Inuvik Boot Lake is a territorial

Provinces and territories of Canada

The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...

 electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories

Northwest Territories

The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...

, Canada

Canada

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Together with Inuvik Twin Lakes

Inuvik Twin Lakes

Inuvik Twin Lakes is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada.It is one of two districts that represent Inuvik and the current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Robert C. McLeod...

, it is one of two electoral districts that represent Inuvik

Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Inuvik is a town in the Northwest Territories of Canada and is the administrative centre for the Inuvik Region.The population as of the 2006 Census was 3,484, but the two previous census counts show wide fluctuations due to economic conditions: 2,894 in 2001 and 3,296 in 1996...

; both were created in 1999 from the previous monolithic Inuvik

Inuvik (electoral district)

Inuvik was a territorial electoral district representing the city of Inuvik, Northwest Territories. It was dissolved for the 1999 territorial election, with two new districts, Inuvik Boot Lake and Inuvik Twin Lakes. Its last sitting Member was Floyd Roland, who now represents Inuvik Boot Lake....

 riding.

Geography

Inuvik Boot Lake borders Inuvik Twin Lakes

Inuvik Twin Lakes

Inuvik Twin Lakes is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada.It is one of two districts that represent Inuvik and the current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Robert C. McLeod...

 to the northwest, west and southwest, bounded by Centennial Street, Reliance Street, Franklin Road, Distributor Street and Water Street. Inuvik Boot Lake is named for Boot Lake in the south of the electoral district.

History

The 2011 election

Northwest Territories general election, 2011

The 2011 Northwest Territories general election, the 22nd in its history, took place on October 3, 2011. Nineteen members were returned to the 17th Legislative Assembly from single member districts conducted under first-past-the-post voting system....

 marked the first time that voters in Inuvik Boot Lake actually voted in a territorial election since the 1999 election

Northwest Territories general election, 1999

The Northwest Territories general election, 1999 took place on December 6, 1999, and was the 19th general election in the history of the Northwest Territories, Canada. This was the first election under the new boundaries that were created when Nunavut was carved out of the Northwest Territories...

, as in both 2003

Northwest Territories general election, 2003

The Northwest Territories general election, 2003 was the 20th general election in the Canadian territory's history, conducted on November 24, 2003, to elect the 19 members of the Legislative Assembly.The election was called on October 27...

 and 2007

Northwest Territories general election, 2007

The 2007 Northwest Territories general election took place on October 1, 2007. It was the 21st in the history of the territory. Nineteen members were elected to the Legislative Assembly from single member districts conducted under first-past-the-post voting system.The election was called on...

 the only candidate was Floyd Roland

Floyd Roland

Floyd K. Roland, MLA is a politician from Northwest Territories, Canada. He was the 11th Premier of the Northwest Territories, having held office from October 17, 2007 to October 26, 2011....

, who was returned by acclamation

Acclamation

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Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

	Name	Elected	Left Office	Floyd Roland Floyd Roland Floyd K. Roland, MLA is a politician from Northwest Territories, Canada. He was the 11th Premier of the Northwest Territories, having held office from October 17, 2007 to October 26, 2011....	1999	2011	Alfred Moses Alfred Moses (politician) Alfred Moses is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in the 2011 election. He represents the electoral district of Inuvik Boot Lake.-External links:...	2011	present

2011 election

2011 Northwest Territories general election Northwest Territories general election, 2011 The 2011 Northwest Territories general election, the 22nd in its history, took place on October 3, 2011. Nineteen members were returned to the 17th Legislative Assembly from single member districts conducted under first-past-the-post voting system....
	Name	Vote	%	Alfred Moses	216		Chris Larocque	211		Grant Gowans	63		Paul Voudrach	18

2007 election

2007 Northwest Territories general election Northwest Territories general election, 2007 The 2007 Northwest Territories general election took place on October 1, 2007. It was the 21st in the history of the territory. Nineteen members were elected to the Legislative Assembly from single member districts conducted under first-past-the-post voting system.The election was called on...
	Name	Vote	%	Floyd Roland Floyd Roland Floyd K. Roland, MLA is a politician from Northwest Territories, Canada. He was the 11th Premier of the Northwest Territories, having held office from October 17, 2007 to October 26, 2011....	Acclaimed

In this election, no other candidate registered to run for this riding, so Floyd Roland

Floyd Roland

Floyd K. Roland, MLA is a politician from Northwest Territories, Canada. He was the 11th Premier of the Northwest Territories, having held office from October 17, 2007 to October 26, 2011....

 was returned by acclamation

Acclamation

An acclamation, in its most common sense, is a form of election that does not use a ballot. "Acclamation" or "acclamatio" can also signify a kind of ritual greeting and expression of approval in certain social contexts in ancient Rome.-Voting:...

.

2003 election

2003 Northwest Territories general election Northwest Territories general election, 2003 The Northwest Territories general election, 2003 was the 20th general election in the Canadian territory's history, conducted on November 24, 2003, to elect the 19 members of the Legislative Assembly.The election was called on October 27...
	Name	Vote	%	Floyd Roland Floyd Roland Floyd K. Roland, MLA is a politician from Northwest Territories, Canada. He was the 11th Premier of the Northwest Territories, having held office from October 17, 2007 to October 26, 2011....	Acclaimed

In this election, no other candidate registered for this riding, so Floyd Roland

Floyd Roland

Floyd K. Roland, MLA is a politician from Northwest Territories, Canada. He was the 11th Premier of the Northwest Territories, having held office from October 17, 2007 to October 26, 2011....

 was returned by acclamation

Acclamation

An acclamation, in its most common sense, is a form of election that does not use a ballot. "Acclamation" or "acclamatio" can also signify a kind of ritual greeting and expression of approval in certain social contexts in ancient Rome.-Voting:...

.

1999 election

1999 Northwest Territories general election Northwest Territories general election, 1999 The Northwest Territories general election, 1999 took place on December 6, 1999, and was the 19th general election in the history of the Northwest Territories, Canada. This was the first election under the new boundaries that were created when Nunavut was carved out of the Northwest Territories...
	Name	Vote	%	Floyd Roland Floyd Roland Floyd K. Roland, MLA is a politician from Northwest Territories, Canada. He was the 11th Premier of the Northwest Territories, having held office from October 17, 2007 to October 26, 2011....	350	83.33%	Mary Beckett	50	11.90%	Chris Garven	20	4.76%
Total Valid Ballots		420	100%
Voter Turnout 69.90%		Rejected Ballots 5

In the 1999 election, the main issue territory-wide was the question of native self-government and control over the Northwest Territories

Northwest Territories

The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...

' resources. The Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories runs on a consensus government

Consensus government

Consensus government is a form of consensus democracy government in Canada in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, as well as Nunatsiavut, an autonomous area in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador....

model, so no political parties exist; although some groups have attempted to revive a partisan legislature, to date such attempts have failed.

External links

• Website of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories