The election was called on October 27. Premier Stephen Kakfwi had previously chosen not to run.
The territory operates on a consensus government system with no political parties; the premier is subsequently chosen by and from the MLAs. There were 21,474 registered voters at the time of the election.
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Issues at the election included:
Elections were held in 14 of the 19 electoral districts. The following five districts acclaimed their MLA:
Issues
Results
The following is a list of the districts with their winning candidates.
| District | Elected | Percentage | Other candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deh Cho | Michael McLeod | 51.04% | Michael Nadli |
| Frame Lake | Charles Dent | 62.96% | David W. Wind |
| Great Slave | Bill Braden | 64.52% | Karen Hamre |
| Hay River South | Jane Groenewegen | 44.56% | Ann M. Lobb, Duncan McNeill, Harvey Werner |
| Inuvik Twin Lakes | Roger Allen | 54.53% | Ken Smith, Bobby Van Bridger, Clarence G. Wood |
| Kam Lake | Dave Ramsay | 49.53% | Bill Aho, Steve Petersen |
| Nahendeh | Kevin A. Menicoche | 34.48% | Walter Blondin, Rita Cli, Yanny Leo Cordero, John Hazenberg, Arnold Hope, Shane A. Thompson, Kathy Tsetso |
| North Slave | Henry Zoe | 42.27% | Nora P. Doig, Leon I. Lafferty |
| Nunakput | Calvin P. Pokiak | 52.5% | Vince R. Steen |
| Range Lake | Sandy Lee | 80.56% | Francis H. Chang |
| Sahtu | Norman Yakeleya | 45.59% | Lucy Jackson, Frank T'Seleie, Larry M. Tourangeau, Judi M. Tutcho |
| Thebacha | J. Michael Miltenberger | 65.36% | Don Tourangeau |
| Tu Nedhe | Bobby J. Villeneuve | 23.71% | Maurice E. Boucher, Felix Lockhart, James Marlowe, Steven Nitah, Robert G. Sayine, Wilfred M. Simon |
| Yellowknife Centre | Robert Hawkins | 26.61% | Bob Haywood, Don Kindt, Annemieke Mulders, Lena M. Pedersen, Daniel A. Wong, Liz Wyman |
Joe Handley was acclaimed premier by the legislature on December 10, 2003. His two prospective opponents, Roger Allen and Floyd Roland, had announced that they would not run against him. [1]
In an unusual occurrence, the riding of Inuvik Twin Lakes experienced 150% voter turnout. 356 people were registered to vote in that riding, but an additional 187 showed up at the ballot box. A resident of a riding eligible but not registered to vote may register on the spot by presenting a proof of residency. [1]Miscellaneous