2023 NWT Election
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Sheryl Yakeleya
Candidate in the Deh Cho All Ridings race.
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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 - ...official addition and complete their Returns of the Writ of Election. Dehcho: Ronald Bonnetrouge 146 Richard C. Lafferty 27 Steven Vandell 178 Sheryl Yakeleya 229 Frame Lake: Deanna Cornfield 26 Julian Morse 209 John Stanley 49 Spencer Tracy 182 Stuart Wray 169 - Advertisement - Great Slave: ...
Key takeaways from the 2023 N.W.T. election
November 15, 2023
CBC North - ...wildfire briefings, speaking on behalf of Fort Smith's ill mayor after the town was evacuated in mid-August. In the Dehcho riding, voters picked Sheryl Yakeleya over incumbent Ron Bonnetrouge, who had expressed his desire for the premiership . Meanwhile Hay River South voters chose Vince McKay, a...
Listen to the moment Sheryl Yakeleya won her seat
November 15, 2023
Cabin Radio - At the moment Sheryl Yakeleya learned she had won the Dehcho seat, after hours of waiting with baited breath, Cabin Radio was on the line. At around 11:30pm on Tuesday, Cabin Radio called Yakeleya for her perspective on the race with one polling station still counting votes. At the time, Elections NWT’s...
What happened in the NWT election? Get a quick summary
November 15, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...beat Frieda Martselos in Thebacha. Vince McKay defeated Rocky Simpson and former minister Wally Schumann in Hay River South. Ron Bonnetrouge lost to Sheryl Yakeleya in Dehcho. Katrina Nokleby was ousted by Kate Reid in Great Slave. Reid’s narrow victory, by 26 votes over Stacie Arden Smith with Nokleby third,...
Sheryl Yakeleya elected MLA for Dehcho
November 15, 2023
NNSL Media - Sheryl Yakeleya is the new MLA for Dehcho, having earned 229 votes once all 13 polls reported. Yakeleya, from Fort Providence, defeated Richard Lafferty, Steven Vandell and outgoing MLA Ronald Bonnetrouge to win the race. Lafferty received 27 votes, Vandell 179, and Bonnetrouge 146. “I feel amazing,” she...
Results start becoming clearer as last numbers roll in
November 14, 2023
NNSL Media - ...in Tu-Nedhe-Wiilideh and Danny McNeely will return to the assembly as the MLA for Sahtu, defeating incumbent Paulie Chinna and Dolly Pierrot. Sheryl Yakeleya is the MLA-elect in Dehcho with all polls reporting. She beat three candidates, including incumbent Ron Bonnetrouge. Rocky Simpson is also out as...
N.W.T. voters go to polls today in territorial election
November 14, 2023
CBC North - ...Morse at the Yellowknife Curling Club on election night. (Natalie Pressman/CBC) Bonnetrouge lost his bid to serve a second term as Dehcho MLA. Sheryl Yakeleya won that riding. In Hay River South, Vince Mackay won a close race to become MLA-elect there. The incumbent, Rocky Simpson, finished third. And...
NWT Election 2023: Read our Dehcho interviews
November 9, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...of the Dehcho district can choose between Ron Bonnetrouge, Richard C Lafferty, Steven Vandell or Sheryl Yakeleya in the 2023 territorial election. We’ve interviewed three of the four candidates, giving each person 15 minutes to discuss their platform, the priorities they’d like to focus on if...
NWT Election 2023: Steven Vandell’s Dehcho interview
November 9, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...they graduate, when they come back to the community, there’ll be something there waiting for them.” Ron Bonnetrouge, Richard C Lafferty and Sheryl Yakeleya are also vying for the seat. NWT Election 2023: Back to Cabin Radio’s election homepage This interview was recorded on October 26, 2023. The...
NWT Election 2023: Sheryl Yakeleya’s Dehcho interview
November 9, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...and raised in Fort Providence and with much of her life spent in the North, Sheryl Yakeleya says she would “be a voice for the people” if elected to represent the Dehcho. Yakeleya says she will prioritize healthcare, education and housing if elected to the 20th Legislative Assembly because she wants to...
NWT Election 2023: Richard C Lafferty’s Dehcho interview
November 9, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...– while promoting sustainable activities, giving the example of year-round greenhouses in Fort Providence. Ronald Bonnetrouge, Steven Vandell and Sheryl Yakeleya are also vying for the seat. NWT Election 2023: Back to Cabin Radio’s election homepage This interview was recorded on October 23, 2023. The...
Ron Bonnetrouge says he will put his name forward for N.W.T. premier if re-elected
November 2, 2023
CBC North - ...the Dehcho and then elected by over 50 per cent of the elected MLAs. Bonnetrouge is running against Richard C. Lafferty, Steven Vandell and Sheryl Yakeleya to serve as Dehcho MLA. Wednesday's candidates forum was organized by the Dehcho First Nations. The event opened with a question from Dehcho Grand...
The 2023 candidates: Dehcho
October 31, 2023
CBC North - ...as we get them. Responses have been edited for clarity, but reflect the candidates' own words and views. Richard C. Lafferty Ronald Bonnetrouge Sheryl Yakeleya Steven Vandell Sheryl Yakeleya. (Submitted) Why are you running for office? I want my people to live a good life. I've always been a caretaker...
Does your candidate speak an Indigenous language? A look at some demographics for the 2023 election
October 30, 2023
CBC North - ...as Indigenous. One candidate identified 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...