The Political Record · Federal electoral districts

Northwest Territories

Territoires du Nord-Ouest
Federal riding · NT · No. 61001 · 2023 representation order
Fig. 1 — Northwest Territories, 2023 boundaries.
Member
Rebecca Alty Liberal
2025 result
Liberal hold by 3,342 votes
Turnout
54.9% of 30,497 electors
Population
41,070 2021 census
Area
2,484,319 km²
Figures as of
2026-09-25
Distinctions · ranked against all 343 ridings
  • Largest by area in Canada: 2,484,319 km² · 2nd of 3432nd
    Largest by area in Canada
    2,484,319 km² · 2nd of 343
  • Lowest turnout in Canada: 54.9% of 30,497 electors voted · 7th of 3437th
    Lowest turnout in Canada
    54.9% of 30,497 electors voted · 7th of 343
  • Least populous in Canada: 41,070 people, 2021 census · 9th of 3439th
    Least populous in Canada
    41,070 people, 2021 census · 9th of 343
  • Largest Indigenous share: 49.6% report an Indigenous identity, 4th highest of 343 (Share with an Indigenous identity, 2021 census)4th
    Largest Indigenous share
    49.6% report an Indigenous identity, 4th highest of 343 (Share with an Indigenous identity, 2021 census)
  • Highest household income: Median household income $127,000, 8th highest of 343 (Median total household income, 2021 census)8th
    Highest household income
    Median household income $127,000, 8th highest of 343 (Median total household income, 2021 census)
  • Boundaries unchanged in 2023: Covers the same ground as its predecessor · one of 59 of 343 by area59
    Boundaries unchanged in 2023
    Covers the same ground as its predecessor · one of 59 of 343 by area
In brief
  1. Rebecca Alty held the seat for the Liberals by 3,342 votes (+20.2 points).
  2. The boundaries did not change in 2023.
  3. Election-day and advance voters agreed on the winner; 62.3% of votes were cast on the day.
  4. Median total household income is the 8th highest of 343 ridings.
Illustration after: © House of Commons
Member of Parliament
Rebecca Alty
Liberal · first elected 2025-04-28 · first term
  • Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations

IDid this riding change?

Essentially no. Today's Northwest Territories covers almost exactly the same ground as the Northwest Territories riding it replaced.

How this is measured. Share of the current riding's area that came from each former riding, by intersecting the 2013 and 2023 boundary files. It is area, not population. Elections Canada counts 48 of 343 ridings as entirely unchanged.

IIThe 2025 result

Liberal hold
Elected
Rebecca Alty
Liberal
8,855
53.5% of valid votes
Margin
3,342
votes · +20.2 pts
Runner-up
Kimberly Fairman
Conservative
5,513
33.3% of valid votes
Liberal 53.5% · Conservative 33.3% · New Democratic 12.2% · Green 1.0%
Turnout54.9% of 30,497 electors
CandidatePartyVotes%2021±
Rebecca AltyLiberal8,85553.5%37.8%+15.7
Kimberly FairmanConservative5,51333.3%14.3%+19.0
Kelvin KotchileaNew Democratic2,01112.2%32.0%−19.8
Rainbow EyesGreen1701.0%2.3%−1.3
The 2021 column is Elections Canada's official transposition of the 2021 result onto these 2023 boundaries. ± is the change in each party's share. It is not "swing": with four or more competitive parties there is no single pair to swing between.

IIIHow close was it, really

Swing needed to flip
10.1 pts
Half the margin: the share that would have had to move from first to second.
Third place vs. the margin
2,011 votes
New Democratic took fewer than the 3,342-vote margin.
Election-day polls won by others
15 of 90
2 polls ended in an exact tie.
Fig. 2 — Each square is one election-day poll: ■ won by the Liberals (73) · ■ won by another party (15) · ▨ tied (2).
Flip the seatHypothetical

It would have taken 1,672 voters switching from Liberal to Conservative — 10.1% of the 16,549 valid votes, 10.1 points — to change the result. No ballot was cast this way; this only moves votes between the top two.

Liberal8,855
Conservative5,513
Still Liberal by 3,342 votes. Actual margin: 3,342.

IVElection day versus advance

Only 62.3% of this riding's votes were cast at election-day polls. The rest were advance or special ballots.

Election dayAdvance & specialGap
Liberal51.2%57.3%+6.1
Conservative34.0%32.3%−1.7
New Democratic13.6%9.7%−3.9
An association, not a cause. Voters who cast ballots before election day differed from those who turned out on the day. It does not say why. There is no poll-level turnout figure on this page: the elector count on a polling division includes people who voted in advance and were counted elsewhere.

VWhat kind of place this is

2021 Census, keyed to the 2023 representation order. Comparisons are against the median riding, not Canada as a whole. Each rule places this riding among all 343.

VIWhere it is

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Fig. 3 — Northwest Territories and its 6 neighbouring ridings.

The card

No. 61001NT · 2025
Northwest Territories
Rebecca Alty
Result
Liberal hold by 3,342
Turnout
54.9%
Population
41,070
Area
2,484,319 km²
Largest by area in Canada: 2,484,319 km² · 2nd of 3432ndLargest by area in CanadaLowest turnout in Canada: 54.9% of 30,497 electors voted · 7th of 3437thLowest turnout in CanadaLeast populous in Canada: 41,070 people, 2021 census · 9th of 3439thLeast populous in CanadaLargest Indigenous share: 49.6% report an Indigenous identity, 4th highest of 343 (Share with an Indigenous identity, 2021 census)4thLargest Indigenous shareHighest household income: Median household income $127,000, 8th highest of 343 (Median total household income, 2021 census)8thHighest household incomeBoundaries unchanged in 2023: Covers the same ground as its predecessor · one of 59 of 343 by area59Boundaries unchanged in 2023
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