PC Number: 2005-1287

Date: 2005-06-28

SCHEDULE

 

SUMMARY OF ELECTION



          By Order in Council P.C. 6016, dated November 12, 1951, and subsequently by the Indian Bands Council Elections Order of February 11, 1997, it was declared that the Council of the Northwest Angle Band No. 37, in the Province of Ontario, consisting of a chief and councillors, shall be selected by election to be held in accordance with the Indian Act;


          An election was held on March 7, 2005 for a chief and two councillors of the Northwest Angle Band No. 37;


          In this election, there were four candidates for chief and four candidates for councillor, who received the following number of votes:



CANDIDATES FOR CHIEF


 1.

Major, Lorraine

45 votes

(elected)

2.

Nash, Rhonda

20 votes

 

3.

Nash, Charlie

18 votes

 

4.

Nash, Ken

 9 votes

 

 

                                

 

 

 

CANDIDATES FOR COUNCILLOR

(two were elected)

 

                                1.

Nash, Rhonda

60 votes

(elected)

2.

Powassin, Joseph

43 votes

(elected)

3.

Kavanaugh, Donald

38 votes

 

4.

Nash, Ken

22 votes

 

 

 


 

 

The electoral officer failed to comply with subsection 74(2) of the Indian Act in failing to hold an election for three councillor positions.

 

The Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development is satisfied that this non-compliance constituted a violation of the Indian Act that might have affected the result of the election for the positions of councillor.