Keewatin (electoral district)
Keewatin was a territorial electoral district representing most hamlets in the Keewatin Region. The only hamlets not included in the Keewatin electoral district were Coral Harbour and Repulse Bay (Naujaat), which were in the Foxe Basin electoral district.
The Keewatin electoral district was short-lived. It was created in 1975 and only lasted one election cycle before being dissolved in 1979 with the district being redistributed into Keewatin North and Keewatin South.
Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
[edit]| Name | Elected | Left Office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created | ||||
| Piita Irniq | 1975 | 1979 | ||
| District dissolved into Keewatin North and Keewatin South | ||||
Election results
[edit]1975 election
[edit]| 1975 Northwest Territories general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Piita Irniq | 367 | 43.02% | ||||||
| Charlie Crow | 311 | 36.46% | ||||||
| Garry Smith | 175 | 20.52% | ||||||
| Total valid ballots / Turnout | 853 | 71.89% | ||||||
| Rejected ballots | 9 | |||||||
Source(s)
"Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on Federal By-Elections, By-Elections to the Council of the Yukon Territory, and Northwest Territories Council General Elections held in 1975" (PDF). Information Canada. 1976. Retrieved 1 May 2025. | ||||||||
See also
[edit]- List of Northwest Territories territorial electoral districts
- List of Nunavut territorial electoral districts