1987 Northwest Territories general election

The 1987 Northwest Territories general election was held on October 5, 1987.

This was the last election in which Elections Canada would administer the elections.

Election Results

The election was held in 24 constituencies with 15,901 ballots cast, a turnout of 71.56%.

Outgoing Premier Nick Sibbeston ran for re-election but was replaced by Dennis Patterson who served out the entire term.

Election summary

Re-election Statistics
1983 1987 Did not run again Defeated Reelected
24 24 4 7 13

Candidates

Results by District[1]
District Winner Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Incumbent
Aivilik Piita Irniq
535 (52.7%) 		Tagak Curley
480 (47.3%) 		Tagak Curley
Amittuq
(formerly Foxe Basin) 		Titus Allooloo
331 (47.3%) 		Elijah Erkloo
131 (18.7%) 		James Arvaluk
130 (18.6%) 		Lucien Ukkalianuk
72 (10.3%) 		Seeana Attagootak
46 (6.6%) 		Thomas Ootook
10 (1.4%) 		Elijah Erkloo
Baffin Central Ipeelee Kilabuk
252 (41.9%) 		Stevie Audlakiak
187 (31.1%) 		Pauloosie Paniloo
155 (25.8%) 		Alan Kuniliusie
7 (1.2%) 		Pauloosie Paniloo
Baffin South Joe Arlooktoo
132 (34.0%) 		Kenoayoak Pudlat
122 (31.4%) 		Joanasie Salomonie
120 (30.9%) 		Saila Pudlat
14 (3.6%) 		Joe Arlooktoo
Deh Cho Samuel Gargan
246 (53.1%) 		Roy Fabien
174 (37.6%) 		Albert Canadien
43 (9.3%) 		Samuel Gargan
Hay River John Pollard
899 (58.8%) 		Don Stewart
631 (41.2%) 		Don Stewart
High Arctic Ludy Pudluk
153 (46.9%) 		Harry Iyerak
87 (26.7%) 		David Kalluk
86 (26.4%) 		Ludy Pudluk
Hudson Bay Charlie Crow
96 (45.7%) 		Moses Appaqaq
46 (21.9%) 		Moses Novalinga
31 (14.8%) 		Joe Arragutainaq
21 (10.0%) 		Johnny Tookalook
16 (7.6%) 		Moses Appaqaq
Inuvik Tom Butters
acclaimed 		Tom Butters
Iqaluit Dennis Patterson
acclaimed 		Dennis Patterson
Kitikmeot West Red Pedersen
609 (72.4%) 		Randy Mulder
232 (27.6%) 		Red Pedersen
Kivallivik Gordon Wray
582 (58.3%) 		Henry Ford
270 (27.0%) 		Tommy Owlijoot
147 (14.7%) 		Gordon Wray
Mackenzie Delta Richard Nerysoo
319 (53.1%) 		Bertha Allen
179 (29.8%) 		John Banksland
103 (17.1%) 		Richard Nerysoo
Nahendeh
(formerly Deh Cho Gah) 		Nick Sibbeston
651 (79.6%) 		Jim Villeneuve
167 (20.4%) 		Nick Sibbeston
Natilikmiot
(formerly Kitikimeot East) 		Michael Angottitauruq
176 (31.7%) 		John Ningark
156 (28.1%) 		Bill Lyall
130 (23.4%) 		Bobby Lyall
93 (16.8%) 		Michael Angottitauruq
Nunakput Nellie Cournoyea
489 (70.0%) 		Mary Carpenter-Lyons
210 (30.0%) 		Nellie Cournoyea
Pine Point Bruce McLaughlin
225 (76.3%) 		Clifford Reid
70 (23.7%) 		Bruce McLaughlin
Rae-Lac La Martre Henry Zoe
332 (39.0%) 		Richard Whitford
322 (37.8%) 		James Wah-Shee
198 (23.2%) 		James Wah-Shee
Sahtu Stephen Kakfwi
381 (53.0%) 		George Cleary
338 (47.0%) 		John T'Seleie
Slave River Jeannie Marie-Jewell
463 (35.0%) 		Wayne Cahill
345 (26.1%) 		Frieda Martselos
340 (25.7%) 		Michael Miltenberger
124 (9.4%) 		Louis Sebert
52 (3.9%) 		Arnold McCallum
Tu Nedhe Don Morin
260 (62.2%) 		Eliza Lawrence
158 (37.8%) 		Eliza Lawrence
Yellowknife Centre Brian Lewis
304 (36.2%) 		Don Sian
270 (32.1%) 		Noel Montagano
196 (23.3%) 		Joseph Lanzon
70 (8.3%) 		Bob MacQuarrie
Yellowknife North Michael Ballantyne
acclaimed 		Michael Ballantyne
Yellowknife South Ted Richard
1,091 (69.5%) 		Arlene Haché
297 (18.9%) 		Peter Fugisang
182 (11.6% 		Lynda Sorenson

References

  1. ^ "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Elections of Members to the Council of the Northwest Territories, 1987" (PDF). Elections Northwest Territories. Retrieved September 25, 2020.


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