Levi Barnabas
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Levi Barnabas is a Canadian politician
. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories
in 1995 and served until Nunavut was created in 1999. Barnabas served as the first Speaker in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
.
In 1999 he was elected to the 1st Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
but had to resign in August 2000 after being convicted of sexual assault. The conviction came at the same time as James Arvaluk
was charged with assault against his girl friend. He pled guilty and resigned. The two scandals rocked the new government, and caused a substantial drop in positive public opinion. The resignation led to the first by-election in Nunavut history.
Barnabas ran in the December 2000 by-election but was defeated by Rebekah Williams
. He ran again in the 2004 Nunavut election
in a hotly contested race and defeated Williams by doubling her vote count.
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...
. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories
Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories
The Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories or Legislative Council of the Northwest Territories, Canada, is located in Yellowknife. The Assembly is a unicameral elected body that creates and amends law in the Northwest Territories...
in 1995 and served until Nunavut was created in 1999. Barnabas served as the first Speaker in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada, is located in Iqaluit, and is the territory's parliament.The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut was opened by Queen Elizabeth II, as Queen of Canada, on 7 October 2002, during her Golden Jubilee tour of Canada...
.
In 1999 he was elected to the 1st Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
1st Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
The 1st Legislative Assembly of Nunavut lasted from 1999 to 2004. Nineteen Members were elected in the 1999 Nunavut General Election. The legislative assembly runs on a Consensus style government, members are elected as non-partisan and the assembly meets as a whole to elect a Premier and the Speaker...
but had to resign in August 2000 after being convicted of sexual assault. The conviction came at the same time as James Arvaluk
James Arvaluk
James Arvaluk is a politician from Coral Harbour, Nunavut, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories from 1991 to 1995 and a member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut from 1999 to 2003...
was charged with assault against his girl friend. He pled guilty and resigned. The two scandals rocked the new government, and caused a substantial drop in positive public opinion. The resignation led to the first by-election in Nunavut history.
Barnabas ran in the December 2000 by-election but was defeated by Rebekah Williams
Rebekah Williams
Rebekah Uqi Williams is a former territorial level politician. She served as a member of the Nunavut Legislature from 2000 until 2004.Williams was elected in a by-election in the Quttiktuq electoral district on December 4, 2000...
. He ran again in the 2004 Nunavut election
Nunavut general election, 2004
The Canadian territory of Nunavut conducted its second general election on February 16, 2004, to elect the 19 members of the Legislative Assembly.Premier Paul Okalik asked for the five-year-old territory's first parliament to be dissolved on January 16....
in a hotly contested race and defeated Williams by doubling her vote count.