Floyd Roland

Floyd K. Roland (born November 23, 1961[1]) is a politician from Northwest Territories, Canada. He was the 11th premier of the Northwest Territories, having held office from October 17, 2007 to October 26, 2011.

Floyd Roland
Roland in 2006
11th Premier of the Northwest Territories
In office
October 17, 2007 – October 26, 2011
MonarchElizabeth II
Commissioner
Preceded byJoe Handley
Succeeded byBob McLeod
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
for Inuvik Boot Lake
(Inuvik; 1995–1999)
In office
October 16, 1995 – October 3, 2011
Preceded byFred Koe
Succeeded byAlfred Moses
Personal details
Born (1961-11-23) November 23, 1961
Political partyConservative

Previously a town councillor and deputy mayor of Inuvik, Roland was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 1995 Northwest Territories general election, after defeating the incumbent candidate Fred Koe. He was re-elected in the 1999 Northwest Territories general election, winning in a landslide with 83% of the vote.

Roland was returned by acclamation in the 2003 Northwest Territories general election and acclaimed for a second time in the 2007 Northwest Territories general election, following which the members of the Legislature elected him Premier of the Northwest Territories on October 17, 2007.

His government survived a historic vote of no confidence on February 6, 2009 by a vote of 10 to 8, following allegations by a number of MLAs that he was refusing to communicate with them on major policy decisions, including changes to the territory's health benefits policy, a $34-million loan given to Discovery Air, approval of the $165-million Deh Cho Bridge, and plans to amalgamate a number of public services boards.[2]

He faced renewed controversy in May 2009 when the territorial conflict of interest commissioner, Gerald Gerrand, ruled that there were reasonable grounds to believe that the affair constituted a breach of Roland's duties of office, including not-yet-confirmed allegations that Russell passed on confidential information from legislative committee meetings to Roland.[3]

Roland unsuccessfully ran in the 2015 federal election[4][5] and is formerly President of the Western Arctic Conservative Association.

Electoral history
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[6][7]

2007 election
2007 Northwest Territories general election
[8] Name Vote %
  Floyd Roland Acclaimed

In this election, no other candidate registered to run for this riding, so Floyd Roland was returned by acclamation.[8]

2003 election
2003 Northwest Territories general election
[9] Name Vote %
  Floyd Roland Acclaimed

In this election, no other candidate registered for this riding, so Floyd Roland was returned by acclamation.[9]

1999 election
1999 Northwest Territories general election
[10] Name Vote %
  Floyd Roland 350 83.33%
  Mary Beckett 50 11.90%
  Chris Garven 20 4.76%
Total Valid Ballots 420 100%
Voter Turnout 69.90% Rejected Ballots 5

References
  1. The Canadian Parliamentary Guide Floyd Roland
  2. "N.W.T. premier, cabinet survive no-confidence motion", cbc.ca, February 6, 2009.
  3. Katherine O'Neill, "At long last, a real Canadian sex scandal" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. The Globe and Mail, May 30, 2009.
  4. "Floyd Roland named N.W.T.'s Conservative candidate in federal election | CBC News".
  5. "Floyd Roland resigns as mayor of Inuvik, N.W.T. | CBC News".
  6. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Northwest Territories, 30 September 2015
  7. Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits
  8. "Official Voting Results 2007 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
  9. "Official Voting Results 2003 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
  10. "Official Voting Results 1999 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.