The 8th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly was the 15th assembly of the territorial government. The assembly lasted from 1975 until 1979. This was the first all elected council of the Northwest Territories since the 5th North West Assembly from 1902 to 1905. In honor of this achievement the Council renamed themselves the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories despite still being officially called the Council of the Northwest Territories under the Northwest Territories Act.
Members of the Legislative Assembly +8th Northwest Territories Legislative AssemblyDistrictMemberFirst elected / previously electedNo. of termsCentral ArcticWilliam Lyall19751st termCentral BaffinIpeelee Kilabuk19751st termFoxe BasinMark Evaloarjuk19751st termGreat SlaveJames Wah-Shee19751st termRichard D. Whitford (1976)19761st termHay RiverDonald Morton Stewart1967, 19752nd term*High ArcticLudy Pudluk19751st termInuvikTom Butters19702nd termKeewatinPeter Irniq19751st termMackenzie Great BearGeorge Barnaby19751st termPeter Fraser (1976)19761st termMackenzie-LairdWilliam Lafferty19751st termSlave RiverArnold McCallum19751st termSouth BaffinBryan Pearson19702nd termWestern ArcticJohn Steen19751st termYellowknife NorthDave Nickerson19751st termYellowknife SouthDavid Searle19673rd term
By-elections At least two by-elections occurred in this assembly.
DistrictFormer memberReplacementReasonDateGreat SlaveJames Wah-SheeRichard D. WhitfordResignation of James Wah-Shee over lack of discussion on Dene issues.1976Mackenzie Great BearGeorge BarnabyPeter FraserResignation of George Barnaby over lack of discussion on Dene issues.1976
References
External links Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly homepage