List of Northwest Territories Legislative Assemblies
Appearance
This is a list of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assemblies dates and legislative sessions from 1870–present. The current capital is Yellowknife since 1967. There have been twenty three legislatures since becoming a territory in 1870.
Changes of seats and electoral districts | |||
Year | Appointed | Elected | Districts |
1870[1] | 7 - 15[2][3] | 0 | 0 |
1872 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
1876 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1878 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1881 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
1883 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
1884 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
1885 | 6 | 13 | 11 |
1886 | 6 | 14 | 11 |
1888 | 3 | 22 | 19 |
1891 | 0 | 26 | 25 |
1894 | 0 | 29 | 29 |
1898 | 0 | 31 | 31 |
1902 | 0 | 35 | 35 |
1905 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1921 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
1939 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
1951 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
1954 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
1967 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
1970 | 4 | 10 | 10 |
1975 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
1979 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
1983 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
1991 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
1999 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
- Temporary North-West Council 1870 - 1876
- 1st Council of the Northwest Territories 1876 - 1888
- 1st North-West Legislative Assembly 1888 - 1891
- 2nd North-West Legislative Assembly 1891 - 1894
- 3rd North-West Legislative Assembly 1894 - 1898
- 4th North-West Legislative Assembly 1898 - 1902
- 5th North-West Legislative Assembly 1902 - 1905
- 2nd Council of the Northwest Territories 1905 - 1951
- 1st Northwest Territories Legislative Council 1951 - 1954
- 2nd Northwest Territories Legislative Council 1954 - 1957
- 3rd Northwest Territories Legislative Council 1957 - 1961
- 4th Northwest Territories Legislative Council 1961 - 1964
- 5th Northwest Territories Legislative Council 1964 - 1967
- 6th Northwest Territories Legislative Council 1967 - 1970
- 7th Northwest Territories Legislative Council 1970 - 1975
- 8th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly 1975 - 1979
- 9th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly 1979 - 1983
- 10th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly 1983 - 1987
- 11th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly 1987 - 1991
- 12th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly 1991 - 1995
- 13th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly 1995 - 1999
- 14th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly 1999 - 2003
- 15th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly 2003 - 2007
- 16th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly 2007 - 2011
- 17th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly 2011 - 2015
- 18th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly 2015-present