{{Short description|Former territorial electoral district in the Northwest Territories, Canada}} {{Use Canadian English|date=March 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} The '''Central Arctic''' was an electoral district of the Northwest Territories, Canada, created in 1966 and abolished in 1983. The district consisted of Pelly Bay (Kugaaruk), Spence Bay (Taloyoak), Gjoa Haven, Cambridge Bay, Bathurst Inlet, Bay Chimo, Coppermine (Kugluktuk), and Holman (Ulukhaktok).<ref>[http://www.nnsl.com/members/newspapers/stories/mar11_11w.html Lena Pederson gets Wise Women award]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> For the 1983 election, Holman was moved to the Nunakput district and the others split between Kitikmeot West and Kitikmeot East. Today Holman, now Ulukhaktok, is the only one of the communities in the Northwest Territories as after division the others became part of Nunavut.
==Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)== {| class="wikitable" |- | !'''Name ''' !'''Elected''' !'''Left Office''' {{Canadian party colour|NT|Independent|row}} |Duncan Pryde |September 19, 1966 |1967 {{Canadian party colour|NT|Independent|row}} |Robert Williamson |1967 |1970 {{Canadian party colour|NT|Independent|row}} |Lena Pedersen |1970 |1975 {{Canadian party colour|NT|Independent|row}} |Bill Lyall |1975 |1979 {{Canadian party colour|NT|Independent|row}} |Kane Tologanak |1979 |1983 {{CanMP nodata|''District abolished and split into'' Nunakput, Kitikmeot West ''and'' Kitikmeot East}} |}
==Election results== {{Expand section|date=April 2025}} ===1979 election=== {{CANelec/top|NT|1979|Central Arctic|percent=yes}} {{CANelec|NT|consensus|Kane Tologanak|370|46.02%}} {{CANelec|NT|consensus|Bill Lyall|282|35.07%}} {{CANelec|NT|consensus|Andy Palongayak|152|18.91%}} {{CANelec/total|colspan=2|Total valid ballots / Turnout|804|60.13%}} {{CANelec/total|colspan=2|Rejected ballots|9}} {{CANelec/source|hide={{cite web | url =https://www.electionsnwt.ca/sites/electionsnwt/files/official_voting_results_1979_revised.pdf | title = REPORT OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER ON THE GENERAL ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO THE COUNCIL OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES 1979 |date=January 1980 | publisher = Elections NWT | accessdate = 2025-04-01 }}}} {{end}}
===1975 election=== {{CANelec/top|NT|1975|Central Arctic|percent=yes}} {{CANelec|NT|consensus|Bill Lyall|404|42.71%}} {{CANelec|NT|consensus|Andy Palongayak|274|28.96%}} {{CANelec|NT|consensus|Lena Pedersen|268|28.33%}} {{CANelec/total|colspan=2|Total valid ballots / Turnout|946|78.32%}} {{CANelec/total|colspan=2|Rejected ballots|33}} {{CANelec/source|hide={{cite web | url =https://www.electionsnwt.ca/sites/electionsnwt/files/official_voting_results_1975.pdf | title = REPORT OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER ON FEDERAL BY-ELECTIONS, BY-ELECTIONS TO THE COUNCIL OF THE YUKON TERRITORY, AND NORTHWEST TERRITORIES COUNCIL GENERAL ELECTIONS HELD IN 1975 |date=1976 | publisher = Information Canada | accessdate = 2025-04-16 }}}} {{end}}
== See also == * List of Northwest Territories territorial electoral districts * List of Nunavut territorial electoral districts
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Category:Former electoral districts of Northwest Territories Category:Ulukhaktok