2023 NWT Election
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Delphine Pierrot
Candidate in the Sahtu All Ridings race.
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After four years away, Danny McNeely is back as Sahtu MLA
November 15, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...from 2015 to 2019 before narrowly losing to Chinna. On Tuesday, Elections NWT’s unofficial results show he received 372 votes to Chinna’s 226. Delphine Pierrot received 207. McNeely earlier said he wants to focus on improving healthcare and education infrastructure in the Sahtu, pushing to complete...
Election 2023: Residents vote for change as seven incumbents ousted
November 15, 2023
CKLB 101.9 - Only four incumbents defeated their challengers as more than 10,000 cast their votes. New faces to the Legislative Assembly include former Yellowknife city councillors Julian Morse and Shauna Morgan, and deputy Mayor of Fort Smith Jay MacDonald. Also returning are several past MLAs who were defeated in the last election, including Yellowknife Centre’s Robert Hawkins, Range Lake’s Kieron Testart, and Sahtu’s Daniel McNeely. According to the unofficial results, just over 10,900 voters turned out for the election, or about one quarter of the population. Here are the unofficial results of the election, according to Elections NWT (bold indicates elected, * indicates incumbent).
Unofficial Election Results Provided by Elections NWT
November 15, 2023
My Yellow Knife Now - ... Lucy Kuptana 340 Vince Teddy 159 Range Lake: Aaron Reid 155 Nicole Sok 109 Kieron Testart 326 Sahtu: Paulie Chinna 226 Daniel McNeely 372 Delphine Pierrot 207 Thebacha: Connie Benwell 95 Jay MacDonald 483 Frieda Martselos 416 Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh: Nadine Delorme 33 Richard Edjericon 221 ...
Results start becoming clearer as last numbers roll in
November 14, 2023
NNSL Media - As the results start to roll in, we can start to safely make some calls. One race we can call for sure is in Nunakput as Lucy Kuptana is the MLA-elect for that riding. She looks to have defeated Vince Teddy according to the unofficial results but with all polls reporting, she has a nearly 200-vote lead. R.J. Simpson appears to be in control in Hay River North and Lucy Kuptana looks to be the MLA-elect in Nunakput. Rocky Simpson is also out as Vince McKay is the new MLA-elect in Hay River South.
Isolated and expensive, the N.W.T.’s Sahtu riding feels squeeze of climate change
November 8, 2023
CBC North - ...getting a better deal for the region will be a challenge for the Sahtu's next MLA. Three people are running in the Nov. 14 election: Daniel McNeely, Delphine Pierrot and incumbent Paulie Chinna. "It's going to be a lot of work. I don't envy them," he...
NWT Election 2023: Read our Sahtu interviews
November 6, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...of the Sahtu can choose between Paulie Chinna, Danny McNeely or Delphine Pierrot in the 2023 territorial election. We’ve interviewed all three candidates, giving each person 15 minutes to discuss their platform, the priorities they’d like to focus on if elected, and the qualities that they believe...
NWT Election 2023: Danny McNeely’s Sahtu interview
November 6, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...we’re going to see a positive outcome for change throughout the election ridings,” he said. More information: Danny McNeely’s Facebook page Delphine Pierrot and incumbent Chinna are also running for the seat. NWT Election 2023: Back to Cabin Radio’s election homepage This interview was recorded on...
NWT Election 2023: Delphine Pierrot’s Sahtu interview
November 6, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...her years of experience as a social worker and knowledge of communities across the region, Delphine Pierrot has put her name forward for Sahtu MLA. If elected, Pierrot says wants to “put residents first” and focus on climate change, addressing concerns about overcrowding in homes, improving the...
NWT Election 2023: Paulie Chinna’s Sahtu interview
November 6, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...throughout the NWT, but I can see a drastic need in the Sahtu,” she said. More information: Paulie Chinna’s Facebook page Danny McNeely and Delphine Pierrot are also running for the seat. NWT Election 2023: Back to Cabin Radio’s election homepage This interview was recorded on November 3, 2023. The...
The 2023 candidates: Sahtu
October 31, 2023
CBC North - ...I live in my Sahtu riding. If elected, will you seek a cabinet position? Yes. Would you consider the premiership, if elected? I will consider. Delphine Pierrot. (Submitted) Why are you running for office? I have a strong voice and I can advocate on issues that are important for the Sahtu region residents....
Does your candidate speak an Indigenous language? A look at some demographics for the 2023 election
October 30, 2023
CBC North - ...as a non-Indigenous person-of-colour. Only five candidates said they spoke an Indigenous language. Sheryl Yakeleya, Hillary Deneron, Sharon Allen, Delphine Pierrot, and Nadine Delorme are the five candidates running who speak Indigenous languages. (CBC) Sheryl Yakeleya in Dehcho and Nahendeh candidates Hillary...
7 races to watch in the N.W.T. election
October 30, 2023
CBC North - ...the 2019 election with 309 votes, compared to McNeely's 287. Two other candidates ran in 2019. Both McNeely and Chinna will also be competing with Delphine Pierrot, who was the first female chief of Fort Good Hope, according to the NWT Status of Women Council. Yellowknife Centre The health minister's...
Here’s who’s running for election on Nov. 14
October 20, 2023
NNSL Media - ... Leslie Wright Nunakput Lucy Kuptana Vince Teddy Range Lake Aaron Reid Nicole Sok Kieron Testart Sahtu Paulie Chinna Daniel McNeely Delphine Pierrot Thebacha Connie Benwell Jay MacDonald Frieda Martselos Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh Nadine Delorme Richard Edjericon Yellowknife Centre Ambelem...
NWT Election 2023: Nominations closed but lists aren’t quite final
October 20, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...appeared at almost the last moment before the five-day nomination period closed at 2pm on Friday. Other Sahtu contenders are Danny McNeely and Delphine Pierrot. Elsewhere, movement on Friday included the addition of Lenora McLeod to challenge incumbent Lesa Semmler in Inuvik Twin Lakes, while Vince Teddy...
Here’s an updated list of who’s running in the N.W.T. election
October 12, 2023
CBC North - ...Shane Thompson*, Sharon Allen Nunakput Lucy Kuptana, Vince Teddy Range Lake Aaron Reid, Kieron Testart, Nicole Sok Sahtú Danny McNeely, Delphine Pierrot, Paulie Chinna* Thebacha Connie Benwell, Frieda Martselos*, Jay Macdonald Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh Richard Edjericon*, Nadine Delorme Yellowknife...