2007 Northwest Territories general election

2007 Northwest Territories general election
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19 seats in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Premier before election

Joe Handley

 Premier after election

Floyd Roland

The 2007 Northwest Territories general election took place on October 1, 2007. Nineteen members were elected to the Legislative Assembly from single member districts conducted under first-past-the-post voting system.

The election was called on September 3, 2007, when the writ of returns was dropped by Chief Electoral Officer Saundra Arberry. This election was the first in Northwest Territories history to be conducted on a fixed election date calendar.[1]

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).

  1. ^ "Election race underway in Northwest Territories". CBC News. September 3, 2007. Retrieved March 25, 2016.