Frank Carmichael
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Frank Carmichael was a trapper and a territorial level politician in Northwest Territories
, Canada
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, Northwest Territories
in 1927 and began working as a trapper.
. He won the new electoral district of Mackenzie West
defeating Vivian Roberts the first woman candidate in Northwest Territories history by a wide margin in a high profile race. His electoral district was abolished due to redistribution in 1954 and he ran in and won the new Mackenzie Delta
in the 1954 Northwest Territories general election
. He served out his second term and did not return when the Legislature was dissolved in 1957.
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Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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Early life
Carmichael moved to AklavikAklavik, Northwest Territories
Aklavik is a hamlet located in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Until 1961, the community served as the regional administrative centre for the territorial government...
, Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
in 1927 and began working as a trapper.
Political career
Carmichael began his political career when he ran for a seat on the Northwest Territories Council in the 1951 Northwest Territories general electionNorthwest Territories general election, 1951
The Northwest Territories General election of 1951 held on September 17, 1951 was the sixth general election in the Northwest Territories, Canada, and the first since the 1902 election...
. He won the new electoral district of Mackenzie West
Mackenzie West
Mackenzie west is a territorial electoral district, that elected Members to the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly in Canada.The electoral district historically covered the communities of, Fort Liard, Fort Simpson, Fort Wrigley, Fort Norman, Fort Franklin, Norman Wells, Fort Good Hope,...
defeating Vivian Roberts the first woman candidate in Northwest Territories history by a wide margin in a high profile race. His electoral district was abolished due to redistribution in 1954 and he ran in and won the new Mackenzie Delta
Mackenzie Delta (electoral district)
Mackenzie Delta is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The district consists of Aklavik, Fort McPherson and Tsiigehtchic.-History:...
in the 1954 Northwest Territories general election
Northwest Territories general election, 1954
The Northwest Territories general election of 1954 was the seventh general election in the history of the Territories. The election was held on September 7, 1954, this was also the only provincial / territorial election held in Canada that year....
. He served out his second term and did not return when the Legislature was dissolved in 1957.
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