Municipal
Councillor
City of Yellowknife Council · Yellowknife
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How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected by everyone in Yellowknife
- Exact method
- Eight Councillors 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
- 8
Who holds these seats now
Cat McGurk since November 2022
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Garett Cochrane since November 2022
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Rob Foote
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Rob Warburton since November 2022
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Ryan Fequet since November 2022
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Stacie Arden-Smith since November 2022
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Steve Payne since November 2022
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Tom McLennan since November 2022
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Next vote
Previous holders
- Ben Hendriksen November 2022 to May 2025
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: Councillor
- yellowknife.ca · checked municipal: office and selection rules For: Councillor
- maca.gov.nt.ca · checked municipal: elected 17 October 2022 (term from the first Monday in November) For: Cat McGurk, current term, Garett Cochrane, current term, Rob Warburton, current term, Ryan Fequet, current term, Stacie Arden-Smith, current term and 2 more
- yellowknife.ca · checked municipal: current council listed by the City of Yellowknife, fetched 2026-10-11 For: Cat McGurk, current term, Garett Cochrane, current term, Rob Foote, current term, Rob Warburton, current term, Ryan Fequet, current term and 3 more
- yellowknife.ca · checked municipal: appointed by council in 2025 to the seat Ben Hendriksen left when he became Mayor (placed ninth in 2022) For: Rob Foote, current term
- yellowknife.ca · checked municipal: elected councillor 17 October 2022; left the seat when council appointed him Mayor on 5 May 2025 For: Ben Hendriksen, past 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