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Western Arctic is a federal electoral district
Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a Riding in Canadian English political jargon, is a geographically-based constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based....
 and senate division
Canadian Senate divisions

Representation in the Canadian Senate is divided into seats on a provincial basis. When members are appointed to represent a province, they may choose an optional senate division....
 in Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories

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

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons

The House of Commons is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Canadian monarchy and the Senate of Canada. The House of Commons is a democracy elected body, consisting of 40th Canadian Parliament known as Members of Parliament ....
 since 1979.

It is the only current electoral district of the territory and is represented in parliament
Parliament of Canada

The Parliament of Canada is Canada's legislature, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. The Governor General of Canada appoints the 105 members of the upper house, the Canadian Senate, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Canada....
 by Dennis Bevington
Dennis Bevington

Dennis Fraser Bevington is a politician from the Northwest Territories, Canada. Born in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories he served as mayor of that town of 2,500 from 1988 to 1997....
 (New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party

The New Democratic Party is a political party in Canada with a progressivism social democracy philosophy that contests elections at both the federal and provincial levels....
) in the 40th Canadian Parliament
40th Canadian Parliament

The 40th Canadian Parliament is the current Parliament of Canada, with the membership of its Canadian House of Commons determined by the results of the Canadian federal election, 2008 held on October 14, 2008, and it opened on November 18, 2008....
.
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Population, 200641,464
Electors28,792
Area (kmē)1,346,106
Population density (people per kmē)0.03


district is coterminous with the Northwest Territories.

electoral district was created in 1976 from the electoral district of Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories (electoral district)

Northwest Territories was a federal electoral district represented in the Canada Canadian House of Commons from 1962 to 1979. It was composed of the provinces and territories of Canada of the Northwest Territories....
 (1962 - 1976).






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Western Arctic is a federal electoral district
Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a Riding in Canadian English political jargon, is a geographically-based constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based....
 and senate division
Canadian Senate divisions

Representation in the Canadian Senate is divided into seats on a provincial basis. When members are appointed to represent a province, they may choose an optional senate division....
 in Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories

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

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons

The House of Commons is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Canadian monarchy and the Senate of Canada. The House of Commons is a democracy elected body, consisting of 40th Canadian Parliament known as Members of Parliament ....
 since 1979.

It is the only current electoral district of the territory and is represented in parliament
Parliament of Canada

The Parliament of Canada is Canada's legislature, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. The Governor General of Canada appoints the 105 members of the upper house, the Canadian Senate, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Canada....
 by Dennis Bevington
Dennis Bevington

Dennis Fraser Bevington is a politician from the Northwest Territories, Canada. Born in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories he served as mayor of that town of 2,500 from 1988 to 1997....
 (New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party

The New Democratic Party is a political party in Canada with a progressivism social democracy philosophy that contests elections at both the federal and provincial levels....
) in the 40th Canadian Parliament
40th Canadian Parliament

The 40th Canadian Parliament is the current Parliament of Canada, with the membership of its Canadian House of Commons determined by the results of the Canadian federal election, 2008 held on October 14, 2008, and it opened on November 18, 2008....
.

Demographics

Population, 200641,464
Electors28,792
Area (kmē)1,346,106
Population density (people per kmē)0.03


Geography

The district is coterminous with the Northwest Territories.

History

The electoral district was created in 1976 from the electoral district of Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories (electoral district)

Northwest Territories was a federal electoral district represented in the Canada Canadian House of Commons from 1962 to 1979. It was composed of the provinces and territories of Canada of the Northwest Territories....
 (1962 - 1976). When Nunavut
Nunavut

Nunavut is the largest and newest Provinces and territories of Canada of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999 via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993....
 separated from the NWT in 1999, the boundaries of the riding of Western Arctic were made coterminous with the new boundaries of the NWT, with Nunavut being represented by the riding of Nunavut
Nunavut (electoral district)

Nunavut is a federal electoral district in Nunavut, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997. Nunatsiaq, its predecessor that covered the same area, was a federal electoral district in Northwest Territories, that was represented in the House of Commons from 1979 to 1997....
, formerly Nunatsiaq, which had represented the eastern half of the former NWT.

Unlike the other two territories, each of which likewise constitutes one riding, the riding of Western Arctic does not have the same name as its territory. In 2008, current MP Dennis Bevington
Dennis Bevington

Dennis Fraser Bevington is a politician from the Northwest Territories, Canada. Born in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories he served as mayor of that town of 2,500 from 1988 to 1997....
 introduced a private member's bill to rename the riding Northwest Territories. Such renaming bills are a routine procedure.

Members of Parliament

The riding's first MP was Progressive Conservative MP David Nickerson who was first elected in 1979
Canadian federal election, 1979

The Canadian federal election of 1979 was held on May 22, 1979 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 31st Canadian Parliament of Canada....
 and re-elected twice. In the 1988 election
Canadian federal election, 1988

The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 34th Canadian Parliament of Canada....
, Nickerson was defeated by Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada

The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is a major political party in Canada. The party is positioned in the centre-left of the Politics of Canada....
 Ethel Blondin-Andrew
Ethel Blondin-Andrew

Ethel Dorothy Blondin-Andrew, Queen's Privy Council for Canada is a former Canada politician.Blondin-Andrew is a Dene who was the Member of Parliament for the district of Western Arctic in the Northwest Territories....
 who went on to serve as the riding's MP for eighteen years, including two years as Minister of State
Minister of state (Canada)

A Minister of State is a junior cabinet minister in the Canadian Cabinet, usually given specific responsibilities to assist a senior cabinet minister in a specific area....
 for Northern Development. In 2006, Blondin-Andrew was defeated by New Democrat
New Democratic Party

The New Democratic Party is a political party in Canada with a progressivism social democracy philosophy that contests elections at both the federal and provincial levels....
 Dennis Bevington
Dennis Bevington

Dennis Fraser Bevington is a politician from the Northwest Territories, Canada. Born in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories he served as mayor of that town of 2,500 from 1988 to 1997....
. The earlier riding of Northwest Territories had been represented by New Democrat Wally Firth
Wally Firth

Walter "Wally" Firth is a former Canadian politician.A M?tis, Firth was the first Native politician from the North to win a seat in the Canadian House of Commons....
 from 1972 to 1979.

  • 1979-1988: Dave Nickerson
    Dave Nickerson

    Dave Nickerson was politician from Northwest Territories, Canada.Dave was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories for Yellowknife North in the Northwest Territories general election, 1975....
     - Progressive Conservative
    Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

    The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canada political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and a centrism stance on social issues....
  • 1988-2006: Ethel Blondin-Andrew
    Ethel Blondin-Andrew

    Ethel Dorothy Blondin-Andrew, Queen's Privy Council for Canada is a former Canada politician.Blondin-Andrew is a Dene who was the Member of Parliament for the district of Western Arctic in the Northwest Territories....
     - Liberal
    Liberal Party of Canada

    The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is a major political party in Canada. The party is positioned in the centre-left of the Politics of Canada....
     - served as the Minister of State (Northern Development).
  • 2006-Present: Dennis Bevington
    Dennis Bevington

    Dennis Fraser Bevington is a politician from the Northwest Territories, Canada. Born in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories he served as mayor of that town of 2,500 from 1988 to 1997....
     - New Democrat
    New Democratic Party

    The New Democratic Party is a political party in Canada with a progressivism social democracy philosophy that contests elections at both the federal and provincial levels....


Election results

See also


  • List of Canadian federal electoral districts
    List of Canadian federal electoral districts

    This is a list of Canada's 308 federal electoral districts as defined by the 2003 Representation Order, which came into effect on May 23, 2004....
  • Past Canadian electoral districts


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