Municipal
Mayor
City of Yellowknife Council · Yellowknife
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How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected by everyone in Yellowknife
- Exact method
- Elected at large by the voters of the City, first past the post, for a four-year term (a term longer than three years needs a bylaw approved by the voters: Cities, Towns and Villages Act s. 17(1)(b)); council is the Mayor and eight Councillors (s. 14). Elections under the Local Authorities Elections Act on the third Monday in October (s. 10(1)(a)).
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
Ben Hendriksen since May 2025
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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
- yellowknife.ca · checked municipal: office and selection rules For: Mayor
- yellowknife.ca · checked municipal: appointed Mayor by council on 5 May 2025 to complete the term after Mayor Rebecca Alty was elected to the House of Commons For: Ben Hendriksen, current term
- yellowknife.ca · checked municipal: current council listed by the City of Yellowknife, fetched 2026-10-11 For: Ben Hendriksen, current term
- yellowknife.ca · checked municipal: City of Yellowknife elections page: Mayor and eight Councillors, election day 19 October 2026, term begins 2 November 2026 For: General election, October 19, 2026
- maca.gov.nt.ca · checked municipal: MACA NWT Communities Election Date Calendar 2025-2043 (last updated 2 September 2026) For: General election, October 19, 2026