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Western Arctic 
Northwest Territories electoral district
Federal electoral district Legislature House of Commons MP
Dennis Bevington
NDPDistrict created 1976 First contested 1979 Last contested 2008 District webpage profile, map Demographics Population (2006) 41,464 Electors (2011) 27,886 Area (km²) 1,346,106 Pop. density (per km²) 0.03 Census divisions Inuvik Region, Fort Smith Region Census subdivisions Yellowknife, Hay River, Inuvik, Fort Smith, Behchokò, Fort Simpson, Tuktoyaktuk, Fort McPherson, Norman Wells, Fort Providence Western Arctic is a federal electoral district and senate division in Northwest Territories, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979.
It is the only current electoral district of the territory and is represented in parliament by Dennis Bevington (New Democratic Party) in the 40th Canadian Parliament.
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Demographics
Population, 2006 41,464 Electors 28,792 Area (km²) 1,346,106 Population density (people per km²) 0.03 Geography
The district is coterminous with the Northwest Territories.
Federal riding associations
Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:
Party Association Name CEO HQ Address HQ City Conservative Party of Canada Western Arctic Conservative Association Bill Aho 5523 44th Street Yellowknife Green Party of Canada Green Party of Canada — Western Arctic Jessica Gamble 15 Gitzel Street Yellowknife Liberal Party of Canada Western Arctic Federal Liberal Association Peter Guther PO BOX 965 Yellowknife New Democratic Party Western Arctic Federal NDP Riding Association Mark Heyck PO BOX 2185 Yellowknife History
The electoral district was created in 1976 from the electoral district of Northwest Territories (1962 - 1976). When Nunavut separated from the NWT in 1999, the boundaries of the riding of Western Arctic were made coterminous with the new boundaries of the NWT, with Nunavut being represented by the riding of Nunavut, formerly Nunatsiaq, which had represented the eastern half of the former NWT.
Unlike the other two territories, each of which likewise constitutes one riding, the riding of Western Arctic does not have the same name as its territory. In 2008, current MP Dennis Bevington introduced a private member's bill to rename the riding Northwest Territories. Such renaming bills are a routine procedure.
Members of Parliament
The riding's first MP was Progressive Conservative MP Dave Nickerson, who was first elected in 1979 and re-elected twice. In the 1988 election, Nickerson was defeated by Liberal Ethel Blondin-Andrew who went on to serve as the riding's MP for eighteen years, including two years as Minister of State for Northern Development. In 2006, Blondin-Andrew was defeated by New Democrat Dennis Bevington. The earlier riding of Northwest Territories had been represented by New Democrat Wally Firth from 1972 to 1979.
Parliament Years Member Party Northwest Territories prior to 1976 31st 1979–1980 Dave Nickerson Progressive Conservative 32nd 1980–1984 33rd 1984–1988 34th 1988–1993 Ethel Blondin-Andrew Liberal 35th 1993–1997 36th 1997–2000 37th 2000–2004 38th 2004–2006 39th 2006–2008 Dennis Bevington New Democratic 40th 2008–2011 41st 2011–present Election results
Canadian federal election, 2011 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democrat Dennis Bevington 7,140 45.80 +4.36 Conservative Sandy Lee 5,001 32.10 -5.51 Liberal Joseph Handley 2,872 18.40 +4.82 Green Eli Purchase 447 3.10 -2.39 Animal Alliance Bonnie Dawson 87 0.60 N/A Total valid votes 15,577 100.00 Total rejected ballots 78 0.50 +0.09 Turnout 15,655 55.43 +7.72 Eligible voters 28,244 Canadian federal election, 2008 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democrat Dennis Bevington 5,669 41.44 -0.99 $39,961 Conservative Brendan Bell 5,146 37.62 +17.14 $84,329 Liberal Gabrielle Mackenzie-Scott 1,858 13.58 -21.7 $37,884 Green Sam Gamble 752 5.49 +3.65 $9,010 First Peoples Noeline Villebrun 252 1.84 +1.87 - Total valid votes 13,677 100.00 Total rejected ballots 56 0.41 Turnout 13,733 47.71 Eligible voters 28,787 New Democratic Party hold Swing -9.1 Canadian federal election, 2006 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democrat Dennis Bevington 6,801 42.67 +3.62 $40,703 Liberal Ethel Blondin-Andrew 5,643 35.40 -4.04 Conservative Richard Edjericon 3,200 20.08 +2.92 Green Alexandre Beaudin 296 1.85 -2.47 Total valid votes 15,940 100.00 Total rejected ballots Turnout New Democratic Party gain from Liberal Swing +3.83 Canadian federal election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Ethel Blondin-Andrew 5,317 39.44 -6.15 $58,782 New Democrat Dennis Bevington 5,264 39.05 +12.34 $39,504 Conservative Sean Mandeville 2,314 17.16 -10.52 $16,863 Green Chris O'Brien 583 4.32 $2,754 Total valid votes 13,478 100.00 Total rejected ballots 69 0.51 Turnout 13,547 47.33 Canadian federal election, 2000 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Ethel Blondin-Andrew 5,855 45.59 +3.96 $56,498 New Democrat Dennis Bevington 3,430 26.71 +7.42 $27,323 Canadian Alliance Fred Turner 2,273 17.70 +2.99 $15,406 Progressive Conservative Bruce McLaughlin 1,687 9.98 -2.64 $8,374 Total valid votes 12,840 100.00 Total rejected ballots 72 0.56 Turnout 12,912 52.24 Canadian federal election, 1997 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Ethel Blondin-Andrew 5,564 41.63 -20.84 $56,834 New Democrat Mary Beth Levan 2,579 19.29 +12.98 $22,393 Reform Mike Watt 1,966 14.71 +0.62 $4,546 Progressive Conservative Bob Dowdall 1,687 12.62 -0.71 $16,020 Independent Wally Firth 1,567 11.72 $8,857 Total valid votes 13,363 100.00 Total rejected ballots 94 0.70 Turnout 13,457 58.37 Canadian federal election, 1993 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Ethel Blondin-Andrew 8,867 62.47 +20.10 Reform Mansell Grey 2,000 14.09 Progressive Conservative Martin Hanly 1,892 13.33 -15.29 New Democrat Bill Schram 896 6.31 -18.78 Green Chris O'Brien 325 2.29 Natural Law Lynn Taylor 213 1.50 Total valid votes 14,193 100.00 Canadian federal election, 1988 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Ethel Blondin 5,415 42.37 +16.52 Progressive Conservative Dave Nickerson 3,657 28.62 -17.50 New Democrat Wayne Cahill 3,207 25.10 -2.93 Independent Cece McCauley 331 2.59 Independent Ernie Lennie 169 1.32 Total valid votes 12,779 100.00 Canadian federal election, 1984 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Dave Nickerson 5,822 46.12 +12.31 New Democrat Bertha Allen 3,538 28.03 -5.60 Liberal Lynda Sorenson 3,264 25.86 -6.71 Total valid votes 12,624 100.00 Canadian federal election, 1980 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Dave Nickerson 3,556 33.81 -1.35 New Democrat Wally Firth 3,537 33.63 +4.30 Liberal Gary Boyd 3,425 32.56 -0.59 Total valid votes 10,518 100.00 Canadian federal election, 1979 Party Candidate Votes % Progressive Conservative Dave Nickerson 4,058 35.16 Liberal David Searle 3,827 33.15 New Democrat Georges Erasmus 3,385 29.33 Independent Edward McRae 273 2.37 Total valid votes 11,543 100.00 See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history for Western Arctic (1976– ) from the Library of Parliament
- Expenditures - 2004
- Expenditures – 2000
- Expenditures – 1997
Conservative 
New Democratic Western ArcticCategories:- Northwest Territories federal electoral districts
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