Frederick Blake Jr.

Frederick Blake Jr. is a First Nations Canadian politician, who was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in the 2011 election. He represents the electoral district of Mackenzie Delta.

Frederick Blake Jr.
MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Assumed office
October 3, 2011
Preceded byDavid Krutko
ConstituencyMackenzie Delta
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Assumed office
October 24, 2019
Preceded byJackson Lafferty
Personal details
Born1977
Inuvik
ResidenceTsiigehtchic, Northwest Territories

Biography

Blake lives in Tsiigehtchic, Northwest Territories with his family. His parents, Grace and Frederick Blake, also live in Tsiigehtchic.[1]

Arctic Red River

Blake was Chief for the Arctic Red River Band.[2]

Political career

Blake ran for public office in the 2011 Northwest Territories general election as a candidate in the Mackenzie Delta electoral district. The election was hotly contested due to the opening created by incumbent speaker David Krutko stepping down. Blake defeated four other candidates, including former Northwest Territories Commissioner Glenna Hansen, to win his first term in office.

In February 2013, Blake asked the Minister of Transportation Dave Ramsay, whether the ferry M.V. Merv Hardie, recently retired from the crossing at Fort Providence after the completion of the Deh Cho Bridge, could replace the MV Louis Cardinal, a smaller and less capable ferry operating at Tsiigehtchic.[3]

He has also served as Gwich'in Chief in the community of Tsiigehtchic.

Election results
2023 Northwest Territories general election: Mackenzie Delta
The 2023 general election will be held on November 14.
Candidate Votes
Frederick Blake Jr.
George Nerysoo
Richard Ross Jr.
2019 Northwest Territories general election: Mackenzie Delta
Candidate Votes
Frederick Blake, Jr.Acclaimed
Source(s)
"Eight ridings to watch in the Northwest Territories' election". CBC. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
2015 Northwest Territories general election: Mackenzie Delta
Candidate Votes%
Frederick Blake, Jr.31348.0
William Firth13721.0
Norman Snowshoe11617.8
David Krutko8613.2
2011 Northwest Territories general election: Mackenzie Delta
Candidate Votes
Frederick Blake, Jr.190
Taig Connell150
Eugene Pascal132
Mary Clark89
Glenna Hansen66

References
  1. "Frederick Blake Jr. biodata".
  2. "Gwich'in Self-Government Negotiations". Gwich'in Tribal Council. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  3. "Merv Hardie ferry may go to Tsiigehtchic, N.W.T". CBC North. 2013-02-23. Retrieved 2020-08-28. In the legislative assembly on Friday, the MLA for Mackenzie Delta asked that the ferry be moved to the Tsiigehtchic crossing.


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