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NWT Election 2023
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Polling day: November 14
On this page, Cabin Radio has archived full interviews with as many candidates as we could reach during the 2023 territorial election.
The list of candidates and winners is shown below, followed by all of the interviews we published in October and November.
Follow coverage of the incoming territorial government by reading the politics section of our website.
Interviews by district
We attempted to reach all 56 candidates. As we finished interviews, you could find transcripts here. All of our interviews were conducted as though they were live, either face to face or by phone, and took place to a time limit of 15 minutes per candidate. We don't conduct election interviews by email.
Dehcho
Ron Bonnetrouge, the incumbent, is running for re-election in the Dehcho district. He declined to be interviewed.
Frame Lake
Great Slave
Hay River North
Greg McMeekin, who says he is hearing-impaired, requested that questions be sent in advance so he could provide written responses. To accommodate this while ensuring a similar interview process for all candidates, Cabin Radio offered a video call in which questions could be sent by text and answers delivered as the questions are received, as is the case with other candidates. McMeekin did not respond, but had earlier directed residents to a post of his in a Hay River Facebook group outlining some of his positions.
Hay River South
Inuvik Boot Lake
An interview could not be arranged with Diane Archie, who is also running in the Inuvik Boot Lake district.
Inuvik Twin Lakes
An interview could not be arranged with Lesa Semmler, who is also running in the Inuvik Twin Lakes district.
Mackenzie Delta
An interview could not be arranged with Frederick Blake Jr, who is also running in the Mackenzie Delta district.
Nahendeh
Interviews could not be arranged with Hillary Deneron and Leslie Wright, who are also running in the Nahendeh district.
Nunakput
An interview could not be arranged with Lucy Kuptana, who is also running in the Nunakput district.
Range Lake
Sahtu
Thebacha
Connie Benwell and incumbent Frieda Martselos are also running in Thebacha. Though we made multiple attempts, interviews with Benwell and Martselos could not be arranged.
Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh
Incumbent Richard Edjericon is also running in Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh. Though we made multiple attempts, an interview with Edjericon could not be arranged.
Yellowknife Centre
Yellowknife North
