Jane Weyallon Armstrong | |
|---|---|
| Member of theLegislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories | |
| Assumed office July 27, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Jackson Lafferty |
| Constituency | Monfwi |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | non-partisanconsensus government |
| Residence(s) | Behchokǫ̀,Northwest Territories |
Jane Weyallon Armstrong is a Canadian politician in theNorthwest Territories. She was elected to theLegislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in a 2021 by-election, representing the electoral district ofMonfwi.[1]
In addition to being the first female MLA for Monfwi, Weyallon Armstrong's election gave the Legislative Assembly a majority of women legislators, a first in Canada.[2]
She lives inBehchokǫ̀.[1] Prior to her election to the Legislative Assembly, Weyallon Armstrong was a town councillor in Behchokǫ̀. She is currently the president of the Native Women's Association of the Northwest Territories.[3]
Weyallon Armstrong is fluent in theTlicho language.[4]
| 2023 Northwest Territories general election:Monfwi | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | |||||||
| Jane Weyallon Armstrong(I) | Acclaimed | |||||||
| Northwest Territories territorial by-election, July 27, 2021:Monfwi | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Jane Armstrong | 503 | 54.44 | ||||||
| Kelvin Kotchilea | 252 | 27.27 | ||||||
| John J. Gon | 98 | 10.61 | ||||||
| James Wah-Shee | 71 | 7.68 | ||||||
| Total valid ballots | 924 | |||||||
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