2019 NWT Election
Herb Nakimayak
Candidate in the Nunakput All Ridings race.
Herb can be reached on social media, at herb_nakimayak_24@hotmail.com, or by calling (867) 688-0049.
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1 2 3 Next »How NWT election candidates raised and spent their money
January 16, 2020
Cabin Radio - ...and Ulukhaktok – was easily the most spent getting around by any candidate. Jacobson's five Nunakput rivals spent $22,000 on travel between them. Herb Nakimayak, who lost the seat, spent all $4,500 he raised on travel costs, the only candidate NWT-wide to do so. In Nahendeh, Shane Thompson spent more than...
Official results reveal where the N.W.T.’s battleground ridings were won and lost
December 30, 2019
CBC North - ...sustain — a candidate. Take Nunakput, which led the territory in turnout at 72 per cent. There, Tuktoyaktuk's Jackie Jacobson saw off incumbent Herb Nakimayak despite earning only one vote from Sachs Harbour, one of four communities in the riding. Nakimayak could count on strong hometown support in...
MLA-elects respond to election results
October 4, 2019
NNSL Media - ...North for addictions counselling and recovery. Nunakput Jackie Jacobson reclaimed his seat in a competitive, six-way race in Nunakput as incumbent Herb Nakimayak went down in defeat. Jacobson received 231 votes, while Nakimayak followed with 143. Annie Steen, 127, Holly Campbell, 107, Sheila Nasogaluak, 101,...
New Nunakput MLA says first priority is fuel shortage
October 4, 2019
Cabin Radio - ..."is really, really concerning." Jacobson was the Nunakput MLA from 2007 to 2015 and Speaker of the House for his second term. He was defeated by Herb Nakimayak in 2015 but ousted Nakimayak in this week's vote. Ken Dalton, the general manager of Aklak Air, said aircraft fuel supply has been a concern since...
Voter turnout up as NWT opts for change
October 3, 2019
NNSL Media - ...of registered voters cast a ballot. That’s actually less than the 76 per cent turnout recorded in 2015. Voters there opted to boot out incumbent Herbert Nakimayak and elect former speaker Jackie Jacobson. Yellowknife North led all districts in the capital with 54 per cent turnout, 10 per cent more than in...
In full: NWT Election 2019 delivers change across the board
October 2, 2019
Cabin Radio - ...Michael Nadli by 30 votes. Steve Norn won in Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh while Jackie Jacobson won back his Nunakput seat, four years after losing to Herb Nakimayak. Sixteen MLAs were elected on Tuesday. Another three were acclaimed as nobody ran against them: Jackson Lafferty in Monfwi, Frederick Blake Jr in...
Jacobson returns to assembly with win in Nunakput
October 2, 2019
NNSL Media - ...Jacobson has returned. Jacobson won the six-person race in Nunakput with 231 votes, to incumbent Herbert Nakimayak’s 143. Annie Steen, who held the lead out of the gate with one vote to the zero for the rest of the field, finished in third with 127. More to...
Push to get women into territorial politics a success
October 1, 2019
Cabin Radio - ...Don Jacque and incumbent Louis Sebert. In the territory's northernmost district of Nunakput, more women ran in the election than men. Incumbent Herbert Nakimayak and former two-term MLA Jackie Jacobson faced three first-time female contenders Alisa Blake, Holly Campbell, Sheila Nasogaluak and Annie Steen....
N.W.T. communities elect 8 new MLAs to 19th Assembly
October 1, 2019
CBC North - ...pic.twitter.com/KO9LaMjPZL —@BlakeEmily Nakimayak, Nadli also unseated Herb Nakimayak, the incumbent from Paulatuk, was unseated in Nunakput by former MLA Jackie Jacobson. Jacobson had about a third of the votes with 231. Nunakput's...
NWT Election 2019: All of Cabin Radio’s candidate interviews
September 28, 2019
Cabin Radio - ...is a priority - Says Tuktoyaktuk is "studied to death" in relation to climate change and urgently needs more money to help the community adapt Herb Nakimayak – incumbent – read our full interview His record on OpenNWT Highlights: - With living costs "screaming out loud" in his district, Nakimayak's...