Frieda Martselos, who served multiple terms as Chief of the Salt River First Nation and resigned to run for MLA, has won the Thebacha seat with 504 votes.
NWT Election 2019
In Hay River, a father and son – Rocky and RJ Simpson – will be the town's two MLAs for the next four years. Rocky Simpson beat cabinet minister Wally Schumann.
A concerted effort to get more women into territorial politics succeeded beyond its proponents' wildest expectations in Tuesday's election.
Election day is October 1. Here's everything you need to know about the candidates for each of the NWT's 19 districts, courtesy of our in-depth interviews.
Steen wants a fibre line and port for Tuk and has several health and wellness priorities, but says they'll all be for nothing if climate change is not fought.
Jacobson says priorities include housing, health, and education. The former MLA and speaker wants to stabilize power costs and fund climate change mitigation.
