2023 NWT Election
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Robert Hawkins
Candidate in the Yellowknife Centre Yellowknife race.
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There’s a line forming to be in the next NWT cabinet
November 17, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...and told Cabin Radio she would be “honoured to be picked” for a role in cabinet, given her experience as an MLA returning for a second term. Robert Hawkins said he was interested in a cabinet role, as did Caitlin Cleveland, Danny McNeely, Jay Macdonald, Richard Edjericon and Caroline Wawzonek, who is...
Yellowknife’s new MLAs make their first group appearance
November 16, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...Julian Morse, Shauna Morgan and Kate Reid, as well as Kieron Testart, who was restored to territorial politics this week after four years away. Robert Hawkins, similarly triumphant after eight years out of office, wasn’t present. He said earlier he would be in Behchokǫ̀ for the day. Caroline Wawzonek...
Election 2023: Residents vote for change as seven incumbents ousted
November 15, 2023
CKLB 101.9 - ...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. Just four incumbents defeated their challengers: Hay River North’s R.J. Simpson;...
Re-elected MLA Lesa Semmler weighing a run for N.W.T. premiership
November 15, 2023
CBC North - ...at a run for premier and cabinet. The other past MLAs now making a return are Sahtu MLA-elect Daniel McNeely and Yellowknife Centre MLA-elect Robert Hawkins. McNeely told CBC News he'll run for cabinet, but is undecided on a bid for premier. CBC North has contacted both Hawkins and Wawzonek, who have...
Unofficial Election Results Provided by Elections NWT
November 15, 2023
My Yellow Knife Now - ...95 Jay MacDonald 483 Frieda Martselos 416 Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh: Nadine Delorme 33 Richard Edjericon 221 Yellowknife Centre: Ambe Chenemu 225 Robert Hawkins 333 Matt Spence 243 - Advertisement - Yellowknife North: Jon Howe 54 Shauna Morgan 734 Bruce Valpy 350 Three candidates ran unopposed in...
Key takeaways from the 2023 N.W.T. election
November 15, 2023
CBC North - ...McNeely in Sahtu and Kieron Testart in Range Lake both served in the 18th Legislative Assembly, but weren't re-elected in the 2019 general election. Robert Hawkins returns as the MLA for Yellowknife Centre after being defeated by Julie Green in 2015. And the acclaimed ridings — Kam Lake, Monfwi and...
Testart and Hawkins back as MLAs, Morse and Reid win tight races
November 15, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...Morse, Kate Reid, Kieron Testart, Robert Hawkins and Shauna Morgan will join Caitlin Cleveland and Caroline Wawzonek as Yellowknife’s latest set of MLAs. Morse and Morgan are former city councillors. Reid was president of the YWCA NWT and a union local. Testart and Hawkins are each ex-MLAs making...
What happened in the NWT election? Get a quick summary
November 15, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...Stuart Wray on 169. But this year, unusually, no races required a judicial recount. Comfortable wins included Shauna Morgan in Yellowknife North, Robert Hawkins in Yellowknife Centre, Kieron Testart in Range Lake, Lucy Kuptana in Nunakput, Richard Edjericon in Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh and Lesa Semmler in Inuvik...
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 - ...is the MLA-elect for Thebacha. (Carla Ulrich/CBC) In Frame Lake, Julian Morse is the MLA-elect after narrowly defeating four other candidates. Robert Hawkins is the projected winner in Yellowknife Centre, where he defeated two other candidates. Outside of Yellowknife, in Nunakput, Lucy Kuptana defeated...
Yellowknife candidates talk housing, cost-of-living at non-profit election forum
November 3, 2023
CBC North - ...was spent on the nitty-gritty of how the territory worked with non-profits. Many candidates — including Caitlin Cleveland, Shauna Morgan, and Robert Hawkins — emphasized the need to streamline the funding process for non-profits. Others focused on the need to make more multi-year funding available. ...
NWT Election 2023: Robert Hawkins’ Yellowknife Centre interview
October 31, 2023
Cabin Radio - Robert Hawkins, who spent more than a decade as Yellowknife Centre’s MLA, says he’s returning with practical, quick solutions to cut the cost of living. Hawkins represented the district from 2003 to 2015 before losing his seat. After being defeated in Kam Lake in 2019, he says the time is right to re-elect...
7 races to watch in the N.W.T. election
October 30, 2023
CBC North - ...website, he highlights the economy as his number-one priority, along with housing and wellness. He's running against former Yellowknife Centre MLA Robert Hawkins, who lost the seat to Green in 2015. Hawkins ran again in 2019 in Kam Lake, losing to Caitlin Cleveland by about 38 votes. Hawkins served as MLA...
The 2023 candidates: Yellowknife Centre
October 27, 2023
CBC North - ...addition to the qualities listed above, the premier must be able to demonstrate leadership in what will be a challenging and dynamic environment. Robert Hawkins. (Angela Gzowski/Submitted) Why are you running for office? I'm running again for office, with 12 years of experience as MLA for Yellowknife...
Here’s who’s running for election on Nov. 14
October 20, 2023
NNSL Media - ... Connie Benwell Jay MacDonald Frieda Martselos Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh Nadine Delorme Richard Edjericon Yellowknife Centre Ambelem Chenemu Robert Hawkins Matthew Spence Yellowknife North Jon Howe Shauna Morgan Bruce Valpy Yellowknife South Caroline Wawzonek (acclaimed) Anyone who decides...