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 | |
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 Roland in 2006 | |
| 11th Premier of the Northwest Territories | |
| In office October 17, 2007 – October 26, 2011 | |
| Commissioner | |
| Preceded by | Joe Handley |
| Succeeded by | Bob 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 by | Fred Koe |
| Succeeded by | Alfred Moses |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 23, 1961 Inuvik, Northwest Territories |
| Political party | Conservative |
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
edit| 2015 Canadian federal election: Northwest Territories | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Michael McLeod | 9,172 | 48.34 | +29.90 | $71,207.71 | |||
| New Democratic | Dennis Bevington | 5,783 | 30.48 | −15.36 | $37,599.86 | |||
| Conservative | Floyd Roland | 3,481 | 18.35 | −13.76 | – | |||
| Green | John Moore | 537 | 2.83 | −0.23 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 18,973 | 100.00 | $214,028.20 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 104 | 0.55 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 19,077 | 64.82 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 29,432 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +22.63 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6][7] | ||||||||
2007 election
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ The Canadian Parliamentary Guide Floyd Roland
- ^ "N.W.T. premier, cabinet survive no-confidence motion", cbc.ca, February 6, 2009.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Floyd Roland named N.W.T.'s Conservative candidate in federal election | CBC News".
- ^ "Floyd Roland resigns as mayor of Inuvik, N.W.T. | CBC News".
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Northwest Territories, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits
- ^ a b "Official Voting Results 2007 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
- ^ a b "Official Voting Results 2003 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
- ^ "Official Voting Results 1999 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
External links
edit- Floyd Roland
- [1] Archived 2013-11-28 at the Wayback Machine