Paulie Chinna

Paulie Chinna is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in the 2019 election.^[1] She represents the electoral district of Sahtu, and was selected to become part of Premier Caroline Cochrane's cabinet by her fellow 19th Assembly MLAs on October 24, 2019.^[2] Her Cabinet portfolio includes Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Minister of Housing, and Minister Responsible for Homelessness.^[3]

Paulie Chinna MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
In office October 1, 2019 – November 14, 2023
Preceded by	Daniel McNeely
Succeeded by	Daniel McNeely
Constituency	Sahtu
Member of the Executive Council of the Northwest Territories
In office October 24, 2019 – December 7, 2023
Personal details
Political party	non-partisan consensus government
Residence(s)	Norman Wells, Northwest Territories

Election results

v t e 2019 Northwest Territories general election: Sahtu
	Candidate	Votes
	Paulie Chinna	309
	Daniel McNeely	287
	Caroline Yukon	135
	Wilfred McNeely Jr.	120

v t e 2023 Northwest Territories general election: Sahtu
	Candidate	Votes	%
	Daniel McNeely	372	46.21
	Paulie Chinna (I.C.)	226	28.07
	Delphine (Dolly) Pierrot	207	25.71
Total votes		805