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Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh

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Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh
Northwest Territories electoral district
Boundaries of Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh
Territorial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
MLA
 
 
 
Richard Edjericon
First contested2015
Last contested2023
RegionNorth Slave Region, South Slave Region
CommunitiesDettah, Fort Resolution, Lutselk'e, N'Dilo

Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh is a territorial electoral district in the Northwest Territories, Canada, which elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories. The district consists of the communities of N'Dilo, Lutselk'e, Fort Resolution and Dettah.[1] It had an estimated population of 1,412 in 2012.[2]

The district was created in 2013 when the ridings of Tu Nedhe and Weledeh were merged. It was first contested in the 2015 Northwest Territories general election.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

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  Name Elected Left Office
  Tom Beaulieu 2015 2019
  Steve Norn 2019 2021
  Richard Edjericon 2022 present

Steve Norn was elected in the 2019 territorial election, but in late 2021 became the first MLA to be removed from the Legislature by his colleagues. This event was a consequence of Norn's refusal to follow Covid-19 protocols, and subsequent actions on his part against his colleagues during the ensuing investigation. He had attempted to resign prior to this vote, but the Speaker rejected it. The seat remained vacant until by-election took place the following year.[3] Norn ran in the by-election but was defeated by Richard Edjericon.[4]

Election results

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2023 election

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2023 Northwest Territories general election
Candidate Votes %
Richard Edjericon (I) 221 87.01
Nadine Delorme 33 12.99
Total votes 254

2022 by-election

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Northwest Territories territorial by-election, 2022
Expulsion of Steve Norn
Candidate Votes
Richard Edjericon 186
Mary Rose Sundberg 99
Steve Norn 70
Ernest Betsina 62
Nadine Delorme 12
Clinton Unka 10
Total valid votes 439

2019 election

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2019 Northwest Territories general election
Candidate Votes %
Steve Norn 206 36
Richard Edjericon 128 23
Lila Fraser Erasmus 115 21
Paul Betsina 102 18
Nadine Delorme 8 1
Total valid votes / Turnout 557 68.51

2015 election

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2015 Northwest Territories general election
Candidate Votes %
Tom Beaulieu 410 69.85
Richard Edjericon 177 30.15
Total valid votes 587
Eligible voters / Turnout 822 71.41

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2015-11-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2015-11-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Norn's seat 'ordered vacant,' resignation not valid, says Legislature Speaker | CBC News".
  4. ^ Lamberink, Liny (February 9, 2022). "Richard Edjericon elected MLA in Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh byelection". CBC News. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
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