R.J. Simpson
Rocky "R.J." Simpson (born September 27, 1980) is a Canadian politician, the 14th and current premier of the Northwest Territories since December 2023.[1] He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in the 2015 election.[2] He represents the electoral district of Hay River North.
R. J. Simpson | |
|---|---|
| 14th Premier of the Northwest Territories | |
| Assumed office December 8, 2023 | |
| Commissioner | Margaret Thom |
| Preceded by | Caroline Cochrane |
| Member of the Executive Council of the Northwest Territories | |
| Assumed office October 24, 2019 | |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories | |
| Assumed office November 23, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Bouchard |
| Constituency | Hay River North |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | non-partisan consensus government |
He was returned to office in the 2019 Northwest Territories general election by acclamation, as no candidates filed to run against him by the close of nominations.[3] Before the election, he announced that he would put his name forward for Premier of the Northwest Territories when the newly elected MLAs met to select the premier and cabinet.[4] Simpson was elected to Premier Caroline Cochrane's cabinet committee by the new territorial MLAs on October 24, 2019.[5] His cabinet portfolio includes Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, Minister Responsible for the Public Utilities Board, and Government House Leader.[6]
RJ Simpson's father, Rocky Simpson, was also elected to the 19th Assembly as representative for Hay River South.[7]
Election results edit
| 2023 Northwest Territories general election: Hay River North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| R. J. Simpson (I.C.) | 398 | 65.57 | ||||||
| Michael Wallington | 109 | 17.96 | ||||||
| Hans Wiedemann | 85 | 14.00 | ||||||
| Greg McMeekin | 15 | 2.47 | ||||||
| Total votes | 607 | |||||||
| 2019 Northwest Territories general election: Hay River North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | |||||||
| R. J. Simpson | Acclaimed | |||||||
Source(s) "Eight ridings to watch in the Northwest Territories' election". CBC. Retrieved 2019-09-11. | ||||||||
| 2015 Northwest Territories general election: Hay River North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| R. J. Simpson | 375 | 52.7 | ||||||
| Robert Bouchard | 252 | 35.4 | ||||||
| Karen Felker | 84 | 11.8 | ||||||
References edit
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nwt-premier-speaker-cabinet-selection-1.7051317
- ^ "Premier Bob McLeod wins seat again in Northwest Territories general election". The Globe and Mail, November 23, 2015.
- ^ John Last and Sidney Cohen, "Eight ridings to watch in the Northwest Territories' election". CBC News, September 7, 2019.
- ^ Paul Bickford, "Hay River North MLA R.J. Simpson to run for premier". Northern News Services, September 9, 2019.
- ^ Ollie Williams, "Here's who will be in Caroline Cochrane's NWT cabinet". Cabin Radio, October 24, 2019.
- ^ Ollie Williams, "Full list of NWT ministers as Cochrane hands out portfolios". Cabin Radio, November 5, 2019.
- ^ Ollie Williams, "Only Nahendeh left to elect MLA, 18 others are elected". Cabin Radio, October 1, 2019.