2007 Election of the Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories Official Voting Results Published by the Chief Electoral Officer Office of the Chief Electoral Officer November 23, 2007 The Honourable Paul Delorey Speaker Legislative Assembly of the NWT P.O. Box 1320 Yellowknife, NT X1A 2L9 Dear Mr. Speaker, Official Voting Results Pursuant to section 265 of the Elections and Plebiscites Act, it is my pleasure to provide you with the official voting results for the general election held on October 1, 2007 for the 16th Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories. This report provides poll-by-poll results for the 16 electoral districts in which an election was held and details the acclamations of candidates in three electoral districts. Sincerely, S. Arberry Chief Electoral Officer Mailing Address: #7, 4915 - 48th Street, Yellowknife, NT X1A 3S4 Phone: (867) 920-6999 or 1-800-661-0796 • Fax: (867) 873-0366 or 1-800-661-0872 e-mail: [email protected] • Website: www.electionsnwt.ca Table of Contents Official Voting Results Summary of Votes Cast by Electoral District .................................................................................................................. 1 Poll-by-Poll Results Deh Cho ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Frame Lake ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Great Slave ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Hay River North ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Hay River South .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Inuvik Boot Lake ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Inuvik Twin Lakes ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Kam Lake ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Mackenzie Delta ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Monfwi .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Nahendeh ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Nunakput ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Range Lake ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Sahtu ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 15 Thebacha ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Tu Nedhe ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Weledeh........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 18 Yellowknife Centre ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 Yellowknife South .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Summary of Votes Cast by Electoral District Official Voting Results Electoral District Polling Stations Rejected Ballots Declined Ballots Total Votes Electors on List Voter Turn-out (including rejected and declined) Deh Cho acclamation Frame Lake 6 6 0 694 1533 45.27% Great Slave 5 1 3 771 1359 56.73% Hay River North 5 2 0 845 1242 68.04% Hay River South 4 16 1 834 1078 77.37% Inuvik Boot Lake acclamation Inuvik Twin Lakes 3 1 1 569 604 94.21% Kam Lake 6 6 2 615 1227 50.12% Mackenzie Delta 5 1 2 602 985 61.12% Monfwi 9 13 2 1089 1645 66.20% Nahendeh 10 2 0 894 1643 56.98% Nunakput 5 18 0 650 914 71.12% Range Lake 7 3 0 777 1491 52.11% Sahtu acclamation Thebacha 7 13 0 1185 1422 83.33% Tu Nedhe 3 1 0 478 526 90.87% Weledeh 7 2 1 1212 1513 80.11% Yellowknife Centre 7 12 0 933 1521 61.34% Yellowknife South 6 2 1 877 1529 57.36% Totals 95 99 13 13,025 20,232 67.02% Note: An elector may vote even though his or her name is not on the official list of electors by completing an oath of elector at the ordinary poll, the advance poll, the special mobile poll or the office of the Returning Officer. It is, therefore, possible for the total number of votes cast in any electoral district to exceed the number of names on the official list. 1 Deh Cho Official Voting Results Returning Officer: Phoebe Parent, Ft. Providence, NT Acclamation: Michael V. McLeod, Ft. Providence, NT 2 Frame Lake Official Voting Results Returning Officer: Shawna Lampi-Legaree, Yellowknife, NT Candidates: Wendy Bisaro, Yellowknife, NT Jeff Groenewegen, Yellowknife, NT Chris Johnston, Yellowknife, NT Polling Division Ballots cast for: 1 2 3 4 5 Special Total Percentage Bromley- Northland Northland Lanky- Forrest- Voting of Votes Woolgar Stanton Stinson Sissons Con Opportunities BISARO, Wendy 107 24 21 72 92 73 389 56.05% GROENEWEGEN, Jeff 16 22 40 10 22 27 137 19.74% JOHNSTON, Chris 30 44 21 27 21 19 162 23.34% Rejected Ballots 0 0 0 2 0 4 6 Declined Ballots 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 153 90 82 111 135 123 694 Voters on Official List 327 254 213 384 355 1533 Voter turnout 46.79% 35.43% 38.50% 28.91% 38.03% 45.27% Special voting opportunities include voting in the office of the Returning Officer, special ballots and special mobile polls. Elected candidate: Wendy Bisaro Majority: 227 votes (32.71%) 3 Great Slave Official Voting Results Returning Officer: Ron Latimer, Yellowknife, NT Candidates: Glen Abernethy, Yellowknife, NT Mark Bogan, Yellowknife, NT Christopher Hunt, Yellowknife, NT Beaton MacKenzie, Yellowknife, NT Doug Ritchie, Yellowknife, NT Polling Division Ballots cast for: 1 2 3 4 Special Total Percentage Voting of Votes Opportunities ABERNETHY, Glen 56 43 73 80 84 336 43.58% BOGAN, Mark 3 4 3 9 2 21 2.72% HUNT, Christopher 23 20 22 18 20 103 13.36% MACKENZIE, Beaton 26 18 26 9 22 101 13.10% RITCHIE, Doug 44 36 34 41 51 206 26.72% Rejected Ballots 0 0 0 1 0 1 Declined Ballots 0 0 2 1 0 3 Total 152 121 160 159 179 771 Voters on Official List 362 412 338 247 1359 Voter turnout 41.99% 29.37% 47.34% 64.37% 56.73% Special voting opportunities include voting in the office of the Returning Officer, special ballots and special mobile polls. Elected candidate: Glen Abernethy Majority: 130 votes (16.86%) 4 Hay River North Official Voting Results Returning Officer: Tessie Gonzales, Hay River, NT Candidates: Paul Delorey, Hay River, NT Vince McKay, Hay River, NT Polling Division Ballots cast for: 1 2 3 4 Special Total Percentage Vale Island– Studney- Pine- Camsell- Voting of Votes West Point Beaver Saskatoon Eagle Opportunities DELOREY, Paul 101 110 118 103 82 514 60.83% MCKAY, Vince 101 55 102 32 39 329 38.93% Rejected Ballots 1 0 0 0 1 2 Declined Ballots 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 203 165 220 135 122 845 Voters on Official 313 304 371 254 1242 List Voter turnout 64.86% 54.28% 59.30% 53.15% 68.04% Special voting opportunities include voting in the office of the Returning Officer, special ballots and special mobile polls. Elected candidate: Paul Delorey Majority: 185 votes (21.90%) 5 Hay River South Official Voting Results Returning Officer: Heather Coakwell, Hay River, NT Candidates: Jane Groenewegen, Hay River, NT Greg McMeekin, Hay River, NT Marc Miltenberger, Hay River, NT Polling Division Ballots cast for: 1 2 3 Special Total Percentage Fraser-Nahanni Wright-Neville Paradise Gardens Voting of Votes & Mapes Crescent Opportunities GROENEWEGEN,