislature of the Northwest Territories. She represented Central Arctic from 1970 to 1975. Her grandson, Calvin Pedersen, briefly represented Kugluktuk in the Nunavut legislature (2020–2021).
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Northwest Territories 4 2 17 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Robert Hawkins  m 
 		 ⊖ William Lyall  m 
 
Eligible: 1,132 Votes: 781 Participation: 68.99% Candidacies: 2
Territorial
7		 Northwest Territories
21 December 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Majority
ID: 30694(F) — 22 Jan 2023 14:42 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±30
IND
 1/2 472 62.19% +185 Loser:
IND
 287 37.81% Walter Porter

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,250 Votes: 979 Participation: 78.32% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
8		 Northwest Territories
10 March 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Majority
ID: 30706(F) — 22 Jan 2023 14:07 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±35
IND
 3/3 268 28.33% -136 Winner:
IND
 404 42.71% William Lyall
Eligible: 1,266 Votes: 781 Participation: 61.69% Candidacies: 7
Territorial
15		 Northwest Territories
24 November 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30882(F) — 21 Jan 2023 23:16 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
±63
IND
 7/7 10 1.29% -197 Winner:
IND
 207 26.61% Robert Hawkins

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Lena Pedersen		 26 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Lena Pedersen		 26 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Apr 2024 19:40 (but data presented dynamically)

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