2007 Northwest Territories general election

The 2007 Northwest Territories general election took place on October 1, 2007. Nineteen members were elected to the Legislative Assembly from single member districts conducted under first-past-the-post voting system.

2007 Northwest Territories general election

October 1, 2007

19 seats in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories


Premier before election

Joe Handley

Premier after election

Floyd Roland

The election was called on September 3, 2007, when the writ of returns was dropped by Chief Electoral Officer Saundra Arberry. This election was the first in Northwest Territories history to be conducted on a fixed election date calendar.

The territory operates on a consensus government system with no political parties; the premier is subsequently chosen by and from the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs).

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