# 2011 Northwest Territories general election

The 2011 Northwest Territories general election was held on October 3, 2011. Nineteen members were returned to the 17th Legislative Assembly from single member districts conducted under first-past-the-post voting system.
The territory operates on a consensus government system with no political parties; the premier is subsequently chosen by and from the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs).
Three incumbent MLAs faced no challengers and were acclaimed back into office in their districts. Five new MLAs were elected, although only one defeated an incumbent; all of the other four won in open seats where the incumbent MLA did not run for re-election.

## New Premier and cabinet

After the election the elected members of the Assembly will gather to choose the 12th Premier of the territories. Incumbent Premier Floyd Roland has chosen not to stand for re-election in his district. To date no Premier has served two full terms in the Northwest Territories since Frederick Haultain, who won his second term in 1902.
After the members of the legislature have elected the new Premier, the MLAs elect the cabinet ministers from the remaining Assembly members and the Premier then assigns portfolios to the new ministers.

## Election summary

| Election summary | # of candidates | # of candidates | Popular vote | Popular vote |
| Election summary | Incumbent | New | # | % |
| Elected candidates | 11 | 5 | 6,193 | 52.66% |
| Acclaimed candidates | 3 | 0 | | |
| Defeated candidates | 1 | 27 | 5,567 | 47.34% |
| Total | 47 | 47 | 11,760 | 100% |
| Voter Turnout % | Voter Turnout % | Voter Turnout % | Rejected Ballots | Rejected Ballots |

## Districts and candidates

| District | Winner | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Incumbent |
| Deh Cho | Michael Nadli 394 | Michael McLeod 226 | | | | Michael McLeod |
| Frame Lake | Wendy Bisaro 328 | Duff Spence 240 | Bernard LeBlanc 30 | | | Wendy Bisaro |
| Great Slave | Glen Abernethy 476 | Patrick Scott 266 | | | | Glen Abernethy |
| Hay River North | Robert Bouchard 363 | Roy Courtoreille 265 | Beatrice Lepine 133 | | | Paul Delorey† |
| Hay River South | Jane Groenewegen 465 | Marc Miltenberger 339 | | | | Jane Groenewegen |
| Inuvik Boot Lake | Alfred Moses 216 | Chris Larocque 211 | Grant Gowans 63 | Paul Voudrach 18 | | Floyd Roland† |
| Inuvik Twin Lakes | Robert McLeod Acclaimed | | | | | Robert McLeod |
| Kam Lake | Dave Ramsay 356 | Darwin Rudkevitch 118 | Victor Mercredi 45 | Bryan Sutherland 28 | | Dave Ramsay |
| Mackenzie Delta | Frederick Blake, Jr. 190 | Taig Connell 150 | Eugene Pascal 127 | Mary Clark 89 | Glenna Hansen 66 | David Krutko† |
| Monfwi | Jackson Lafferty 739 | Bertha Rabesca Zoe 600 | | | | Jackson Lafferty |
| Nahendeh | Kevin Menicoche 431 | Bertha Norwegian 127 | | | | Kevin Menicoche |
| Nunakput | Jackie Jacobson 312 | Eddie Dillon 199 | | | | Jackie Jacobson |
| Range Lake | Daryl Dolynny 277 | David Wasylciw 210 | Beaton Mackenzie 167 | Norman Smith 64 | | Vacant |
| Sahtu | Norman Yakeleya 463 | Rocky Norwegian 312 | | | | Norman Yakeleya |
| Thebacha | Michael Miltenberger 526 | Peter Martselos 426 | Jeannie Marie-Jewell 263 | | | Michael Miltenberger |
| Tu Nedhe | Tom Beaulieu Acclaimed | | | | | Tom Beaulieu |
| Weledeh | Bob Bromley 624 | Mark Bogan 79 | | | | Bob Bromley |
| Yellowknife Centre | Robert Hawkins 427 | Arlene Hache 312 | | | | Robert Hawkins |
| Yellowknife South | Bob McLeod Acclaimed | | | | | Bob McLeod |
* Note: Bold denotes a member of the cabinet and speaker of the Assembly, the Premier is denoted in bold italic.