- ^ "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Elections of Members to the Council of the Northwest Territories, 1991" (PDF). Elections Northwest Territories. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
The 1991 Northwest Territories general election was held on October 15, 1991.
The election was held in 24 constituencies with 16,068 ballots cast, a turnout of 76.25%.
Outgoing Premier Dennis Patterson ran for re-election but was replaced by Nellie Cournoyea, who served out the entire term as the territory's first female Premier.
| Re-election Statistics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1991 | Did not run again | Defeated | Reelected |
| 24 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| Results by District[1] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Winner | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth | Seventh | Eighth | Ninth | Incumbent |
| Aivilik | James Arvaluk 185 (34.6%) |
Piita Irniq 100 (18.7%) |
Andre Tautu 97 (18.2%) |
Donat Milortok 94 (17.6%) |
Tongola Sandy 58 (10.9%) |
Piita Irniq | ||||
| Amittuq | Titus Allooloo 411 (47.1%) |
Lucassi Ivvalu 237 (27.2%) |
Enoki Iqittuq 224 (25.7%) |
Titus Allooloo | ||||||
| Baffin Central | Rebecca Mike 197 (26.3%) |
Pauloosie Paniloo 110 (14.7%) |
Ipeelee Kilabuk 103 (13.8%) |
Lootie Toomasie 98 (13.1%) |
Norman Komoartok 88 (11.4%) |
Myna Maniapik 85 (11.4%) |
Peter Iqalukjuak 38 (5.1%) |
Sam Palituq 29 (3.9%) |
Ipeelee Kilabuk | |
| Baffin South | Kenoayoak Pudlat 119 (19.2%) |
Joe Arlooktoo 100 (16.1%) |
Padluq Melia 96 (15.5%) |
Johnny Cookie 84 (13.5%) |
J. Aragutina 66 (10.6%) |
Matthew Saveakjuk 65 (10.5%) |
Joannie Ikkadluak 37 (6.0%) |
Pudloo Mingeriak 30 (4.8%) |
Mikidjuk Kolola 24 (3.9%) |
Joe Arlooktoo |
| Deh Cho | Samuel Gargan acclaimed |
Samuel Gargan | ||||||||
| Hay River | John Pollard acclaimed |
John Pollard | ||||||||
| High Arctic | Ludy Pudluk 146 (38.5%) |
Larry Audlaluk 94 (24.8%) |
David Kalluk 65 (17.2%) |
Moses Koonoo 52 (13.7%) |
Jobie Issigaitok 22 (5.8%) |
Ludy Pudluk | ||||
| Inuvik | Fred Koe 335 (32.2%) |
Glenna Hansen 205 (19.7%) |
George Doolittle 179 (17.2%) |
Cece McCauley 149 (14.3%) |
Jeff Gardiner 137 (13.2%) |
Vivian Hunter 34 (3.3%) |
Tom Butters | |||
| Iqaluit | Dennis Patterson 866 (60.1%) |
Val Haas 405 (28.1%) |
Bryan Sedluk Pearson 169 (11.7%) |
Dennis Patterson | ||||||
| Keewatin Central | John Todd 573 (63.0%) |
Jose Kusugak 337 (37.0%) |
new district | |||||||
| Kitikmeot | Ernie Bernhardt 367 (33.0%) |
Kelvin Ng 316 (28.4%) |
Joe Ohokannoak 274 (24.7%) |
Edna Elias 137 (12.3%) |
Allen Maghagak 17 (1.5%) |
Red Pedersen | ||||
| Kivallivik | Silas Arngna'naaq 424 (39.6%) |
David Alagalak 349 (32.6%) |
Gordon Wray 298 (27.8%) |
Gordon Wray | ||||||
| Mackenzie Delta | Richard Nerysoo 407 (55.5%) |
Roger Allen 326 (44.5%) |
Richard Nerysoo | |||||||
| Nahendeh | Jim Antoine 488 (50.5%) |
Steve Malesku 160 (16.6%) |
Pat Scott 117 (12.1%) |
Arnold Hope 58 (6.0%) |
Bill Lafferty 50 (5.2%) |
Joe Germain Mercredi 41 (4.2%) |
Bertha Norwegian 38 (3.9%) |
Daniel Lapierre 14 (1.5%) |
Nick Sibbeston | |
| Natilikmiot | John Ningark acclaimed |
John Ningark | ||||||||
| North Slave | Henry Zoe* 352 (34.7%) |
Joe Rabesca 326 (32.1%) |
Richard Whitford 253 (24.9%) |
Cecilia Wetrade 84 (8.3%) |
new district | |||||
| Nunakput | Nellie Cournoyea acclaimed |
Nellie Cournoyea | ||||||||
| Sahtu | Stephen Kakfwi acclaimed |
Stephen Kakfwi | ||||||||
| Thebacha | Jeannie Marie-Jewell* 708 (61.4%) |
Louis Sebert 445 (38.6%) |
new district | |||||||
| Tu Nedhe | Don Morin 401 (88.3%) |
Barbara Ann Beck 53 (11.7%) |
Don Morin | |||||||
| Yellowknife Centre | Brian Lewis 285 (31.5%) |
Bruce McLaughlin* 262 (29.0%) |
Fernand Denault 187 (20.7%) |
Barbara O'Neill 155 (17.2%) |
June Balsillie 15 (1.7%) |
Brian Lewis | ||||
| Yellowknife-Frame Lake | Charlie Dent 313 (46.8%) |
Arlene Hache 214 (32.0%) |
Noel Montagano 132 (19.7%) |
David Barry 10 (1.5%) |
new district | |||||
| Yellowknife North | Michael Ballantyne 677 (51.2%) |
Barry Conacher 646 (48.8%) |
Michael Ballantyne | |||||||
| Yellowknife South | Tony Whitford acclaimed |
Tony Whitford | ||||||||
* - denotes an incumbent running in a new district
