19th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly

The 19th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly in Canada was established by the results of the 2019 Northwest Territories general election on October 1, 2019.^[1]

19th Legislature
Consensus parliament
1 October 2019 – 15 October 2023
Parliament leaders
Premier	Caroline Cochrane October 24, 2019 – December 8, 2023
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the Assembly	Frederick Blake Jr. October 24, 2019 – November 14, 2023
Members	19 seats
Sovereign
Monarch	Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
	Charles III 8 September 2022 – present
Commissioner	Margaret Thom 18 September 2017 – 14 May 2024
← 18th → 20th

In the 2019 election, 9 of the 19 MLAs elected were women, a record in NWT and, proportionally, in all of Canada. Previously, the most sitting women MLAs was three.^[2] On July 27, 2021, following the resignation of Jackson Lafferty and the subsequent by-election victory of Jane Weyallon Armstrong, the Legislature had 10 women to 9 men, and became the first jurisdiction in Canada to have a majority of women legislators.^[3]

Membership

Member	District
Ronald Bonnetrouge	Deh Cho
Kevin O'Reilly	Frame Lake
Katrina Nokleby	Great Slave
R. J. Simpson	Hay River North
Rocky Simpson Sr.	Hay River South
Diane Archie	Inuvik Boot Lake
Lesa Semmler	Inuvik Twin Lakes
Caitlin Cleveland	Kam Lake
Frederick Blake	Mackenzie Delta
Jackson Lafferty (until June 4, 2021)[4]	Monfwi
Jane Weyallon Armstrong (since July 28, 2021)[5]
Shane Thompson	Nahendeh
Jackie Jacobson	Nunakput
Caroline Cochrane	Range Lake
Paulie Chinna	Sahtu
Frieda Martselos	Thebacha
Steve Norn (until November 23, 2021)[6]	Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh
Richard Edjericon (since February 9, 2022)[7]
Julie Green	Yellowknife Centre
Rylund Johnson	Yellowknife North
Caroline Wawzonek	Yellowknife South

Source:^[8]

Executive Council of the Northwest Territories

Main article: Executive Council of the Northwest Territories

Ministers at present are as follows (current as of July 2021):^[9]

Portfolio	Minister
Premier Minister of Executive and Indigenous Affairs Minister responsible for the COVID -19 Coordinating Secretariat	Caroline Cochrane
Deputy Premier Minister of Infrastructure Minister responsible for the Northwest Territories Power Corporation	Diane Archie
Minister responsible for the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation Minister responsible for Homelessness Minister responsible for the Public Utilities Board Minister responsible for the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission	Paulie Chinna
Government House Leader Minister of Education, Culture and Employment Minister of Justice	R. J. Simpson
Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Minister of Lands Minister Responsible for Youth	Shane Thompson
Minister of Finance Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment Minister responsible for the Business Development and Investment Corporation Minister responsible for the Status of Women	Caroline Wawzonek
Minister of Health and Social Services Minister responsible for Persons with Disabilities Minister responsible for Seniors	Julie Green

References

1. "The Commissioner will dissolve the 19th Legislative Assembly on Sunday, October 15, 2023 | Legislative Assembly of The Northwest Territories". www.ntlegislativeassembly.ca. 2023-10-13. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
2. "Record number of women elected in Northwest Territories". CBC News. October 2, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
3. "'Gender never came into my mind,' says woman who brought N.W.T. Legislature to Canada's 1st female majority". CBC News. July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
4. Carroll, Luke (4 June 2021). "Jackson Lafferty resigns as MLA, says running for Tłı̨chǫ Grand Chief is his 'next journey'". CKLB. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
5. Zingel, Avery (July 28, 2021). "Jane Weyallon Armstrong takes clear win in Monfwi byelection". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2021-07-28. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
6. "Norn's seat 'ordered vacant,' resignation not valid, says Legislature Speaker | CBC News".
7. Lamberink, Liny (February 9, 2022). "Richard Edjericon elected MLA in Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh byelection". CBC News. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
8. "Members of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly | Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories". Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
9. "Follow along with cabinet | Government of the Northwest Territories". Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.

External links

• Official site