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♂ Richard W. Nerysoo
aliasRichard W. Nerysoo
Record
45944 · 8901

Gwich'in   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Northwest Territories 4 1 5
Birth c. 1953
Age ± 71 years
First mandate 1 October 1979 → 44 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age ± 26 years
 
Mandate ended 28 years + 6 months ago (15 October 1995)
Special notes
None
 
Richard W. Nerysoo (c.1953– ) 200x177
© Photo Harry Palmer — licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0
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 11 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NT 10
INDE
 1 Premier 31–32 12 Jan 1984 — 04 Nov 1985 1 9 23
2. NT 11
INDE
 1 Speaker 36–38 19 Oct 1989 — 12 Nov 1991 2 0 24

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Roger T. Allen  m 
 		 ⊕ David M. Krutko  m 
 
Eligible: 754 Votes: 352 Participation: 46.68% Candidacies: 2
Territorial
9		 Northwest Territories
1 October 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30743(F) — 22 Jan 2023 13:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±26
IND
 1/2 224 64.55% +101 Loser:
IND
 123 35.45% Lawrence Firth

Service: 4 years 1 month 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 935 Votes: 521 Participation: 55.72% Candidacies: 2
Territorial
10		 Northwest Territories
21 November 1983
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30761(F) — 22 Jan 2023 12:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±30
IND
 1/2 339 65.70% +162 Loser:
IND
 177 34.30% Ernest Firth

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 931 Votes: 602 Participation: 64.66% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
11		 Northwest Territories
5 October 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30788(F) — 22 Jan 2023 12:05 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±34
IND
 1/3 319 53.08% +140 Loser:
IND
 179 29.78% Bertha Allen

Service: 4 years 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,030 Votes: 734 Participation: 71.26% Candidacies: 2
Territorial
12		 Northwest Territories
15 October 1991
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30810(F) — 22 Jan 2023 05:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±38
IND
 1/2 407 55.53% +81 Loser:
IND
 326 44.47% Roger T. Allen

Service: 4 years (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,101 Votes: 776 Participation: 70.48% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
13		 Northwest Territories
16 October 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30834(F) — 22 Jan 2023 00:42 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±42
IND
 2/3 218 28.24% -132 Winner:
IND
 350 45.34% David M. Krutko

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN OpenNWT: Politicians
Richard Nerysoo		 31 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Richard Nerysoo		 31 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 31 Dec 2023 18:32 (but data presented dynamically)

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