2019 Northwest Territories general election

Bob McLeod Caroline Cochrane The 2019 Northwest Territories general election was held on October 1, 2019.

[3] Not counting the three acclaimed MLAs (RJ Simpson, Frederick Blake Jr, and Jackson Lafferty), only four incumbent members out of 11 running won reelection: Kevin O'Reilly, Julie Green, Shane Thompson, and Caroline Cochrane.

[8] Given that the territory operates on a consensus government system, MLAs elected on October 1 chose the new premier in the first session of the 19th Assembly.

[10] Simpson, Paulie Chinna, Katrina Nokleby, Diane Thom, Shane Thompson and Caroline Wawzonek were selected as the cabinet members in the same session of the legislature.

[11] The Legislative Assembly is run on a consensus government system, in which all MLAs sit as independents and are not organized into political parties.