2023 NWT Election
Denny Rodgers
Candidate in the Inuvik Boot Lake Inuvik race.
Denny can be reached at DennyRodgers2023@gmail.com, or by calling 867-678-0646.
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Meet the NWT premier and cabinet you told us you want
November 20, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...people chose Simpson to lead) Caitlin Cleveland (Yellowknife, 75 percent) Lesa Semmler (North, 71 percent) Shane Thompson (South, 54 percent) Denny Rodgers (North, 33 percent) Jay Macdonald (South, 29 percent) What are the takeaways? Deciding on a premier and cabinet is not a popularity contest. The...
There’s a line forming to be in the next NWT cabinet
November 17, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...ahead. Vince McKay said he wouldn’t comment yet post-election (ahead of polling day, he had said he wasn’t interested in a cabinet position). Denny Rodgers said he would work in “whatever capacity [MLAs] decide as a whole.” Kate Reid said she’d prefer to be a regular MLA but it was...
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 - ...59 Katrina Nokleby 197 Kate Reid 263 Hay River: Vince McKay 282 Wally Schumann 238 Pierre Simpson 210 Inuvik Boot Lake: Diane Archie 152 Denny Rodgers 210 Sallie Ross 132 Inuvik Twin Lakes: Lenora McLeod 128 Lesa Semmler 322 Mackenzie Delta: Frederick Blake Jr. 220 George Nerysoo 233 ...
What happened in the NWT election? Get a quick summary
November 15, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...Thompson, re-elected in Nahendeh, suggested he may do the same. Seven incumbents lost: ministers Diane Archie and Paulie Chinna were beaten by Denny Rodgers and Danny McNeely respectively. Longtime Mackenzie Delta MLA Frederick Blake Jr lost narrowly to George Nerysoo. Fort Smith deputy mayor Jay...
Denny Rodgers elected MLA in Inuvik-Boot Lake
November 14, 2023
NNSL Media - Denny Rogers has claimed victory in the three-horse race for Inuvik-Boot Lake MLA after capturing 201 votes. While the NWT Elections website reports seven out of 10 polls are reporting, Rodgers said there are in fact only four polls so the election was decided a few hours ago. Rodgers attributed his victory to the fact he didn’t take a day off during the election. I was calling people during the day, I was there was visiting businesses, I was doing my thing. So I think that’s, you know, that’s a big part of it.
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.
N.W.T. voters go to polls today in territorial election
November 14, 2023
CBC North - ...I'll be running for premier. I want to get some things done and that's the way to get things done," he told CBC News after winning re-election. Denny Rodgers is the MLA-elect for Inuvik Boot Lake, defeating the incumbent Diane Archie. (Dez Loreen/CBC) Thompson also handily won in his Nahendeh riding,...
NWT Election 2023: Read our Inuvik Boot Lake interviews
November 12, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...of Inuvik Boot Lake can choose between Diane Archie, Denny Rodgers and Sallie Ross in the 2023 territorial election. We’ve interviewed two of the 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...
NWT Election 2023: Denny Rodgers’ Inuvik Boot Lake interview
November 12, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...with Indigenous governments in “pretty-much all sectors” led Denny Rodgers to put his name forward to run for MLA of Inuvik Boot Lake. Rodgers, who has been the mayor of Inuvik, was the public administrator for Aurora College after its board was dissolved. He has worked for more than a decade at...
NWT Election 2023: Sallie Ross’s Inuvik Boot Lake interview
November 12, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...and seeking territorial funding to make improvements are other areas on which she hopes to focus. More information: Sallie Ross’s Facebook page Denny Rodgers and incumbent Diane Archie are also running for the seat. NWT Election 2023: Back to Cabin Radio’s election homepage This interview was recorded...
Inuvik election candidates talk community funding, climate change in online forum
November 9, 2023
CBC North - ...members on Wednesday — but the forum for ridings north of Great Slave Lake drew only two of the 10 invited candidates. The two candidates were Denny Rodgers, running in Inuvik Boot Lake (against Diane Archie and Sallie Ross), and Lesa Semmler, the incumbent candidate in Inuvik Twin Lakes (running against...
7 races to watch in the N.W.T. election
October 30, 2023
CBC North - ...one thing in a second term, it would be to advance the Mackenzie Valley Highway. Archie is facing former Inuvik mayor and town councillor Denny Rodgers. He also served in several other public positions, including public administrator for Aurora College and as a director of the Workers' Safety and...
The 2023 candidates: Inuvik Boot Lake
October 26, 2023
CBC North - ...sent us their answers. We will add answers as we get them. Responses have been edited for clarity but reflect the candidates' own words and views. Denny Rodgers. (Submitted) Why are you running for office? Inuvik is my home. Inuvik is where I have raised my family. Inuvik is where I live, work and play....
Here’s who’s running for election on Nov. 14
October 20, 2023
NNSL Media - ... R.J. Simpson Michael Wallington Hans Wiedemann Hay River South Vince McKay Wally Schumann Rocky Simpson Inuvik Boot Lake Diane Archie Denny Rodgers Sallie Ross Inuvik Twin Lakes Lenora McLeod Lesa Semmler Kam Lake Caitlin Cleveland (acclaimed) Mackenzie Delta Frederick Blake Jr. George...