Aaron Spitzer | CBC Online News | Oct. 29
There are more polling stations in Ontario than there are voters in the N.W.T. election. That and other interesting statistics as we compare a southern election to a northern one.
| Jurisdiction: | Ontario | NWT |
| Population: | 11,410,046 | 41,403 |
| Percentage Aboriginal: | 1.68 | 50.96 |
| Average Number Voters per Riding: | 73,771 | 1,036 |
| Polling Stations: | 22,972 | 95 |
| Number of assembly members: | 103 | 19 |
| Percent of MLAs who are Aboriginal: | 0% | 57.9% |
| Percent who are women: | 21.3% | 10.5% |
| Voter turnout, last election: | 58.3% | 70.5% |
| Salary for legislative member: | $85,240 | $80,145 |
| Cabinet minister's salary: | basic plus $32,997 | basic plus $42,892 |
| Premier's salary: | basic plus $61,860 | basic plus $60,952 |
| Official languages: | 1 | 11 |
| Kilometres of Road: | 49,700 | 2,132 |
| Months per year that drivers must cross ice bridge to reach capital: | Zero | 5 |
| Number of homicides in 2001: | 170 | 4 |
| Number of homicides in 2001 per 100,000 residents: | 1.48 | 9.66 |
| Number of farms: | 59,728 | 30 |
| Percent of Canadian land mass: | 10.78% | 13.48% |
| Residents per square kilometre: | 12.57 | 0.04 |
| Proven oil reserves, in millions of barrels: | 11 | 1750 |
| Price of gasoline per litre (as of Oct. 9): | $0.66 (Toronto) | $1.24 (Wekweti) |
| Number of people employed in manufacturing sector: | 984,325 | 260 |
| Percent of residents who walk to work: | 5.2 | 28.4 |
| Alternative names: | Upper Canada | Denendeh, Bob |
