Lynda Sorenson

Lynda Sorensen, is a politician in Northwest Territories, Canada.

She was elected twice to the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories. She was elected in the 1979 Northwest Territories general election and again in the 1983 Northwest Territories general election, but resigned her seat in 1984 to run for the Liberal Party of Canada in Western Arctic in the 1984 Canadian federal election, finishing third in a tight three-way race.

Electoral record

1984 Canadian federal election: Western Arctic
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDave Nickerson5,82246.12+12.31
New DemocraticBertha Allen3,53828.03–5.60
LiberalLynda Sorenson3,26425.86–6.70
Total valid votes 12,62499.38
Total rejected ballots 790.62–0.21
Turnout 12,70367.31+0.34
Eligible voters 18,871
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +8.96
Source: Elections Canada[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Western Arctic, Northwest Territories (1984)". lop.parl.ca.
  2. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1984). Thirty-Third General Election, 1984: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. ISBN 0-662-53477-8.
  3. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1984). Thirty-Third General Election, 1984: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer - Respecting Election Expenses (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. ISBN 0-662-53472-7.


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