1987 Northwest Territories general election

The 1987 Northwest Territories general election was held on October 5, 1987.

This was the last election in which Elections Canada would administer the elections.

Election Results

The election was held in 24 constituencies with 15,901 ballots cast, a turnout of 71.56%.

Outgoing Premier Nick Sibbeston ran for re-election but was replaced by Dennis Patterson who served out the entire term.

Election summary

Re-election Statistics
1983	1987	Did not run again	Defeated	Reelected
24	24	4	7	13

Candidates

Results by District[1]
District	Winner	Second	Third	Fourth	Fifth	Sixth	Incumbent
Aivilik	Piita Irniq 535 (52.7%)	Tagak Curley 480 (47.3%)					Tagak Curley
Amittuq (formerly Foxe Basin)	Titus Allooloo 331 (47.3%)	Elijah Erkloo 131 (18.7%)	James Arvaluk 130 (18.6%)	Lucien Ukkalianuk 72 (10.3%)	Seeana Attagootak 46 (6.6%)	Thomas Ootook 10 (1.4%)	Elijah Erkloo
Baffin Central	Ipeelee Kilabuk 252 (41.9%)	Stevie Audlakiak 187 (31.1%)	Pauloosie Paniloo 155 (25.8%)	Alan Kuniliusie 7 (1.2%)			Pauloosie Paniloo
Baffin South	Joe Arlooktoo 132 (34.0%)	Kenoayoak Pudlat 122 (31.4%)	Joanasie Salomonie 120 (30.9%)	Saila Pudlat 14 (3.6%)			Joe Arlooktoo
Deh Cho	Samuel Gargan 246 (53.1%)	Roy Fabien 174 (37.6%)	Albert Canadien 43 (9.3%)				Samuel Gargan
Hay River	John Pollard 899 (58.8%)	Don Stewart 631 (41.2%)					Don Stewart
High Arctic	Ludy Pudluk 153 (46.9%)	Harry Iyerak 87 (26.7%)	David Kalluk 86 (26.4%)				Ludy Pudluk
Hudson Bay	Charlie Crow 96 (45.7%)	Moses Appaqaq 46 (21.9%)	Moses Novalinga 31 (14.8%)	Joe Arragutainaq 21 (10.0%)	Johnny Tookalook 16 (7.6%)		Moses Appaqaq
Inuvik	Tom Butters acclaimed						Tom Butters
Iqaluit	Dennis Patterson acclaimed						Dennis Patterson
Kitikmeot West	Red Pedersen 609 (72.4%)	Randy Mulder 232 (27.6%)					Red Pedersen
Kivallivik	Gordon Wray 582 (58.3%)	Henry Ford 270 (27.0%)	Tommy Owlijoot 147 (14.7%)				Gordon Wray
Mackenzie Delta	Richard Nerysoo 319 (53.1%)	Bertha Allen 179 (29.8%)	John Banksland 103 (17.1%)				Richard Nerysoo
Nahendeh (formerly Deh Cho Gah)	Nick Sibbeston 651 (79.6%)	Jim Villeneuve 167 (20.4%)					Nick Sibbeston
Natilikmiot (formerly Kitikimeot East)	Michael Angottitauruq 176 (31.7%)	John Ningark 156 (28.1%)	Bill Lyall 130 (23.4%)	Bobby Lyall 93 (16.8%)			Michael Angottitauruq
Nunakput	Nellie Cournoyea 489 (70.0%)	Mary Carpenter-Lyons 210 (30.0%)					Nellie Cournoyea
Pine Point	Bruce McLaughlin 225 (76.3%)	Clifford Reid 70 (23.7%)					Bruce McLaughlin
Rae-Lac La Martre	Henry Zoe 332 (39.0%)	Richard Whitford 322 (37.8%)	James Wah-Shee 198 (23.2%)				James Wah-Shee
Sahtu	Stephen Kakfwi 381 (53.0%)	George Cleary 338 (47.0%)					John T'Seleie
Slave River	Jeannie Marie-Jewell 463 (35.0%)	Wayne Cahill 345 (26.1%)	Frieda Martselos 340 (25.7%)	Michael Miltenberger 124 (9.4%)	Louis Sebert 52 (3.9%)		Arnold McCallum
Tu Nedhe	Don Morin 260 (62.2%)	Eliza Lawrence 158 (37.8%)					Eliza Lawrence
Yellowknife Centre	Brian Lewis 304 (36.2%)	Don Sian 270 (32.1%)	Noel Montagano 196 (23.3%)	Joseph Lanzon 70 (8.3%)			Bob MacQuarrie
Yellowknife North	Michael Ballantyne acclaimed						Michael Ballantyne
Yellowknife South	Ted Richard 1,091 (69.5%)	Arlene Haché 297 (18.9%)	Peter Fugisang 182 (11.6%				Lynda Sorenson