TABLED DOCUMENT 48-18(2) TABLED ON MAY 31, Official Voting Results

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1 TABLED DOCUMENT 48-18(2) TABLED ON MAY 31, 216 Official Voting Results

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3 21 December, 215 The Honourable Jackson Lafferty Speaker Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories P.O. Box 132 Yellowknife, NT X1A 2L9 Dear Mr. Speaker, Official Voting Results In accordance with section 265 of the Elections and Plebiscites Act it is my pleasure to provide you with a report on the Official Voting Results for the 18 th Territorial General Election. This report provides all the detail set out in subsection 265(1), by polling division, for the 18 electoral districts that held electoral events and documents the acclamation that occurred in the district of Monfwi. Sincerely, Nicole Latour Chief Electoral Officer electionsnwt.ca 1

4 Contents Preface... 3 Voting Opportunities... 5 Special Voting Opportunities... 6 Ballots Cast by Electoral District... 8 Deh Cho... 9 Frame Lake... 1 Great Slave Hay River North Hay River South Inuvik Boot Lake Inuvik Twin Lakes Kam Lake Mackenzie Delta Monfwi Nahendeh Nunakput... 2 Range Lake Sahtu Thebacha Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh Yellowknife Centre Yellowknife North Yellowknife South Official Voting Results

5 Preface On October 2, 215, the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories signed the Writ of Election Order. The Order directed the Chief Electoral Officer to issue writs of election for all 19 electoral districts upon dissolution of the 17 th Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories on October 25, 215. The Writ of Election Order fixed November 23, 215 as the day on which a poll, if required, must be held. The Order adhered to paragraph 39(2)(c) of the Elections and Plebiscites Act in keeping a minimum 28-day campaign period. Writs of election were issued by the Chief Electoral Officer to Returning Officers for each electoral district the morning of October 26. The writs were made returnable no later than December 7, 215, two weeks after polling day. Proclamations for the election were posted October 26 and the electoral event commenced. Candidates The nomination period opened on October 26 and closed at 2: pm October 3. By 5: p.m. that same day no declarations of withdrawals were received and a total of 6 candidates stood for election. In the electoral district of Monfwi, a single candidate was acclaimed on October 3, 215. The remaining 18 electoral districts proceeded with electoral events. Seven candidates stood for election in the district of Nahendeh, making it the longest ballot paper in the 215 election. Ten women stood for election in nine districts, representing 17 percent of the total number of candidates. Voting Prior to ordinary polling day, a number of Special Voting Opportunity polls were offered. who participated in Absentee, Mobile, Multi-District, Advance, or Voting in the Office of the Returning Officer polls represented 27 percent of ballots cast in the territorial general election. As in 211, the largest turnout was seen in the Voting in the Office of the Returning Officer poll which accounted for 79 percent of all ballots cast in Special Voting Opportunities. were being struck from the Register of as having voted as early as October 3 through the administration of the Absentee Ballot. In total, 12,72 ballots were cast in the 215 Territorial General Election, representing a 44 percent voter turnout. This was an increase of 873 ballots over the 11,865 that were cast in 211. electionsnwt.ca 3

6 Judicial Recounts In accordance with subsection 26(1) of the Elections and Plebiscites Act, polling results triggered judicial recounts in the electoral districts of Nunakput, Range Lake, and Yellowknife North. Subsection 26(1) requires a Returning Officer to make an application to a judge for a recount if, after the official addition, a tie occurs between two candidates or if the number of votes separating the candidate with the most votes from any other candidate is less than two percent of the total votes cast. The latter case occurred in all three instances. Judicial recounts occurred in the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories on November 3, 215 and December 1, 215 and determined official results for the districts of Nunakput, Range Lake and Yellowknife North. The judicial recounts upheld the initial unofficial results for the electoral districts of Nunakput and Yellowknife North. The Range Lake recount reduced the margin of win from ten to five ballot papers, but upheld the victory of the candidate identified in the unofficial results. Reporting Upon the close of ordinary polls the unofficial results were reported to the public on the Elections NWT website. With the exception of the three districts that underwent judicial recounts, Returning Officers conducted official addition in the following days to determine official results and completed their Returns of the Writ of Election. All Returns of the Writ of Election were returned to the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer by December 3, 215. The names of the candidates duly elected in each electoral district are to be published in the Northwest Territories Gazette on December 22, Official Voting Results

7 Voting Opportunities Ballots Cast by Voting Opportunity, as Percentage of the Total Ballots Cast 1% 1% 1% 21% 3% 73% Polling Day Voting in Office of Returning Officer Advance Poll Absentee Ballot Mutli-District Poll Mobile Poll All Ballots Polling Day Advance Poll Absentee Ballot Multi-District Poll Mobile Poll Voting in Office of Returning Officer Total* 12,77 9, ,7 Percentage 73% 3% 1% 1% 1% 21% * includes rejected and declined ballots electionsnwt.ca 5

8 Special Voting Opportunities Mobile polls were available in each electoral district. There was an Advance poll held in each community in an electoral district that does not have a resident Returning Officer. A Voting in the Office of the Returning Officer poll occurred in each electoral district in community with a resident Returning Officer. The Absentee Ballot poll was administered as a single poll for all electoral districts. A Multi-District poll was administered in eight locations; all adult correctional facilities, the three main Aurora College campuses, and a single diamond mine granted Elections NWT permission to hold multi-district polls for all electoral districts. Ballots Cast by Type of Special Voting Opportunity, as a Percentage of Total Ballots Cast 3% 3% 4% 11% 79% Office of the RO Mobile Polls Absentee Mutli-District Advance Official Voting Results

9 Ballots Cast by Special Voting Opportunity, by Electoral District Electoral District Total Ballots* Ballots cast by Special Voting Opportunity Ballots cast by Special Voting Opportunity as a percentage of total votes Deh Cho % Frame Lake % Great Slave % Hay River North % Hay River South % Inuvik Boot Lake % Inuvik Twin Lakes % Kam Lake % Mackenzie Delta % Monfwi** % Nahendeh 1, % Nunakput % Range Lake % Sahtu % Thebacha % Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh % Yellowknife Centre % Yellowknife North 1, % Yellowknife South % Totals 12,77 3,48 27% * includes rejected and declined ballots **candidate was acclaimed electionsnwt.ca 7

10 Ballots Cast by Electoral District Electoral District Number of Candidates Polling Divisions Total Ballots* Number of Voter as a percentage Deh Cho % Frame Lake ,982 28% Great Slave ,384 27% Hay River North ,377 52% Hay River South ,374 57% Inuvik Boot Lake % Inuvik Twin Lakes ,14 43% Kam Lake ,923 25% Mackenzie Delta % Monfwi** 1 7 1,711 % Nahendeh 7 8 1,1 1,661 6% Nunakput % Range Lake ,92 32% Sahtu ,592 58% Thebacha ,844 51% Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh % Yellowknife Centre ,316 38% Yellowknife North 5 5 1,13 2,448 45% Yellowknife South ,97 33% Totals ,77 28,662 44% * includes rejected and declined ballots **candidate was acclaimed Official Voting Results

11 Deh Cho Returning Officer: Vivianne Cadieux Candidates: Ronald Bonnetrouge Lyle Fabian Michael Nadli Gregory Nyuli Ronald Bonnetrouge 37% Lyle Fabian 8% Michael Nadli 4% Gregory Nyuli 14% Ronald Bonnetrouge 172 Lyle Fabian 4 Michael Nadli 19 Gregory Nyuli 66 3 Total Ballots % 1 - Fort Providence % 2 - Kakisa % 3 - Enterprise % 4 - Hay River Reserve % 5 - Fort Providence % Special Voting Opportunities Candidate duly elected: Michael Nadli Margin*: 18 (4%) electionsnwt.ca 9

12 Frame Lake Returning Officer: Mona Durkee Candidates: Roy Erasmus Jan Fullerton Kevin O Reilly David Wasylciw Roy Erasmus 21% Jan Fullerton 26% Kevin O Reilly 28% David Wasylciw 24% Roy Erasmus 117 Jan Fullerton 141 Kevin O'Reilly 156 David Wasylciw Total Ballots 548 1,982 28% % % % % % Special Voting Opportunities Candidate duly elected: Kevin O Reilly Margin*: 15 (3%) Official Voting Results

13 Great Slave Returning Officer: Brenda Kolson Candidates: Glen Abernethy Chris Clarke Glen Abernethy 79% Chris Clarke 21% Glen Abernethy 511 Chris Clarke Total Ballots 65 2,384 27% % % % % Special Voting Opportunities Candidate duly elected: Glen Abernethy Margin*: 376 (58%) electionsnwt.ca 11

14 Hay River North Returning Officer: Marny Twigge Candidates: Robert Bouchard Karen Felker Rocky (R.J.) Simpson Robert Bouchard 35% Karen Felker 12% Rocky (R.J.) Simpson 53% Robert Bouchard 252 Karen Felker 84 Rocky (R.J.) Simpson Total Ballots 712 1,377 52% % % % % Special Voting Opportunities Candidate duly elected: Rocky (R.J.) Simpson Margin*: 123 (17%) Official Voting Results

15 Hay River South Returning Officer: Heather Coakwell Candidates: Jane Groenewegen Wally Schumann Brian Willows Jane Groenewegen 35% Wally Schumann 47% Brian Willows 18% Jane Groenewegen 274 Wally Schumann 372 Brian Willows Vote Total 79 1,374 57% % % % % % Special Voting Opportunities Candidate duly elected: Wally Schumann Margin*: 98 (12%) electionsnwt.ca 13

16 Inuvik Boot Lake Returning Officer: Debbie Gordon-Ruben Candidates: Desmond Z. Loreen Alfred Moses Desmond Z. Loreen 11% Alfred Moses 88% Desmond Z. Loreen 47 Alfred Moses Vote Total % % % % Special Voting Opportunities Candidate duly elected: Alfred Moses Margin*: 319 (77%) Official Voting Results

17 Inuvik Twin Lakes Returning Officer: Juanita Bourque Candidates: Jimmy Kalinek Robert C. McLeod Jimmy Kalinek 4% Robert C. McLeod 6% Jimmy Kalinek 174 Robert C. McLeod Vote Total 438 1,14 43% % % Special Voting Opportunities Candidate duly elected: Robert C. McLeod Margin*: 88 (2%) electionsnwt.ca 15

18 Kam Lake Returning Officer: Mary Beauchamp Candidates: Dave Ramsay Kieron Testart Dave Ramsay 42% Kieron Testart 58% Dave Ramsay 22 Kieron Testart 28 4 Vote Total 486 1,923 25% % % % % % Special Voting Opportunities Candidate duly elected: Kieron Testart Margin*: 78 (16%) Official Voting Results

19 Mackenzie Delta Returning Officer: Daryn Erigaktuak Candidates: Frederick Blake Jr. William Firth David Krutko Norman Snowshoe 21% Frederick Blake Jr. 48% William Firth 21% David Krutko 13% Norman Snowshoe 18% Frederick Blake Jr. 313 William Firth 137 David Krutko 86 Norman Snowshoe Vote Total % 1 - Aklavik % 2 - Aklavik % 3 - Fort McPherson % 4 - Fort McPherson % 5 - Tsiigehtchic % Special Voting Opportunities Candidate duly elected: Frederick Blake Jr. Margin*: 176 (27%) electionsnwt.ca 17

20 Monfwi Returning Officer: Harriet Koyina Candidate: Jackson Lafferty Lafferty Acclaimed Total Ballots 1, Behchoko 17 % 2 - Behchoko 427 % 3 - Behchoko 319 % 4 - Edzo 24 % 5 - Whati 327 % 6 - Gameti 179 % 7 - Wekweeti 85 % Special Voting Opportunities Candidate acclaimed as elected: Jackson Lafferty Margin*: (%) Official Voting Results

21 Nahendeh Returning Officer: Tammie Cazon Candidates: Rosemary Gill Arnold Hope Kevin Menicoche Dëneze Nakehk o Dennis Nelner Randy Sibbeston Shane Thompson Arnold Hope 2% Dennis Neiner 1% Kevin Menicoche 14% Dëneze Nakehk o 13% Rosemary Gill 2% Randy Sibbeston 2% Shane Thompson 29% Arnold Hope 23 Dennis Neiner 11 Rosemary Gill 2 Kevin Menicoche 137 Dëneze Nakehk'o 129 Randy Sibbeston 199 Shane Thompson Total Ballots 1,1 1,661 6% 1 - Fort Simpson % 2 - Fort Simpson % 3 - Fort Simpson % 4 - Jean Marie River % 5 - Trout Lake % 6 - Wrigley % 7 - Fort Liard % 8 - Nahanni Butte % Special Voting Opportunities Candidate duly elected: Shane Thompson Margin*: 95 (9%) electionsnwt.ca 19

22 Nunakput Returning Officer: Terri Lee Kuptana Candidates: Ethel-Jean Gruben Jackie Jacobson Robert Kuptana Herbert Nakimayak John Stuart Jr. Ethel-Jean Gruben 23% Jackie Jacobson 3% Robert Kuptana 5% Herbert Nakimayak 3% John Stuart Jr. 11% Robert Kuptana Ethel-Jean Gruben 174 Jackie Jacobson Herbert Nakimayak 229 John Stuart Jr Vote Total % 1 - Tuktoyaktuk % 2 - Paulatuk % 3 - Sachs Harbour % 4 - Ulukhaktok % 5 - Tuktoyaktuk % Special Voting Opportunities Candidate duly elected: Herbert Nakimayak Margin*: 4 (1%) Official Voting Results

23 Range Lake Returning Officer: Linda Balsillie Candidates: Caroline Cochrane Daryl Dolynny Caroline Cochrane 5% Daryl Dolynny 5% Caroline Cochrane 333 Daryl Dolynny Vote Total 662 2,92 32% % % % % % % Special Voting Opportunities Candidate duly elected: Caroline Cochrane Margin*: 5 (1%) electionsnwt.ca 21

24 Sahtu Returning Officer: Diana Hodgson Candidates: Paul Andrew Yvonne Doolittle Daniel McNeely Judy Tutcho Paul Andrew 25% Yvonne Doolittle 26% Daniel McNeely 29% Judy Tutcho 19% Paul Andrew 229 Yvonne Doolittle 242 Daniel McNeely 271 Judy Tutcho Vote Total 931 1,592 58% 1 - Colville Lake % 2 - Fort Good Hope % 3 - Norman Wells % 4 - Tulita % 5 - Deline % 6 - Norman Wells % Special Voting Opportunities Candidate duly elected: Daniel McNeely Margin*: 29 (3%) Official Voting Results

25 Thebacha Returning Officer: Margo Harney Candidates: Don Jaque J. Michael Miltenberger Louis Sebert Don Jaque 18% J. Michael Miltenberger 38% Louis Sebert 43% Don Jaque 173 J. Michael Miltenberger 363 Louis Sebert Vote Total 943 1,844 51% % % % % % % Special Voting Opportunities Candidate duly elected: Louis Sebert Margin*: 38 (4%) electionsnwt.ca 23

26 Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh Returning Officer: Lorraine Villeneuve Candidates: Richard Edjericon Tom Beaulieu Tom Beaulieu 7% Richard Edjericon 3% Tom Beaulieu 41 Richard Edjericon 177 Vote Total % 1 - Fort Resolution % 2 - Łutselk e % 3 - N dilo % 4 - Dettah % Special Voting Opportunities Candidate duly elected: Tom Beaulieu Margin*: 233 (4%) Official Voting Results

27 Yellowknife Centre Returning Officer: John Dalton Candidates: Julie Green Robert Hawkins Julie Green 54% Robert Hawkins 45% Julie Green 47 Robert Hawkins Vote Total 869 2,316 38% % % % % % Special Voting Opportunities Candidate duly elected: Julie Green Margin*: 81 (9%) electionsnwt.ca 25

28 Yellowknife North Returning Officer: Pam Dunbar Candidates: Edwin Castillo Sean Erasmus Ben Nind Cory Vanthuyne Dan Wong Edwin Castillo 12% Sean Erasmus 1% Ben Nind 17% Cory Vanthuyne 36% Dan Wong 34% Sean Erasmus 12 Edwin Castillo 127 Ben Nind 189 Cory Vanthuyne 392 Dan Wong Vote Total 1,13 2,448 45% % % % % % Special Voting Opportunities Candidate duly elected: Cory Vanthuyne Margin*: 16 (1%) Official Voting Results

29 Yellowknife South Returning Officer: Patrizia Thagard Candidates: Robert R. McLeod Nigit stil Norbert Samuel Roland Robert R. McLeod 7% Nigit stil Norbert 26% Samuel Roland 4% Samuel Roland 29 Robert R. McLeod 485 Nigit stil Norbert Vote Total 695 2,97 33% % % % % % Special Voting Opportunities Candidate duly elected: Robert R. McLeod Margin*: 36 (44%) electionsnwt.ca 27

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