Municipal
Mayor
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected by everyone in Aklavik
- Exact method
- Elected at large, first past the post, for a 2-year term (Hamlets Act s. 18; two years unless council sets three by bylaw); council is the Mayor and 8 Councillors (s. 14); councillors' terms are staggered so about half are elected each time (s. 19). Elections under the Local Authorities Elections Act on the second Monday in December (s. 10(1)(b)).
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Jordan McLeod since January 2026 Report Source: maca.gov.nt.ca, checked (+1 more)
Next vote
Sources
- maca.gov.nt.ca · checked municipal: council composition, term length and staggering from MACA's NWT Communities Election Date Calendar 2025-2043 (last updated 2 September 2026) For: Mayor
- justice.gov.nt.ca · checked municipal: office and selection rules For: Mayor
- maca.gov.nt.ca · checked municipal: acclaimed 8 December 2025 for a two-year term (to 3 January 2028) For: Jordan McLeod, current term
- maca.gov.nt.ca · checked municipal: current council listed in the MACA community directory, fetched 2026-10-11 For: Jordan McLeod, current term
- maca.gov.nt.ca · checked municipal: MACA NWT Communities Election Date Calendar 2025-2043 (last updated 2 September 2026) For: General election, December 13, 2027