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1 REPORT OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER ON THE GENERAL ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO THE COUNCIL OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES 1979 Pursuant to subsecti 56(9) of the Northwest Territories Electis Ordinance, 1978

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE... PAGE u SUMMARY OF VOTES CAST... m DETAILS OF THE VOTE BY POLLING DIVISION AND ELECTORAL DISTRICT Baffin Central.... Baffin South Central Arctic Foxe Basin Frobisher Bay Great Slave East Hay River... 7 High Arctic Huds Bay Inuvik Keewatin North Keewatin South Mackenzie Delta Mackenzie Great Bear Mackenzie Liard Pine Point Lac la Martre Slave River Western Arctic Yellowknife Centre Yellowknife North Yellowknife South

3 II GENERAL ELECTION, 1979 PREFACE The term of the Council of the Northwest Territories which had been elected in 1975 came to an end March 31, Writs ordering a general electi were directed to be issued July 3, 1979 and to be made returnable October 31, Nominati day at the general electi was Mday, August 27, One candidate having been elected by acclamati in the electoral district of Great Slave East, a poll was held October I, 1979 in each of the remaining twenty-e electoral districts. The first return was published in the Canada Gazette September 26, 1979 and the last returns were published November 15, JEAN-MARC HAMEL, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. Ottawa, January 198.

4 GENERAL ELECTION, 1979 lll SUMMARY OF VOTES CAST - BY ELECTORAL DISTRICT Electoral district s as Polling including percentage of statis rejected the electors * the * Baffin Central % Baffin South % Central Arctic % Foxe Basin % Frobisher Bay % Great Slave East... ACCLAMATION - no poll held Hay River II , % High Arctic % Huds Bay % lnuvik , % Keewatin North % Keewatin South % Mackenzie Delta % Mackenzie Great Bear % Mackenzie Liard , % Pine Point % Rae - Lac la Martre % Slave River , % Western Arctic % Yellowknife Centre , % Yellowknife North % Yellowknife South ,456 2, % s ,586 2, % *NOTE: A qualified elector may even if his or her name is not the official, as lg as an elector whose name is the for the same polling divisi swears an oath as to the eligibility of that elector. It is therefore possible for the total number of s cast in any electoral district to exceed the number of names the official. Similarly, the column headed " the " may include eligible electors who were sworn in at the polls; this column should therefore be used ly as a rough guide to r turnout.

5 BAFFIN CENTRAL Returning Officer: Nevee Noble, Pangnirtung, N.W.T., homemaker Nominati: August Writ dated July 3, 1979 Electi: October I, 1979 Candidates James Arreak, Clyde River, N.W.T., hamlet secretary-manager Stevie Audlakiak, Brought Island, N.W.T., hunter { Ipeelee Kilabuk, Pangnirtung, N.W.T., hunter -"' :;;; "' -"' "::i s :!:! ;;;: ""' =a "::i "' ""' g_ :-:: -, <C cil <C Pangnirtung North South Cape Dyer Brought Island Cape Hooper... 5 Clyde River IO 15 7 I I % 6.14% 41.93% 71.51% 7.69% 8.72% Advance Pangnirtung.... Votes counted with I.... T ota ls % Percentage of valid s % 29.67% 34.14% Majority for James Arreak over { Jpeelee Kilabuk, 11 Stevie Audlakiak, 35

6 2 BAFFIN SOUTH Returning Officer: Pia Pootoogook, Cape Dorset, N.W.T., homemaker Nominati: August 27, 1979 Writ dated July 3, 1979 Electi: October I, 1979 C d'd {Joe Arlooktoo, Lake Harbour, N.W.T., ctractor an 1 ates Kananginak Pootoogook, Cape Dorset, N.W.T., artist """""" c - bo.;;; bo c.,_ "' co - "' "' -, <!'. Cape Dorset... I % Lake Harbour % Advance Cape Dorset IO 2.45% s % Percentage of valid s % 45.48% Majority for Joe Arlooktoo over Kananginak Pootoogook, 29 i

7 3 CENTRAL ARCTIC Returning Officer: Lynda S. Germain, Spence Bay, N.W.T., homemaker Nominati: August 27, 1979 Writ dated July 3, 1979 Electi: October I, 1979 Bill Lyall, Cambridge Bay, N.W.T., fisherman Candidates { Andy Palgayak, Holman Island, N. W.T., settlement secretary Kane Tologanak, Coppermine, N.W.T., assistant to president -" -" "' "' Oil ""' -;;;.,,, "'" "' a;;... " Oil -;;; ".2 "' i:r:l...l <!'. Q.. Pelly Bay... I % Cam4-Pelly Bay % Spence Bay % Cam 3-Sheppard Bay 4 I % Gjoa Haven % Cam 2-Gladman Point 6 7 I 8 II 72.73%,, I-Jenny Lind Island % Perry Island II % Cambridge Bay % Cam Main-Cambridge Bay... IO I % BayChimo... II I % Bathurst Inlet I II II 1.% Pin 4-Byr Bay % " 3-Lady Franklin Point II 45.45% Coppermine % % Pin 2-Cape Young % Advance Polls- Cambridge Bay I 3.22% Coppermine % s , % Percentage of valid s % 18.91% 46.2% Majority for Kane Tologanak over {Bill Lyall, 88 Andy Palgayak, 218

8 .,' 4 FOXE BASIN Returning Officer: Richard lmmaroituk, Igloolik, N. W.T., mechanic Nominati: August 27, 1979 Writ dated July 3, 1979 Electi: October l, l 979 Candidates Mark Evaluarjuk, Igloolik, N.W.T., hotel owner { Paul Koolerk, Pd Inlet, N.W.T., clerk Lucien Ukaliannuk, Igloolik, N.W.T., hunter ::;l ::;l "" "" cc c:.;:: c: c: "' "' ""::;l " -~~ ~-a ""SO g"" c..:><:...i ::i :Et.ii "' Igloolik Foxe Main-Hall Beach Pd Inlet Lgstaff Bluff 4 No poll held % 64.% 57.4%... Advance Polls- Igloolik Pd Inlet %.59% s ! % Percentage of valid s % 29.29% 22.69% Majority for Mark Evaluarjuk over { Paul Koolerk, 85 Lucien Ukaliannuk, 115

9 5 FROBISHER BAY Returning Officer: Eileen Stephens, Frobisher Bay, N.W.T., para-legal Nominati: August 27, 1979 Writ dated July 3, 1979 Electi: October I, 1979 Candidates Ben Ell, Frobisher Bay, N.W.T., businessman Dennis Patters, Frobisher Bay, N.W.T., lawyer { Bryan R. Pears, Frobisher Bay, N.W.T., merchant Frobisher Bay- West Beach I North Frobisher I Nakasook I Astro Complex South Beach IO East Beach Apex II Allen Island Brevoort Island Cancelled I 127 I % 45.45% 1.% 54.51% 91.8% *1.% 69.32% 37.5%... Advanced Poll- Frobisher Bay % f-~--t~~~+-~~-+-~~--+~~~--t~~--+-~~~-+~~~~~- s % Percentage of valid s % 49.33% 15.37% Majority for Dennis Patters over {Ben Ell, 83 Bryan R. Pears, 21 *see note page iii

10 11 If 6 GREAT SLAVE EAST Returning Officer: Nathanael G. Wolfe, Fort Resoluti, N. W. T., ctractor Nominati: August 27, 1979 Writ dated July 3, 1979 ACCLAMATION: - Robert Sayine, Fort Resoluti, N.W.T., ctractor

11 7 HAY RIVER Returning Officer: Hazel Haight, Hay River, N.W.T., bookkeeper Nominati: August 27, 1979 Writ dated July 3, 1979 Electi: October I, 1979 C d"d {Ben Greenfield, Hay River, N.W.T., gardener an 1 ates D Stewart, Hay River, N.W.T., businessman "O o; ;,;::: t:: "' "' "' " "' ~ ~ " CQ Cl rii vott: Hay River Town- Hay East I % Hay Vale North % South % New Subdivisi West % North-West % North-East % Centre North % New Subdivisi South Centre % % Enterprise... IO % Advance Poll- Hay River % s... II , % Percentage of valid s % 56.6%.... Majority for D Stewart over Ben Greenfield, 118

12 8 HIGH ARCTIC Returning Officer: Frank T. Pearce, Arctic Bay, N.W.T., government employee Nominati: August 27, 1979 Wtit dated July 3, 1979 Electi: October l, 1979 I Candidates {Lloyd Ellsworth, Arctic Bay, N. W.T., manager Ludy K. Pudluk, Resolute Bay, N.W.T., hunter I Alert.... Eureka.... Mould Bay.... Resolute-Base Camp.... -Community.... Grise Fiord.... Arctic Bay.... Nanisivik.... l No poll held 2 l l % 8.% 26.67% 62.5% 67.44% 53.7% 12.72% Advance Polls- Resolute Bay.... Arctic Bay.... l 2 l l %.19% s % Percentage of valid s % 74.24% I.... Majority for Ludy K. Pudluk over Lloyd Ellsworth, 96

13 9 HUDSON BAY Returning Officer: Shoapik Emikotailuk, Sanikiluaq, N.W.T., homemaker Nominati: August 27, 1979 Writ dated July 3, 1979 Electi: October 1, 1979 Can d 1dates. {Moses Appaqaq, Sanikiluaq, N.W.T., businessman Lucass1e Inukta1luk, Samk1luaq, N.W.T., mumc1pal employee Belcher Islands % Advance Poll - Sanikiluaq % s % Percentage of valid s.... 6% 4% Majority for Moses Appaqaq over Lucassie Inuktailuk, 28

14 9 HUDSON BAY Returning Offi cer: Shoapik Emikotailuk, Sanikiluaq, N.W.T., homemaker Nominati: August 27, 1979 Writ dated July 3, 1979 Electi: October I, {Moses Appaqaq, Sanikiluaq, N.W.T., businessman Candidates Lucass1e Inukta1Iuk, Samkiluaq, N.W.T., mumc1pal employee er ~ er -"' ~ "' " ~ -= " ~~ "' ~ c. <..>:::: ~~..J- :::: " Belcher Islands % Advance Poll- Sanikiluaq % s % Percentage of valid s.... 6% 4% Majority for Moses Appaqaq over Lueassie Inuktailuk, 28

15 1 INUVIK Returning Officer: Agnes Semmler, Inuvik, N.W.T., homemaker Nominati: August 27, 1979 Writ dated July 3, 1979 Electi: October I, 1979 Candidates fohn L. Burch, Inuvik, N.W.T., taxi driver Tom Butters, lnuvik, N. W.T., businessman { Alex Forman, Inuvik, N.W.T., businessman Cece McCauley, lnuvik, N.W.T., businesswoman I ~ :; "' ~~ u::e Inuvik Town- South-West.... Western Centre.... Central... :.... South-East.... I I % 95.95% 48.55% 52.6% 5.% 38.3% Advance Polllnuvik % s % Percentage of valid s % 44.85% 26.36% 13.94% Majority for Torn Butters Alex Forman, 122 over John L. Burch, 198 { Cece McCauley, 24

16 11 KEEWATIN NORTH Returning Officer: John Pudnak, Baker Lake, N.W.T., settlement secretary Nominati: August 27, 1979 Writ dated July 3, 1979 Electi: October I, 1979 C d'd {Dat Milortok, Repulse Bay, N.W.T.. land claims officer an 1 ates William Noah, Baker Lake, N.W.T., printmaker ""' E ~ t:.~ c..c :: =" Cl ;:;; ~i Chesterfield Inlet..... I Baker Lake IOI Repulse Bay Coral Harbour M.O.T cancelled % 52.71% 62.68% 71.9% 42.36%.... Advance Poll- Baker Lake % s % Percentage of valid s % 54.23% Majority for William Noah over Dat Milortok, 37

17 1, 12 KEEWATIN SOUTH Returning Officer: Melinda J. Tatty, Rankin Inlet, N. W. T., administrative assistant Nominati: August 27, 1979 Writ dated July 3, 1979 Electi: October I, 1979 Tagak Curley, Rankin Inlet, N. W.T., director C d.d Celina lssakiark, Eskimo Point, N.W.T., ~esearch assistant an 1 ates { Peter Kritaqliluk, Eskimo Point, N. W.T., social worker Joe Manik, Eskimo Point, N. W. T., businessman,, I: "" "" ~ -"' >. ~.~ ~ " iii ~-~ i- u u~ "'..!!.5 ~ ~ ' "' = "" "'" ct~.g " ::< "' Eskimo Point... I % % Ennadai... 3 Cancelled.... Whale Cove % Rankin Inlet II % II % Advance Polls- Eskimo Point.... I I 2 I 2 7.8% I! Rankin Inlet... 2 II % I s 161 JOO % I Percentage of valid s % 2.66% 21.69% 24.38%... { Joe Manik, 43 Majority for Tagak Curley over Peter Kritaqliluk, 56 Celina lssakiark, 61

18 13 MACKENZIE DELTA Returning Officer: Knute L. Hansen, Aklavik, N.W.T., businessman Nominati: August 27, 1979 Writ dated July 3, 1979 Electi: October l, 1979 C d'd {Lawrence Firth, Fort McPhers, N.W.T., ctractor an 1 ates Richard Nerysoo, Fort McPhers, N.W.T., manager Aklavik.... Fort McPhers.... Arctic Red River % 46.99% 5.% Advance Polls- Aklavik.... Fort McPhers % 4.11% s % Percentage of valid s % 64.55% Majority for Richard Nerysoo over Lawrence Firth, 11

19 14 MACKENZIE GREAT BEAR Returning Officer: Helen Couvrette, Fort Franklin, N. W.T., part-time teacher Nominati: August 27, '! Writ dated July 3, 1979 Electi: October 1, 1979 Candidates Peter C. Fraser, Norman Wells, N. W.T., retired Frankie T'selehye, Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., hunter & trapper { John G. Tutcho, Fort Franklin, N.W.T., airline agent ci..c: " ii ~...,;-. = Fort Good Hope Colville Lake Port Radium-Echo Bay Mines Norman Wells Fort Norman Fort Franklin Terra Mines-Sawmill Bay % 54.76% 36.36% 49.55% 5.32% 75.37% % Advance Poll- Norman Wells % s % Percentage of valid s % 28.49% 32.56% Majority for Peter C. Fraser over {John? Tutcho, 33 Frankie T'selehye, 54

20 15 MACKENZIE LIARD Returning Officer: Susan M. Lindberg, Fort Simps, N.W.T., homemaker Nominati: August 27, 1979 Writ dated July 3, 197 Electi: October I, 1979 Candidates Bill Lafferty, Fort Simps, N.W.T., journa Leo Leahy, Fort Simps, N.W.T., ctractor { Nick G. Sibbest, Fort Simps, N.W.T., lawyer 2 " cj t;; ;., ~..c: _,.] ~j ~~ "' i~ Wrigley... I % Tungsten % Nahanni Butte % FortLiard % Trout Lake... 5 I % Jean Marie River % Fort Simps South % Centre % North % Kakisa IO % Fort Providence East... II 3 I % West % Advance Polls- Fort Simps... I % Fort Providence % s , % Percentage of valid s % 11.89% 72.48%.... Majority for Nick G. Sibbest {Bill Lafferty, 411 over Leo Leahy, 438

21 16 PINE POINT Returning Officer: Douglas B. Lagore, Pine Point, N.W.T., secretary-treasurer Nominati: August 27, 1979 Writ dated July 3, 1979 Electi: October 1, 1979 Candidates { D Hendry, Pine Point, N.W.T., training officer Bruce McLaughlin, Pine Point, N.W.T., manager Cliff Reid, Pine Point, N.W.T., mechanic ':2 ~ :::s c -g ""' <.>,.J :::s <.> 1=:-2 :-= Q) " OX ce ::E ui:><: c a recount before a judge Pine Point Town % % % % % Advance Poll~ Pine Point % s % Percentage of valid s % 37.6% 27.79%...,.... Majority for Bruce McLaughlin over { D Hendry, 8 Cliff Reid, 39

22 17 RAE-LAC LA MARTRE Returning Officer: Henry Zoe, Rae-Edzo, N.W.T., bookkeeper Nominati: August 27, 1979 Writ dated July 3, 1979 Electi October 1, 1979 C d"d {Eddie Koyina, Rae-Edzo, N.W.T.. electrician an 1 ates James J. Wah-Shee, Yellowknife, N.W.T., evaluati officer...;.c " ~VJ " "' c: " ' :a ;;, E~ "' 1.1.J~ ~~ Rae West %.. Qmral %.. East % Edzo % Lac la Martre % Rae Lakes % Snare Lake % Advance Poll- Rae % s II % Percentage of valid s % 75.9% Majority for James J. Wah-Shee over Eddie Koyina, 26

23 18 SLAVE RIVER Returning Officer: Adele Martin, Fort Smith, N. W.T., homemaker Nominati: August 27, 1979 Writ dated July 3, 1979 Electi: October 1, 1979 Clayt Burke, Fort Smith, N.W,T., natural resource technician Jim R. Evans, Fort Smith, N.W.T., helicopter pilot Candidates Arnold J. McCallum, Fort Smith, N.W.T., educator { Richard McNeely, Fort Smith, N.W.T., cstitutial & systems analyst Marguerite Robins, Fort Smith, N.W.T., homemaker & artist >. " c:..., " ~ - - " c:.: ~ :g~ ~ " ~ ~ ~-"' c: ou.-..c:z "'" ~"' ~5 E ~ c: () () () "' ua:i ;.:;W-l -< c:i::.e.-<;::::: c: a recount before a judge Fort Smith Town " " " " " " Advance Poll- Fort Smith % % % % % % % % s % Percentage of valid s....35% 22.9% 36.16% 35.% 6.4% Majority for Arnold J. McCallum Richard McNeely, 1 Jim R. Evans, 121 over.. { Marguerite Robins, 256 Clayt Burke, 38

24 19 WESTERN ARCTIC Returning Officer: Linda M. Cockney, Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., homemaker Nominati: August 27, 1979 Writ dated July 3, 1979 Electi: October 1, 1979 Candidates David Anders, Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., businessman Nellie J. Cournoyea, Jnuvik, N. W.T., office administrator { John W. Steen, Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., businessman c ""' >....; ~ :i "O E c c :; "'O " ~..c:" " Cl <!'. zu..., VJ "' c " 1l Tuktoyaktuk % Dewline Site-Bar *I.% -Pin Main % -Pin % Paulatuk % Sachs Harbour % Holman Island... 7 II % Advance Poll- Tuktoyaktuk % s % Percentage of valid s % 58.97% 23.8% Majority for Nellie J. Cournoyea over {Joh~ W. Steen, 168 David Anders, 192 * see note page iii

25 2 YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE Returning Officer: Ruth Ruggles, Yellowknife, N.W.T., homemaker Nominati: August, 27, 1979 Writ dated July 3, 1979 Electi: October I, 1979 Bob Baetz, Yellowknife, N.W.T., manager Claire M. Barnabe, Yellowknife, N. W.T., policy analyst C d"d D Green, Yellowknife, N.W.T., salesman an 1 ates Norm Lewis, Yellowknife, N.W.T., businessman { Bob MacQuarrie, Yellowknife, N.W.T., teacher Rod Morris, Yellowknife, N.W.T., administrator Yellowknife City I " 2 " 3,, 4,, 5,, 6,, 7,, 8 " 9 " IO " II " 12 " 13 N. :: "'"' IO I 4 I 4 I ::i". "' ~ Ua:l - "'.:: ""' t: """!:! Ci E -~ ~ :< Z...J " amalgamated with I amalgamated with I 28 I 4 I I I amalgamated with 3 amalgamated with 3 amalgamated with 6 48 I 2 I o I amalgamated with 2 25 I 2 I 2 I amalgamated with I 21 I 59 I I JOO % 53.81% 54.% 57.53% 76.1% 62.39% Advance Poll- Yellowknife % s , % Percentage of valid s % 23.16% 3. 96% 1.47% 33.33% 29.38%.... Majority for Bob MacQuarrie Rod Morris, 35 Claire M. Barnabe, 9 over Bob Baetz, 218 { D Green, 26 Norm Lewis, 282

26 21 YELLOWKNIFE NORTH Returning Officer: Irma H. Weaver, Yellowknife. N.W.T., manageress Nominati: August 27, 1979 Writ dated July Electi: October I, 1979 ack Adderley, Yellowknife, N.W.T.. manufacturer's agent George Braden, Yellowknife, N.W.T., csultant C d"d Margaret Cook, Yellowknife, N.W.T., executive director an 1 ates Berniece Lambert, Yellowknife, N.W.T., teacher { N.E.A. Ted Mehler, Yellowknife. N.W.T., photographer Bob Olexin, Yellowknife, N.W.T., businessman 't:l >, f- " " - " -;::: u ~ " " ". :.n v "' "" ~~ ~~ " ~ 't:l OJ]'" -. ~.D ;;: E E...c: "''t:l 2 e "' c WJ " o~..., <l'. oa:i ;:;:(_; a:l ""'...l ;i ;:;: a:io Yellowknife City- Latham Island I I 9 5 Old Town I Trailer Courts I 18 New Town Giant Detah I 7 I 4 I I % I % I % I % I % % Advance Poll- Yellowknife "... 3 II 2 I 33 s I % 5 77 Percentage of valid s % 43.59% 6.84%.43% 6.55% 31.77%1 -- I % Majority for George Braden Bob Olexin, 83 Jack Adderley, 23 over Margaret Cook, 258 { N.E.A. Ted Mehler, 26 Berniece Lambert, 33

27 22 YELLOWKNIFE SOUTH Returning Officer: Ruth L. MacKendrick, Yellowknife, N.W.T., homemaker Nominati: August 27, 1979 Writ dated July 3, 1979 Electi: October I, 1979 Wes MacAieer, Yellowknife, N.W.T., businessman Candidates Joey Severn, Yellowknife, N.W.T., businessman { Lynda Sorensen, Yellowknife, N.W.T., executive director ii c: :;;: " E "' " 'O ~ c: u "'" ";> c: ~ ;,,o "'..., VJ..J VJ ~ ~~ " Yellowknife City- Matabbee East I I % Matabbee West % Franklin South ' % Ryc South I % Forrest Park South 5 54 I 5 I % Forrest Park Centre IO % Forrest Park North I % Northland-Bromley % Northland-Airport % Frame Lake West... IO % C... II % Advance Poll- Yellowknife... " % s ,456 2, % Percentage of valid s % I.4% 47.4% Majority for Lynda Sorensen Wes MacAieer, 65 over { Joey Severn, 532

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