The 1983 Northwest Territories general election, in Canada, was held on November 21, 1983.
This was the first election for the Council of the Northwest Territories with live television coverage of vote returns.
Election results
The election was held in 24 constituencies, up two from the previous general election in 1979, with 15,764 ballots cast, a turnout of 69.72%.
Outgoing Premier George Braden did not run for re-election. Richard Nerysoo was chosen as Premier January 12, 1984, and served for over a year until November 5, 1985; Nick Sibbeston was designated Premier following his resignation.
Candidates and results
{| class=wikitable
|+Summary
!1979
!1983
| bgcolor="#ccccff" |Did not run again
| bgcolor="#ffbbbb" |Defeated
| bgcolor="#aaffaa" |Reelected
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| 22
| 24
| 3
| 3
| 16
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Candidates
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|+Results by District
!District
!Winner
!Second
!Third
!Fourth
!Fifth
!Sixth
!Incumbent
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|Aivilik
| bgcolor="#cccccc" | Tagak Curley*<br>420 (50.2%)
|Piita Irniq<br>417 (49.8%)
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| bgcolor="#cccccc" | new district
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|Baffin Central
| bgcolor="#cccccc" | Pauloosie Paniloo<br>307 (51.8%)
|Iola Matuq<br>286 (48.2%)
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| bgcolor="#ccccff" | Ipeelee Kilabuk
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|Baffin South
| bgcolor="#cccccc" | Joe Arlooktoo<br>145 (40.9%)
|Kananginak Pootoogook<br>113 (31.8%)
|Joanasie Salomonie<br>97 (27.3%)
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| bgcolor="#aaffaa" | Joe Arlooktoo
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|Deh Cho
| bgcolor="#cccccc" | Samuel Gargan<br>177 (59.6%)
|Joachim Bonnetrouge<br>120 (39.7%)
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| bgcolor="#cccccc" | new district
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|Deh Cho Gah
| bgcolor="#cccccc" | Nick Sibbeston*<br>428 (51.0%)
|Bill Lafferty<br>411 (49.0%)
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| bgcolor="#cccccc" | new district
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|Foxe Basin
| bgcolor="#cccccc" | Elijah Erkloo<br>196 (33.5%)
|Mark Evaluarjuk<br>159 (27.1%)
|James Arvaluk<br>148 (25.3%)
|John Illupalik<br>80 (13.7%)
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| bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | Mark Evaluarjuk
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|Hay River
| bgcolor="#cccccc" | Don Stewart<br>624 (50.3%)
|Don Ferguson<br>616 (49.7%)
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| bgcolor="#aaffaa" |Don Stewart
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|High Arctic
| bgcolor="#cccccc" | Ludy Pudluk<br>183 (54.3%)
|Frank Pearce<br>154 (45.7%)
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| bgcolor="#aaffaa" |Ludy Pudluk
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|Hudson Bay
| bgcolor="#cccccc" | Moses Appaqaq<br>48 (29.1%)
|Johnny Tookalook<br>37 (22.4%)
|Joe Arragutainaq<br>32 (19.4%)
|Zack Novalinga<br>18 (10.9%)
|Johnny Kookie<br>16 (9.7%)
|George Emikotailuk<br>14 (8.5%)
| bgcolor="#aaffaa" |Moses Appaqaq
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|Inuvik
| bgcolor="#cccccc" | Tom Butters<br>596 (64.1%)
|Rose Marie Karnes<br>199 (21.4%)
|Cece McCauley<br>135 (14.5%)
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| bgcolor="#aaffaa" | Tom Butters
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|Iqaluit
| bgcolor="#cccccc" | Dennis Patterson*<br>575 (71.8%)
|Ben Ell<br>139 (17.4%)
|Abe Okpik<br>87 (10.9%)
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| bgcolor="#cccccc" | new district
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|Kitikmeot East
| bgcolor="#cccccc" | Michael Angottitauruq<br>319 (66.5%)
|Steve Alookee<br>161 (33.5%)
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| bgcolor="#cccccc" | new district
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|Kitikmeot West
| bgcolor="#cccccc" | Red Pedersen<br>322 (43.3%)
|Bill Lyall<br>225 (30.3%)
|Malcolm MacPahil<br>111 (14.9%)
|Wilfrid MacDonald<br>85 (11.4%)
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| bgcolor="#cccccc" | new district
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|Kivallivik
| bgcolor="#cccccc" | Gordon Wray*<br>543 (62.2%)
|Peter Kritaqliluk<br>259 (29.8%)
|James Karetak<br>71 (8.1%)
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| bgcolor="#cccccc" | new district
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|Mackenzie Delta
| bgcolor="#cccccc" | Richard Nerysoo<br>339 (65.7%)
|Ernest Firth<br>177 (34.3%)
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| bgcolor="#aaffaa" | Richard Nerysoo
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|Nunakput
| bgcolor="#cccccc" | Nellie Cournoyea*<br>acclaimed
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| bgcolor="#cccccc" | new district
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|Pine Point
| bgcolor="#cccccc" | Bruce McLaughlin<br>421 (76.1%)
|Clifford Reid<br>132 (23.9%)
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| bgcolor="#aaffaa" | Bruce McLaughlin
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|Rae-Lac La Martre
| bgcolor="#cccccc" | James Wah-Shee<br>acclaimed
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| bgcolor="#aaffaa" | James Wah-Shee
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|Sahtu
| bgcolor="#cccccc" | John T'Seleie<br>312 (60.5%)
|Peter Fraser*<br>204 (39.5%)
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| bgcolor="#cccccc" | new district
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|Slave River
| bgcolor="#cccccc" | Arnold McCallum<br>665 (53.0%)
|James Heron<br>591 (47.0%)
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| bgcolor="#aaffaa" | Arnold McCallum
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|Tu Nedhe
| bgcolor="#cccccc" | Eliza Lawrence<br>176 (52.5%)
|Robert Sayine*<br>99 (29.6%)
|Florence Catholique<br>60 (17.9%)
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| bgcolor="#cccccc" | new district
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|Yellowknife Centre
| bgcolor="#cccccc" | Bob MacQuarrie<br>590 (67.1%)
|Terry Daniels<br>290 (32.9%)
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| bgcolor="#aaffaa" | Bob MacQuarrie
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|Yellowknife North
| bgcolor="#cccccc" | Michael Ballantyne<br>409 (47.0%)
|Glenn Warner<br>394 (45.3%)
|Kit Spence<br>61 (7.0%)
|R. B. Fells<br>6 (0.7%)
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| bgcolor="#ccccff" | George Braden
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|Yellowknife South
| bgcolor="#cccccc" | Lynda Sorenson<br>1,241 (76.6%)
|Dan Prima<br>378 (23.4%)
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| bgcolor="#aaffaa" | Lynda Sorsenson
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* - denotes an incumbent running in a new district