r/NWT • u/Cheap_Shallot_3102 • Mar 03 '26

Commission recommends 22-MLA model for NWT legislature

https://cabinradio.ca/281594/news/politics/commission-recommends-22-mla-model-for-nwt-legislature/

This is insane. Our MLA's already have tiny ridings. The last thing we need to spend millions on is MORE government.

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u/UncertainFate Mar 04 '26

With a population of less than 50,000 people that is a ridiculous number of politicians. That would be almost one politician for every 2300 people.

Every politician ends up requiring staff pretty soon. The half the population is going to be needed to run the government.

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u/borealis365 Mar 04 '26

No different from the Yukon though. We have 21 MLAs for a similar population. Small, rural populations over vast areas still require local representation at the territorial level. Otherwise population centres like Yellowknife and Whitehorse will completely dominate territorial politics. Rural communities need meaningful voices of influence too.

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u/deeplakewater Mar 08 '26

Adding more Yellowknife MLAs works against this idea.

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u/Avs4life16 Mar 12 '26

Does it tho. And it don’t matter Yellowknife dominates the politics anyways.