Photo: awmcphee · CC0Rebecca Alty (Liberal Party of Canada) represents Fort Smith in Ottawa as MP for Northwest Territories
From the Northwest Territories come 1 MPs, 1 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada. Without an open map of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories’s ridings, this page can’t say which one Fort Smith is in. In the census’s list of municipalities, Fort Smith is a town. In the Northwest Territories, councils aren’t on any open list we can use, so Fort Smith’s mayor isn’t named.
Three governments, and who does what
Fort Smith, a town in Northwest Territories, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
ntassembly.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
There is no county government over Fort Smith; Region 5 is a census division, not a council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Fort Smith, from the most recent elections.
- 1Fort Smith councilTown
- 2Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories–
- 3House of CommonsNorthwest Territories
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
When Fort Smith votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Smith council | 21 October 2024 | – |
| Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories | 14 November 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories was last elected on 14 November 2023, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. In the Northwest Territories, municipalities last voted on 21 October 2024. Elections Canada’s open records end with the 2021 election; its 2025 results are under terms that rule out commercial use.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
The Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories: riding not placed
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MLA.
Find your MLA on the legislature’s site
ntassembly.ca ↗Legislatures: their own member pages
Rebecca Alty represents Northwest Territories in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Northwest Territories · Liberal Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Before Ottawa, Rebecca Alty served as mayor of Yellowknife. Rebecca Alty is new to Parliament, first elected in the April 2025 vote. Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Northwest Territories, the Liberal Party of Canada would have led with 38%; Rebecca Alty held it for them in 2025.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
In 2021, Northwest Territories re-elected Michael McLeod of the Liberal Party of Canada
Northwest Territories as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Michael McLeod (Liberal Party of Canada) took Northwest Territories in 2021 with 38% of the vote, 829 votes ahead of Kelvin Kotchilea (New Democratic Party). Michael McLeod already held it after the 2019 election, won with 40%. In 2021, 47% of electors cast a ballot in Northwest Territories, under the national 63%.
All 5 candidates in Northwest Territories, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael McLeod | Liberal Party of Canada | 5,387 | 38.2% |
| Kelvin Kotchilea | New Democratic Party | 4,558 | 32.3% |
| Lea Anne Mollison | Conservative Party of Canada | 2,031 | 14.4% |
| Jane Groenewegen | Independent | 1,791 | 12.7% |
| Roland Laufer | Green Party of Canada | 328 | 2.3% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Having a say in how Fort Smith is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
electionsnwt.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Not on this page. The open lists stop short of party labels, council budgets and band councils, so those are missing here.
- Election results. The 2019 and 2021 figures are Elections Canada’s official counts on the ridings drawn in 2013; the “today’s boundaries” figures are its transposition of the 2021 vote onto the 2023 ridings, an estimate built from polling divisions.
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
- Who holds each seat. Wikidata, edited by volunteers, is the source for each MP, and it can trail a change of seat by a little.
Questions about how Fort Smith is run
Who is the MP for Fort Smith?
Rebecca Alty (Liberal Party of Canada) sits for Northwest Territories, the riding Fort Smith is in.
Which party won Fort Smith in the 2021 federal election?
Northwest Territories went to Michael McLeod (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021. Since 2025, Rebecca Alty has been the MP for Northwest Territories.
Who is the MLA for Fort Smith?
Every MLA of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories is on its members page, which is where to find the one for Fort Smith.
Who heads the council in Fort Smith?
Ask the municipality itself: Fort Smith, a town, isn’t on an open list of councils we can use.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).