Results, Ridings and Candidates
Western Arctic
2008 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST | 91/91 polls | |||
| NDP | Dennis Bevington | 5,669 | 41.45 |
Elected |
| CON | Brendan Bell | 5,146 | 37.63 |
|
| LIB | Gabrielle Mackenzie-Scott | 1,858 | 13.58 |
|
| GRN | Sam Gamble | 752 | 5.50 |
|
| FPP | Noeline Villebrun | 252 | 1.84 |
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| Party | Elected | Leading | Votes | Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008, 5:00 PM EST | 3 seats | |||
| Conservative Party | 1 | 0 | 12,710 | 35.06 |
| Liberal | 1 | 0 | 10,784 | 29.74 |
| New Democrat | 1 | 0 | 9,203 | 25.38 |
| Green Party | 0 | 0 | 3,307 | 9.12 |
Unofficial results were updated at the time shown following judicial recounts in six ridings. For more recent results, visit Elections Canada. The CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites. External links will open in a new window.
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The Western Arctic riding is formed from Canada's vast Northwest Territories, which stretch from the mountainous Yukon border to the barrens abutting Nunavut, and from the bleak high Arctic to the forested 60th parallel.
About one-third of residents live in the capital and major service centre, Yellowknife. Other significant communities include the transport depot of Hay River, the oil and gas exploration hub of Inuvik and Fort Smith, where Wood Buffalo National Park is headquartered.
About half of the N.W.T.'s population is aboriginal, and 14 per cent list as their mother tongue one of the several aboriginal languages spoken in the territory. Dogrib and South Slave are the two most common of these languages.
Government services, mining and tourism are the mainstays of the economy. Mineral production has declined recently but the value of oil production has increased. The 2006 census shows an average family income of $101,647 and an unemployment rate of 10.4 per cent.
Western Arctic riding was established in 1976.
Population: 41,464 (2006 census; an increase of 11% since 2001)
Political History
New Democrat Denis Bevington put an end to a long-running Liberal streak in 2006, defeating incumbent Ethel Blondin-Andrew, who had held the seat since 1988.
Blondin-Andrew beat Bevington by a razor-thin margin in 2004, winning by just 53 votes. The former minister of state for northern development, Blondin-Andrew first attained office by unseating three-term Tory MP Dave Nickerson.
Before Nickerson, the N.W.T. had elected New Democrat, Liberal and Tory MPs.
- 1979, 1980, 1984 - PC
- 1988, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004 – LIB
- 2006 - NDP
Overall Results
| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008, 5:00 PM EST | ||||
| CON | 143 | 0 | 143 | 37.63 |
| LIB | 77 | 0 | 77 | 26.24 |
| BQ | 49 | 0 | 49 | 9.97 |
| NDP | 37 | 0 | 37 | 18.20 |
| IND | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.65 |
| GRN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 |
| OTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 |
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