Great Slave

For the lake, see Great Slave Lake.

Great Slave^[1] is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is one of seven districts that represent Yellowknife.^[2]

Great Slave

Northwest Territories electoral district
Boundaries of Great Slave in Yellowknife
Territorial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
MLA	Kate Reid
First contested	1975
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Census subdivision(s)	Yellowknife

The district has existed twice, the first incarnation (under the district name of Great Slave Lake) existed from 1975 and was abolished in 1979 when it was split between Great Slave East and Rae-Lac La Martre. The second incarnation was created in 1999 from the old Yellowknife North riding.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

	Name	Elected	Left Office
	James Wah-Shee	1975	1979
	Bill Braden	1999	2007
	Glen Abernethy	2007	2019
	Katrina Nokleby	2019	2023
	Kate Reid	2023	present

Election results

2023 election

v t e 2023 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
	Kate Reid	263	34.79
	Stacie Arden Smith	237	31.35
	Katrina Nokleby (I)	197	26.06
	James Lawrence	59	7.80
Total votes		756

2019 election

v t e 2019 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes
	Katrina Nokleby	454
	Patrick Scott	389

2015 election

2015 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
	Glen Abernethy	511	79.1
	Chris Clarke	135	20.9
Total valid ballots / Turnout		646	27%

2011 election

2011 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes
	Glen Abernethy	476
	Patrick Scott	266

2007 election

2007 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
	Glen Abernethy	336	43.58%[3]
	Doug Ritchie	206	26.72%
	Christopher Hunt	103	13.36%
	Beaton Mackenzie	101	13.10%
	Mark Bogan	21	2.72%
Total valid ballots / Turnout		767	56.73%
Rejected ballots		4
Source(s) "Official Voting Results 2007 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2008.

2003 election

2003 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
	Bill Braden	420	64.52%
	Karen Hamre	231	35.48%
Total valid ballots / Turnout		651	48.55%
Rejected ballots		1
Source(s) "Official Voting Results 2003 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2008.

1999 election

1999 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes
	Bill Braden	274	35.72%
	Suzette Montreuil	152	19.82%
	Marie Coe	150	19.56%
	Bill Enge	144	18.78%
	Roy Desjarlais	47	6.12%
Total valid ballots / Turnout		767	62.11%
Rejected ballots		5
Source(s) "Official Voting Results 1999 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2008.

1975 election

1975 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes
	James Wah-Shee	Acclaimed
Source(s) "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" (PDF). Information Canada. 1976. Retrieved 29 April 2025.

Notes

^ a: In the 2007 election, percentages assigned to candidates were based on the total votes cast. In prior elections the percentages were based on the valid votes.

See also

• List of Northwest Territories territorial electoral districts
• Canadian provincial electoral districts