Yellowknife South

Yellowknife South^[1] is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is one of seven districts that represent Yellowknife.^[2]

Yellowknife South

Northwest Territories electoral district
Boundaries of Yellowknife South in Yellowknife
Territorial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
MLA	Caroline Wawzonek
First contested	1975
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Census subdivision(s)	Yellowknife

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

	Name	Elected	Left Office
	David Searle	1975	1979
	Lynda Sorenson	1979	1983
	Ted Richard	1983	1988
	Tony Whitford	1988	1995
	Seamus Henry	1995	1999
	Brendan Bell	1999	2007
	Bob McLeod	2007	2019
	Caroline Wawzonek	2019	present

Election results

2023 election

v t e 2023 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes
	Caroline Wawzonek (I.C.)	Acclaimed

2019 election

v t e 2019 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes
	Caroline Wawzonek	687
	Gaeleen Macpherson	299

2015 election

2015 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
	Bob McLeod	485	70.0
	Nigit'stil Jessica Norbert	179	25.8
	Samuel Roland	29	4.2
Total valid ballots / Turnout		693	33%

2011 election

2011 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes
	Bob McLeod	Acclaimed

2007 election

2007 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
	Bob McLeod	539	61.46%[3]
	Amy Hacala	278	31.70%
	Garett Cochrane	57	6.50%
Total valid ballots / Turnout		874	57.36%
Rejected ballots		3
Source(s) "Official Voting Results 2007 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2008.

2003 election

2003 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes
	Brendan Bell	Acclaimed
Source(s) "Official Voting Results 2003 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2008.

1999 election

1999 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
	Brendan Bell	359	40.47%
	Pat McMahon	347	39.12%
	Mary Beth Levan	181	20.41%
Total valid ballots / Turnout		887	66.77%
Rejected ballots		5
Source(s) "Official Voting Results 1999 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2008.

1979 election

1979 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
	Lynda Sorenson	683	47.04%
	Wes MacAleer	618	42.56%
	Joey Severn	151	10.40%
Total valid ballots / Turnout		1452	64.77%
Rejected ballots		4
Source(s) "REPORT OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER ON THE GENERAL ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO THE COUNCIL OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES 1979" (PDF). Elections NWT. January 1980. Retrieved 1 April 2025.

By-election reasons

1. October 31, 1988 Ted Richard appointed to Northwest Territories Supreme Court.

See also

• List of Northwest Territories territorial electoral districts
• Canadian provincial electoral districts

Notes

^ a: In the 2007 election, percentages assigned to candidates were based on the total votes cast. In prior elections the percentages were based on the valid votes.