Northwest Territories (electoral district)

Northwest Territories (French: Territoires du Nord-Ouest) is an electoral district of Canada. It covers the entire Northwest Territories. It was created in 1962.

Northwest Territories

Northwest Territories electoral district
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Michael McLeod Liberal
District created	1976
First contested	1979
Last contested	2021
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)	41,070
Electors (2019)	30,235
Area (km²)	1,127,711.92
Pop. density (per km²)	0.04
Census division(s)	Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4, Region 5, Region 6
Census subdivision(s)	Yellowknife, Hay River, Inuvik, Fort Smith, Behchokò, Fort Simpson, Tuktoyaktuk, Norman Wells, Fort McPherson, Fort Providence

Northwest Territories electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1962
District abolished	1976
First contested	1962
Last contested	1974

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Michael McLeod	5,387	38.22	-1.78
	New Democratic	Kelvin Kotchilea	4,558	32.34	+10.54
	Conservative	Lea Anne Mollison	2,031	14.41	-11.39
	Independent	Jane Groenewegen	1,791	12.71	–
	Green	Roland Laufer	328	2.33	-8.27
Total valid votes			14,095	98.91	-0.33
Total rejected ballots			155	1.09	+0.33
Turnout			14,250	47.2	-6.3
	Liberal hold		Swing		-4.16
Source: Elections Canada