Commission recommends 22-MLA model for NWT legislature – Cabin radio

March 3, 2026

An electoral boundaries commission recommends that the NWT legislature add three new electoral districts and associated MLAs.

The final report from the five-person commission, which was tasked with reviewing the territory’s electoral boundaries to ensure all northerners have meaningful representation, was tabled in the Legislative Assembly last week.

Commissioners concluded that a 22-electoral district model would best address relative voter parity – ensuring electoral districts have roughly equal numbers of voters – while protecting representation for smaller communities.