Jim Antoine Stephen Kakfwi The 1999 Northwest Territories general election was held on December 6, 1999.

This was the first election under the new boundaries that were created when Nunavut was carved out of the Northwest Territories.

The main issues in this election were Native self-government and control over the territory's resources.

On polling day, Yellowknife was caught in an extreme blizzard that cut off-road traffic and supplies.

The Western Arctic New Democratic Party, a quasi-official offshoot of the New Democratic Party of Canada, fielded candidates and published signs and campaign material, as an attempt to revive a partisan legislature.