Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh

Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh is a territorial electoral district in the Northwest Territories, Canada, which elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories. The district consists of the communities of N'Dilo, Lutselk'e, Fort Resolution and Dettah.[1] It had an estimated population of 1,412 in 2012.[2]

Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh
Northwest Territories electoral district
Boundaries of Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh
Territorial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
MLA
 
 		 
Richard Edjericon
First contested2015
Last contested2019
RegionNorth Slave Region, South Slave Region
CommunitiesDettah, Fort Resolution, Lutselk'e, N'Dilo

The district was created in 2013 when the ridings of Tu Nedhe and Weledeh were merged. It was first contested in the 2015 Northwest Territories general election.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
  Name Elected Left Office
  Tom Beaulieu 2015 2019
  Steve Norn 2019 2021
  Richard Edjericon 2022

Steve Norn was elected in the 2019 territorial election, but in late 2021 became the first MLA to be removed from the Legislature by his colleagues. This event was a consequence of Norn's refusal to follow Covid-19 protocols, and subsequent actions on his part against his colleagues during the ensuing investigation. He had attempted to resign prior to this vote, but the Speaker rejected it. The seat remained vacant until by-election took place the following year.[3] Norn ran in the by-election but was defeated by Richard Edjericon.[4]

Election results

2022 election
2022 Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh By-election
Name Vote %
  Richard Edjericon 186
  Mary Rose Sundberg 99
  Steve Norn 70
  Ernest Betsina 62
  Nadine Delorme 12
  Clinton Unka 10
Total valid votes/Turnout439

2019 election
2019 Northwest Territories general election
Name Vote %
  Steve Norn 20636
  Richard Edjericon 12823
  Lila Fraser Erasmus 11521
  Paul Betsina 10218
  Nadine Delorme 81
Total valid votes/Turnout55768.51

2015 election
2015 Northwest Territories general election
Name Vote %
  Tom Beaulieu 410 69.85
  Richard Edjericon 177 30.15
Total valid votes587100.00
Turnout58771.41
Eligible voters822

References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2015-11-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2015-11-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Norn's seat 'ordered vacant,' resignation not valid, says Legislature Speaker | CBC News".
  4. Lamberink, Liny (February 9, 2022). "Richard Edjericon elected MLA in Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh byelection". CBC News. Retrieved March 14, 2022.

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