EXHIBIT      31.1

| 1.   | I                have reviewed this report on Form 10-QSB of Northwest Bancorporation,                Inc.; |
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| 2.   | Based                on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement                of a                material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make                the                statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements                were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this                report. |
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| 3.   | Based                on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information                included in this report, fairly present in all material respects,                the                financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of Northwest                Bancorporation, Inc. as of, and for, the periods presented in this                report. |
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| 4.   | Northwest                Bancorporation, Inc.’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for                establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as                defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for Northwest                Bancorporation, Inc. and have: |
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| a)   | Designed                such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure                controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to                ensure                that material information relating to Northwest Bancorporation, Inc.,                including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others                within those entities, particularly during the period in which this                report                is being prepared; |
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| b)   | Evaluated                the effectiveness of Northwest Bancorporation, Inc.’s disclosure controls                and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about                the                effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the                end of                the period covered by this report based on such evaluation;                and |
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| c)   | Disclosed                in this report any change in Northwest Bancorporation, Inc.'s internal                control over financial reporting that occurred during Northwest                Bancorporation, Inc.'s most recent fiscal quarter (Northwest                Bancorporation, Inc.'s fourth quarter in the case of an annual report)                that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially                affect, Northwest Bancorporation, Inc.'s internal control over financial                reporting; and |
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| 5.   | Northwest                Bancorporation, Inc.’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed,                based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial                reporting, to Northwest Bancorporation, Inc.’s auditors and the audit                committee of Northwest Bancorporation, Inc.'s board of                directors: |
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| a)   | All                significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or                operation of internal control over financial reporting which are                reasonably likely to adversely affect Northwest Bancorporation, Inc.'s                ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information;                and |
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| b)   | Any                fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other                employees who have a significant role in Northwest Bancorporation,                Inc.’s                internal control over financial                reporting. |
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| Date: November              8, 2005 | By:                                                        | /s/ Randall              L. Fewel |
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|                                     | Randall              L. Fewel, President and Chief Executive Officer |
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