# Floyd Roland

Floyd K. Roland (born November 23, 1961) is a politician from Northwest Territories, Canada. He was the 11th premier of the Northwest Territories, having held office from October 17, 2007 to October 26, 2011.
Previously a town councillor and deputy mayor of Inuvik, Roland was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 1995 Northwest Territories general election, after defeating the incumbent candidate Fred Koe. He was re-elected in the 1999 Northwest Territories general election, winning in a landslide with 83% of the vote.
Roland was returned by acclamation in the 2003 Northwest Territories general election and acclaimed for a second time in the 2007 Northwest Territories general election, following which the members of the Legislature elected him Premier of the Northwest Territories on October 17, 2007.
His government survived a historic vote of no confidence on February 6, 2009 by a vote of 10 to 8, following allegations by a number of MLAs that he was refusing to communicate with them on major policy decisions, including changes to the territory's health benefits policy, a $34-million loan given to Discovery Air, approval of the $165-million Deh Cho Bridge, and plans to amalgamate a number of public services boards.
He faced renewed controversy in May 2009 when the territorial conflict of interest commissioner, Gerald Gerrand, ruled that there were reasonable grounds to believe that the affair constituted a breach of Roland's duties of office, including unconfirmed allegations that Patricia Russell passed on confidential information from legislative committee meetings to Roland.
Roland unsuccessfully ran in the 2015 federal election and is formerly President of the Western Arctic Conservative Association.

## Electoral history

vte2015 Canadian federal election: Northwest Territories :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Michael McLeod | 9,172 | 48.34 | +29.90 | $71,207.71 |
| | New Democratic | Dennis Bevington | 5,783 | 30.48 | −15.36 | $37,599.86 |
| | Conservative | Floyd Roland | 3,481 | 18.35 | −13.76 | – |
| | Green | John Moore | 537 | 2.83 | −0.23 | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 18,973 | 100.00 | | $214,028.20 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 104 | 0.55 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,077 | 64.82 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 29,432 |
| | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +22.63 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||

### 2007 election

2007 Northwest Territories general election :
| Name | Vote | % |
| Floyd Roland | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
In this election, no other candidate registered to run for this riding, so Floyd Roland was returned by acclamation.

### 2003 election

2003 Northwest Territories general election :
| Name | Vote | % |
| Floyd Roland | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
In this election, no other candidate registered for this riding, so Floyd Roland was returned by acclamation.

### 1999 election

1999 Northwest Territories general election :
| | Name | Vote | % |
| | Floyd Roland | 350 | 83.33% |
| | Mary Beckett | 50 | 11.90% |
| | Chris Garven | 20 | 4.76% |
| Total Valid Ballots | Total Valid Ballots | 420 | 100% |
| Voter Turnout 69.90% | Voter Turnout 69.90% | Rejected Ballots 5 | Rejected Ballots 5 |