N.W.T. election set for late November

This year's territorial election will take place in late November, to avoid overlap with the federal election in October, the N.W.T. government has confirmed.

An act passed in the N.W.T. legislative assembly last fall said that if, as of April 1, 2015, the federal and territorial electionswere still set to bump against each other, then the date of the territorial election would be moved fromOctober 5,2015to November 23,2015.

With the federal election currentlyslated for Oct. 19, the date of the territorial election is now officially moved.

At least one MLA in the N.W.T. has announced he won't seek the Liberal nomination for the N.W.T.'s seat in the federal Parliament, despite a previous plan to do so.

Robert Hawkins, who represents the riding of Yellowknife Centre, announced on Thursday that he has withdrawn his nomination and willinstead seek a fourth term as MLA.