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♂ Dennis Glen Patterson
aliasDennis Patterson
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Northwest Territories 4 0 4
Birth 30 December 1948
Age 75 years + 3 months
First mandate 1 October 1979 → 44 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 9 months
 
Mandate ended 28 years + 6 months ago (15 October 1995)
Special notes
None
 
Dennis Glen Patterson (1948– )
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Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Nunavut (2009–2023)
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Northwest Territories 16 0 11 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NT 11
INDE
 1 Premier 38–42 12 Nov 1987 — 13 Nov 1991 4 0 1

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Bryan S. Pearson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 800 Votes: 596 Participation: 74.50% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
9		 Northwest Territories
1 October 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30740(F) — 22 Jan 2023 13:26 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
30
IND
 1/3 292 49.32% +83 Loser:
IND
 209 35.30% Ben S. Ell

Service: 4 years 1 month 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,186 Votes: 807 Participation: 68.04% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
10		 Northwest Territories
21 November 1983
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30753(F) — 22 Jan 2023 12:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
IND
 1/3 575 71.79% +436 Loser:
IND
 139 17.35% Ben S. Ell

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Territorial
11		 Northwest Territories
5 October 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30784(F) — 22 Jan 2023 12:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
IND
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,613 Votes: 1,455 Participation: 90.20% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
12		 Northwest Territories
15 October 1991
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30807(F) — 22 Jan 2023 05:08 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
IND
 1/3 866 60.14% +461 Loser:
IND
 405 28.12% Val Haas

Service: 4 years (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,575 Votes: 1,447 Participation: 91.87% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
13		 Northwest Territories
16 October 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30830(F) — 6 May 2023 19:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
46		 Successor:
IND
 695 48.30% Edward W. Picco

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN OpenNWT: Politicians
Dennis Patterson		 25 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Dennis Glen Patterson, Senator		 25 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Dennis Glen Patterson, sénateur		 25 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Dennis Patterson		 25 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Dennis Patterson		 25 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Apr 2024 12:18 (but data presented dynamically)

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