Michael McLeod
MP
Member of Parliament
for the Northwest Territories
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byDennis Bevington
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
In office
December 6, 1999 – October 3, 2011
Preceded bySamuel Gargan
Succeeded byMichael Nadli
ConstituencyDeh Cho
Personal details
Born (1959-09-06) September 6, 1959
Fort Providence, Northwest Territories, Canada
Political partyLiberal
RelativesBob McLeod (brother)
ResidenceFort Providence[1]

Michael McLeod MP (born September 6, 1959) is a Canadian politician, currently serving as a member of Parliament representing the Northwest Territories. He was first elected in the 2015 Canadian federal election, unseating Dennis Bevington, who was the incumbent New Democratic Party MP for the riding. McLeod was a former member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada, as well as the former mayor of Fort Providence.

Political career

McLeod was born in Fort Providence, Northwest Territories. When he was 22, he served as a mayor of Fort Providence after being chosen by the local Dene council.[2]

McLeod first ran for a seat in the 1999 Northwest Territories general election. He won an upset election defeating Speaker Samuel Gargan to win the Deh Cho electoral district. He was re-elected in the 2003 Northwest Territories general election winning a hotly contested election over challenger Michael Nadli by just 13 votes.

McLeod was returned by acclamation in the 2007 Northwest Territories general election, and served in cabinet as Minister of Transportation and Minister of Public Works and Services. He was defeated by Michael Nadli in the 2011 election.

After his defeat in 2011, McLeod became the director of the Mackenzie River Environmental Impact Review Board and worked to promote tourism in the South Slave for the territorial government.[2] He won the Liberal Party of Canada nomination for the Northwest Territories riding for the 2015 Canadian federal election over Gail Cyr,[3] after a third competitor, Kieron Testart, withdrew from the race and endorsed McLeod.[4] On October 19, 2015, McLeod defeated New Democrat incumbent Dennis Bevington to win the seat.[5]

McLeod was re-elected in the 2019 federal election.

His brother Bob McLeod was a member of the legislature and Premier of the NWT (2011–2019).[6]

Electoral record

Federal

2021 Canadian federal election: Northwest Territories
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalMichael McLeod5,38738.22-1.78
New DemocraticKelvin Kotchilea4,55832.34+10.54
ConservativeLea Anne Mollison2,03114.41-11.39
IndependentJane Groenewegen1,79112.71–
GreenRoland Laufer3282.33-8.27
Total valid votes 14,09598.91-0.33
Total rejected ballots 1551.09+0.33
Turnout 14,25047.2-6.3
Liberal hold Swing -4.16
Source: Elections Canada[7]
2019 Canadian federal election: Northwest Territories
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalMichael McLeod6,63840.0-8.34$60,703.01
ConservativeYanik D'Aigle4,27925.8+7.45none listed
New DemocraticMary Beckett3,61921.8-8.68$5,371.84
GreenPaul Falvo1,75710.6+7.77$10,067.85
People'sLuke Quinlan2951.8none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 16,291100.0
Total rejected ballots 125
Turnout 16,41654.3
Eligible voters 30,235
Liberal hold Swing -15.79
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2015 Canadian federal election: Northwest Territories
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalMichael McLeod9,17248.34+29.90$71,207.71
New DemocraticDennis Bevington5,78330.48−15.36$37,599.86
ConservativeFloyd Roland3,48118.35−13.76–
GreenJohn Moore5372.83−0.23–
Total valid votes/expense limit 18,973100.00 $214,028.20
Total rejected ballots 1040.55–
Turnout 19,07764.82–
Eligible voters 29,432
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +22.63
Source: Elections Canada[10][11]

Territorial

2011 Northwest Territories general election
Name Vote %
  Michael Nadli 394
  Michael McLeod 226
2007 Northwest Territories general election
[12] Name Vote %
  Michael McLeod Acclaimed
2003 Northwest Territories general election
[13] Name Vote %
  Michael McLeod 318 51.04%
  Michael Nadli 305 48.96%
Total Valid Ballots 623 100%
Voter Turnout 79.35% Rejected Ballots 7
1999 Northwest Territories general election
[14] Name Vote %
  Michael McLeod 382 62.62%
  Samuel Gargan 228 37.38%
Total 610 100%
Voter Turnout 84.25% Rejected Ballots 5

References

  1. ↑ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  2. 1 2 Gleeson, Richard (23 May 2017). "Michael McLeod, Liberal, wants to bring people together". CBC News. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Michael McLeod wins N.W.T. Liberal nomination". CBC News. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Kieron Testart drops out of N.W.T. Liberal race, supports Michael McLeod". CBC News. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Liberal's Michael McLeod wins Northwest Territories". CBC News. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  6. ↑ Jack Danylchuk (3 October 2007). "MLAs angle for top jobs". Northern News Services. Retrieved 8 October 2007.
  7. ↑ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  10. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Northwest Territories, 30 September 2015
  11. ↑ Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits
  12. ↑ "Official Voting Results 2007 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
  13. ↑ "Official Voting Results 2003 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
  14. ↑ "Official Voting Results 1999 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
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