2023 NWT Election
Vince Mckay
Candidate in the Hay River South Hay River race.
Vince can be reached at MckayforMLA@gmail.com, or by calling 780-231-3473.
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Legislative assembly elects six to cabinet
December 7, 2023
NNSL Media - ...been elected by secret ballot. Members of the legislative assembly elected six cabinet members shortly after 3 p.m. on Dec. 7: Caroline Wawzonek, Vince McKay, Lucy Kuptana, Lesa Semmler, Jay MacDonald and Caitlin Cleveland. Of those, only Wawzonek has previously sat in cabinet. Members were able to...
Live: RJ Simpson is new NWT premier, cabinet also chosen
December 7, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...majority among the 19 voting MLAs. Simpson will be joined in cabinet by Wawzonek, Lesa Semmler, Caitlin Cleveland, Lucy Kuptana, Jay Macdonald and Vince McKay. “We’re no longer in an era where the GNWT thinks it’s the boss and is doing everything,” Simpson said, briefly addressing reporters after...
Housing confusion leaves Enterprise family ‘nowhere to go’
November 28, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...and residents needing emergency housing should be “good until the end of January.” The Clearys reached out to newly elected Hay River South MLA Vince McKay and Dehcho MLA Sheryl Yakeleya. Natasha Cleary says both have agreed to discuss the family’s situation at the legislature once it reconvenes. (The...
What your new MLAs say they want for the Northwest Territories
November 28, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...security and the healthcare and the housing to residents that they need. We need to focus our efforts, get things done and not do things halfway. Vince McKay, Hay River South My community of Hay River and our neighbours are hurting. We are losing families to the south. They are moving because they...
In pictures: MLAs are sworn in on a new note of optimism
November 24, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...they’re the ones that voted them in.” Frame Lake MLA Julian Morse, right. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio Hay River MLAs RJ Simpson, left, and Vince McKay. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio Expectations are the next thing MLAs must jointly tackle. A priority-setting exercise that’s likely to last until...
20th Legislative Assembly Officially Sworn In
November 24, 2023
My Yellow Knife Now - ...their new stations official. The new MLAs are: – Sheryl Yakeleya for Dehcho – Julian Morse for Frame Lake – Kate Reid for Great Slave – Vince McKay for Hay River South – R.J. Simpson for Hay River North – Denny Rogers for Inuvik Boot Lake – Lesa Semmler for Inuvik Twin Lake – George...
Majority of MLA-elects want addiction treatment facilities in the N.W.T.
November 20, 2023
CBC North - ...support a treatment facility comparable to what exists in the south as the N.W.T. already has a difficult time attracting medical professionals. Vince McKay, Hay River South MLA-elect, said he supports a trauma treatment facility in addition to regional programs. Jay Macdonald, Thebacha MLA-elect, said...
There’s a line forming to be in the next NWT cabinet
November 17, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...Weyallon Armstrong) told us they have some interest in being a minister. Of the other five, Julian Morse said he hadn’t thought that far 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...
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 - ...182 Stuart Wray 169 - Advertisement - Great Slave: Stacie Arden Smith 237 James Lawrance 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...
Key takeaways from the 2023 N.W.T. election
November 15, 2023
CBC North - ...picked Sheryl Yakeleya over incumbent Ron Bonnetrouge, who had expressed his desire for the premiership . Meanwhile Hay River South voters chose Vince McKay, a firefighter and former town councillor, over incumbent Rocky Simpson. A referendum on Shane Thompson It's been just three months since...
What happened in the NWT election? Get a quick summary
November 15, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...Mackenzie Delta MLA Frederick Blake Jr lost narrowly to George Nerysoo. Fort Smith deputy mayor Jay Macdonald 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...
Newcomer Vince McKay wins in Hay River South
November 15, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...Hay River councillor Vince McKay has taken the Hay River South seat, beating incumbent Rocky Simpson and former infrastructure minister Wally Schumann. Elections NWT said that with all polls reporting, McKay unofficially had 282 votes, while Schumann had 238 and Simpson had 210. The outcome came as a...
Vince McKay comes out on top in Hay River South
November 15, 2023
NNSL Media - ...to be a two-horse race between incumbent Rocky Simpson and former MLA Wally Schumann. In the end, it was the third entrant who emerged victorious. Vince McKay will be going to the legislative assembly as he is the MLA-elect for the riding, beating out both Simpson and Schumann to do it. “Hay River South...
Results start becoming clearer as last numbers roll in
November 14, 2023
NNSL Media - ...is the MLA-elect in Dehcho with all polls reporting. She beat three candidates, including incumbent Ron Bonnetrouge. Rocky Simpson is also out as Vince McKay is the new MLA-elect in Hay River South. Several races are still too close to call, including Frame Lake, which has been a three-horse race between...