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The result was the creation of three electoral districts; Central Arctic, Eastern Arctic and Keewatin. A by-election was held on September 19, 1966. Only Eastern Arctic was contested which resulted in the first elected Inuit to serve on council who won in a three-way race. It would also mark the
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The first session of the 5th Council resulted in Royal Assent for 15 bills. Among the legislation was a $ 75 per month Old Age Pension allowance with additional living subsidies for disabled persons. There was a bill that allowed commercial sports to be played on Sunday, a bill appropriating $
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who left office on July 23, 1965. He was replaced by Hodgson in that role who then went on to replace Sivertz as Commissioner. Hodgson was replaced by John Havelock Parker who served as Deputy Commissioner from March 2, 1967, until dissolution.
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commencing on October 31, 1966. The session included the new eastern arctic members of the council that had been elected in the September by-elections. This session was the first time since 1905 that elected members held a majority.
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recommended that electoral districts be established in the eastern arctic which had previously been unrepresented in council and disenfranchised from territorial voting.
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to increase council representation to 13 men with expansion of electoral districts to the east arctic. A second motion introduced by
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210,000 from the federal government to fund a first mortgage housing program and an increase in big game hunting quota's for the
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first time since elections were established in 1881 that the entire Northwest Territories had representation on council.
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was the 12th assembly of the territorial government. This council's members were elected and appointed in the
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called on the federal government to drop its plans to divide the Northwest Territories into two territories.
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The council also passed two motions without debate, the first introduced by appointed member
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A set of three historic by-elections took place on September 19, 1966. The
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The Deputy Commissioner at the beginning of the council was
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of the territory at the beginning of the council was
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Index

Unicameral
Bent Gestur Sivertz
Stuart Milton Hodgson
1964
Ottawa
1964 general election
1967 general election
Commissioner
Bent Gestur Sivertz
Stuart Milton Hodgson
Wilfred G. Brown
Mackenzie District
Frank Vallee
Northwest Territories Act
Robert Poritt
Resolute Bay
Stuart Milton Hodgson
Deputy Commissioner
Abraham Okpik
Lester Pearson
John Havelock Parker
Central Arctic
Duncan Pryde
Eastern Arctic
Simonie Michael
Keewatin
Robert Williamson
Carrothers Commission

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