Frederick Blake Jr.

Frederick Blake Jr. is a First Nations Canadian politician, who was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in the 2011 election. He represents the electoral district of Mackenzie Delta.

Frederick Blake Jr. MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
In office October 3, 2011 – November 14, 2023
Preceded by	David Krutko
Succeeded by	George Nerysoo
Constituency	Mackenzie Delta
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
In office October 24, 2019 – November 14, 2023
Preceded by	Jackson Lafferty
Succeeded by	Shane Thompson
Personal details
Born	1977 Inuvik
Residence	Tsiigehtchic, Northwest Territories

Biography

Blake lives in Tsiigehtchic, Northwest Territories with his family. His parents, Grace and Frederick Blake, also live in Tsiigehtchic.^[1]

Arctic Red River

Blake was Chief for the Arctic Red River Band.^[2]

Political career

Blake ran for public office in the 2011 Northwest Territories general election as a candidate in the Mackenzie Delta electoral district. The election was hotly contested due to the opening created by incumbent speaker David Krutko stepping down. Blake defeated four other candidates, including former Northwest Territories Commissioner Glenna Hansen, to win his first term in office.

In February 2013, Blake asked the Minister of Transportation Dave Ramsay, whether the ferry M.V. Merv Hardie, recently retired from the crossing at Fort Providence after the completion of the Deh Cho Bridge, could replace the MV Louis Cardinal, a smaller and less capable ferry operating at Tsiigehtchic.^[3]

He has also served as Gwich'in Chief in the community of Tsiigehtchic.

Election results

v t e 2023 Northwest Territories general election: Mackenzie Delta
	Candidate	Votes	%
	George Nerysoo	233	37.04
	Frederick Blake Jr. (I.S.)	220	34.98
	Richard Ross Jr.	176	27.98
Total votes		629

v t e 2019 Northwest Territories general election: Mackenzie Delta
	Candidate	Votes
	Frederick Blake, Jr.	Acclaimed
Source(s) "Eight ridings to watch in the Northwest Territories' election". CBC. Retrieved 2019-09-11.

v t e 2015 Northwest Territories general election: Mackenzie Delta
	Candidate	Votes	%
	Frederick Blake, Jr.	313	48.0
	William Firth	137	21.0
	Norman Snowshoe	116	17.8
	David Krutko	86	13.2

v t e 2011 Northwest Territories general election: Mackenzie Delta
	Candidate	Votes
	Frederick Blake, Jr.	190
	Taig Connell	150
	Eugene Pascal	132
	Mary Clark	89
	Glenna Hansen	66

References

1. "Frederick Blake Jr. biodata".
2. "Gwich'in Self-Government Negotiations". Gwich'in Tribal Council. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
3. "Merv Hardie ferry may go to Tsiigehtchic, N.W.T". CBC North. 2013-02-23. Retrieved 2020-08-28. In the legislative assembly on Friday, the MLA for Mackenzie Delta asked that the ferry be moved to the Tsiigehtchic crossing.