# 1995 Northwest Territories general election

The 1995 Northwest Territories general election was held on October 16, 1995. This was the last election before the Northwest Territories was split in two with the creation of Nunavut.
The big issue this election was the division of the Northwest Territories assets to meet the April 1, 1999 deadline. Twenty four MLAs were elected, seven incumbents returned and one was acclaimed.

## Election Results

The election was held in 24 constituencies with 24,568 ballots cast, a turnout of 75.43%.
Outgoing Premier Nellie Cournoyea did not run for re-election. She was replaced first by Don Morin, who resigned in November 1998 over conflict of interest allegations. Morin was replaced by an interim Premier, Goo Arlooktoo until December 1998, before Jim Antoine filled out the remainder of the term.

### Election summary

Re-election Statistics :
| 1991 | 1995 | Did not run again | Defeated | Reelected |
| 24 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 |

### Candidates

Results by District :
| District | Winner | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth | Seventh | Eighth | Incumbent |
| Aivilik | Manitok Thompson 274 (45.5%) | Marion T. Love 240 (39.9%) | Donat Milortok 88 (14.7%) | | | | | | James Arvaluk |
| Amittuq | Mark Evaloarjuk 308 (31.8%) | Caleb Sangoya 304 (31.4%) | Titus Allooloo 186 (19.2%) | Paul Haulli 170 (17.6%) | | | | | Titus Allooloo |
| Baffin Central | Tommy Enuaraq 294 (30.3%) | Lootie Toomasie 186 (19.1%) | Sakiasie Sowdlooapik 152 (15.6%) | Jaypeetee Akpalialuk 105 (10.8%) | Jaypeetee Karpik 90 (9.3%) | Pauloosie Paniloo 74 (7.6%) | Rebecca Mike 60 (6.2%) | Charlie Kalluk 11 (1.1%) | Rebecca Mike |
| Baffin South | Goo Arlooktoo 256 (33.3%) | Matthew Saveakjuk Jaw 162 (21.1%) | Peter Kattuk 128 (16.7%) | Walter Audla 98 (12.8%) | Kenoayoak Pudlat 74 (9.6%) | Akalayok Qavavau 50 (6.5%) | | | Kenoayoak Pudlat |
| Deh Cho | Samuel Gargan 333 (54.8%) | Joachim Bonnetrouge 189 (31.1%) | Richard Lafferty 86 (14.1%) | | | | | | Samuel Gargan |
| Hay River | Jane Groenewegen 696 (40.0%) | Ron Courtoreille 654 (37.6%) | George Morion 253 (14.5%) | Mansell Grey 137 (7.9%) | | | | | John Pollard |
| High Arctic | Levi Barnabas 135 (34.4%) | Elizabeth Allakariallak-Roberts 90 (23.0%) | Aziz Kheraj 89 (22.7%) | Larry Audlaluk 78 (19.9%) | | | | | Ludy Pudluk |
| Inuvik | Floyd Roland 683 (58.1%) | Fred Koe 492 (41.9%) | | | | | | | Fred Koe |
| Iqaluit | Ed Picco 695 (48.3%) | Mary Ekho-Wilman 644 (44.8%) | Gordon McIntosh 100 (6.9%) | | | | | | Dennis Patterson |
| Keewatin Central | John Todd 947 (82.5%) | Joseph Kaludjak 201 (17.5%) | | | | | | | John Todd |
| Kitikmeot | Kelvin Ng 792 (71.1%) | Ernie Bernhardt 322 (28.9%) | | | | | | | Ernie Bernhardt |
| Kivallivik | Kevin O'Brien 700 (54.4%) | David Simailak 211 (16.4%) | Silas Arngna'naaq 140 (10.9%) | David Aglukark 120 (9.3%) | Sam Alagalak 63 (4.9%) | Joy Suluk 52 (4.0%) | | | Silas Arngna'naaq |
| Mackenzie Delta | David Krutko 350 (45.3%) | Richard Nerysoo 218 (28.2%) | Charles Furlong 204 (26.4%) | | | | | | Richard Nerysoo |
| Nahendeh | Jim Antoine acclaimed | | | | | | | | Jim Antoine |
| Natilikmiot | John Ningark 366 (52.0%) | Uriash Puqiqnak 338 (48.0%) | | | | | | | John Ningark |
| North Slave | James Rabesca 481 (42.5%) | Violet Camsell-Blondin 204 (18.0%) | Leon Lafferty 175 (15.5%) | Henry Zoe 158 (14.0%) | Joseph Zoe 67 (5.9%) | Isadore Zoe 47 (4.2%) | | | Henry Zoe |
| Nunakput | Vince Steen 395 (62.2%) | Eddie Dillon 240 (37.8%) | | | | | | | Nellie Cournoyea |
| Sahtu | Stephen Kakfwi 744 (70.0%) | George Cleary 319 (30.0%) | | | | | | | Stephen Kakfwi |
| Thebacha | Michael Miltenberger 607 (43.6%) | Jeannie Marie-Jewell 571 (41.0%) | Sean Mageean 119 (8.5%) | Allan Heron 96 (6.9%) | | | | | Jeannie Marie-Jewell |
| Tu Nedhe | Don Morin 372 (67.8%) | Archie Catholique 119 (21.7%) | Larry Bearard 58 (10.6%) | | | | | | Don Morin |
| Yellowknife Centre | Jake Ootes 249 (19.7%) | Arlene Hache 231 (18.3%) | Dave Ramsay 209 (16.6%) | Gary Boyd 165 (13.1%) | Marie Coe 162 (12.8%) | Roland Gosselin 139 (11.0%) | Don Yamkowy 108 (8.6%) | | Brian Lewis |
| Yellowknife-Frame Lake | Charlie Dent 446 (59.3%) | Rob Roman 135 (18.0%) | David McCann 122 (16.2%) | Tom Pagonis 49 (6.5%) | | | | | Charlie Dent |
| Yellowknife North | Roy Erasmus 686 (42.3%) | Jim Evoy 334 (20.6%) | Clem Paul 249 (15.4%) | Wally Larocque 158 (9.8%) | Donna Hunt 109 (6.7%) | Sandy Holmes 56 (3.5%) | Louis Leonardis 29 (1.8%) | | Michael Ballantyne |
| Yellowknife South | Seamus Henry 972 (41.6%) | Tony Whitford 968 (41.4%) | Kirby Marshall 399 (17.1%) | | | | | | Tony Whitford |
* ↑ "Election of the Thirteenth Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, 1995 - Official Voting Results" (PDF). Elections Northwest Territories. Retrieved September 27, 2020.