News October 24, 2013

Members of the 17th Legislative Assembly to Debate Electoral Boundaries Commission Report
(YELLOWKNIFE) Thursday, October 24, 2013 – Members of the 17th Legislative Assembly will debate the Electoral Boundaries Commission report on Tuesday, November 5, 2013. The report of the Northwest Territories Electoral Boundaries Commission was tabled in the Legislative Assembly on May 29, 2013 by the Honourable Speaker Jackie Jacobson.
 
The establishment of an Electoral Boundaries Commission every eight years is a requirement of the Electoral Boundaries Commission Act. The current Commission was established by the Legislative Assembly on October 23, 2012 with a mandate to provide a report within seven months.
 
The report provides the Legislative Assembly with recommendations for changes to the existing NWT electoral boundaries and includes options for an 18, 19, and 21 Member Legislative Assembly. Copies of the report are available on the Legislative Assembly website at www.assembly.gov.nt.ca, under House Business, Tabled Document #70-17(4).
 
For further information, please contact:
 
Norman Yakeleya, Caucus Chair
Legislative Assembly of the NWT
Tel: 867-669-2270
Fax: 867-873-0276
 
Colette Langlois, Acting Clerk
Legislative Assembly of the NWT
Tel: 867-669-2299
Fax: 867-920-4735