Monfwi

Monfwi^[1] is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The district consists of the four Tłı̨chǫ communities of Behchokǫ̀, Gamèti, Wekweètì and Whatì.^[2]

Monfwi

Northwest Territories electoral district
Boundaries of Monfwi
Territorial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
MLA	Jane Weyallon Armstrong
First contested	1999
Last contested	2023
Region	North Slave Region
Communities	Behchokǫ̀, Gamèti, Wekweètì, Whatì

Its Member of the Legislative Assembly is Jane Weyallon Armstrong.

Renaming

The electoral district was renamed from North Slave to Monfwi on August 4, 2005. The date was chosen to coincide with the date the Tlicho Land Claim and Self-Government Agreement came into effect. The name change effected Jackson Lafferty who was elected in a by-election on July 18, 2005 and took his seat in the legislature on August 11, 2005. He was still considered to be elected as the elected member for the North Slave riding despite being sworn in after the name was changed.^[3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

[a]	Name	Elected	Left Office
	Leon Lafferty	1999	2003
	Henry Zoe	2003	2007
	Jackson Lafferty	2007	2021
	Jane Weyallon Armstrong	2021	present

Election results

2023 election

v t e 2023 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes
	Jane Weyallon Armstrong (I)	Acclaimed

2021 by-election

v t e Northwest Territories territorial by-election, July 27, 2021
	Candidate	Votes	%
	Jane Armstrong	503	54.44
	Kelvin Kotchilea	252	27.27
	John J. Gon	98	10.61
	James Wah-Shee	71	7.68
Total valid ballots		924
Source(s) "Unofficial Results".

2019 election

2019 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes
	Jackson Lafferty	Acclaimed
Source(s) "Eight ridings to watch in the Northwest Territories' election". CBC. Retrieved September 11, 2019.

2015 election

2015 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes
	Jackson Lafferty	Acclaimed

2011 election

2011 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes
	Jackson Lafferty	739
	Bertha Rabesca Zoe	600

2007 election

2007 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
	Jackson Lafferty	579	53.17%[4]
	Henry Zoe	495	45.45%
Total valid ballots / Turnout		1,074	66.20%
Rejected ballots		15
Source(s) "Official Voting Results 2007 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 11, 2008. Retrieved February 18, 2008.

2003 election

2003 Northwest Territories general election: North Slave
	Candidate	Votes	%
	Henry Zoe	495	42.27%
	Nora Doig	379	32.37%
	Leon Lafferty	297	25.36%
Total valid ballots / Turnout		1,171	75.44%
Rejected ballots		18
Source(s) "Official Voting Results 2003 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 11, 2008. Retrieved February 18, 2008.

1999 election

1999 Northwest Territories general election: North Slave
	Candidate	Votes	%
	Leon Lafferty	332	28.23%
	Henry Zoe	303	25.77%
	George Mackenzie	267	22.70%
	James Wah-Shee	121	10.29%
	James Rabesca	81	6.89%
	Georgina Franki	32	2.72%
	Alfonz Nitsiza	20	1.70%
	Isidore Zoe	20	1.70%
Total valid ballots / Turnout		1,176	79.00%
Rejected ballots		20
Source(s) "Official Voting Results 1999 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 11, 2008. Retrieved February 18, 2008.

Notes

^ a: Prior to the 2007 election the district was known as North Slave.
^ b: 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