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47-546: Until 2014, the assembly was officially defined under federal law as "Legislative Council". However, under Northwest Territories territorial law, it was defined as "Legislative Assembly". The federal name was changed when the Northwest Territories Act was rewritten in 2014. Under different periods of its history it has alternated names. Members of the Legislative Assembly are sworn in by the commissioner of

94-640: A constitution or other legal text or to a person or office-holder (e.g., an oath to support the constitution of the state, or of loyalty to the king or queen) (see Oath of allegiance ). Under the laws of a state, it may be considered treason or a high crime to betray a sworn oath of office. The word "oath" and the phrase "I swear" refer to a solemn vow. For those who choose not to, the alternative terms "solemn promise" or "solemnly affirm" and "I promise" or "I affirm" are sometimes used. The Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda , before entering into his duties, must make an oath of allegiance and oath of office in

141-710: A "Liberal Democratic" slate, but backed off of the plan after it was leaked to the press. The building that has housed the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly has changed many times since it was founded. The first building was the original Manitoba Legislature in Fort Garry . After the council moved to Fort Livingstone it was housed in the Swan River Barracks used by the North-West Mounted Police . The first building built for

188-678: A member of the Cabinet and that I will not, except with the authority of the Cabinet and to such extent as may be required for the proper conduct of the government of Antigua and Barbuda, directly or indirectly reveal the business or proceedings of the Cabinet or any matter coming to my knowledge as a member of (or Secretary to) the Cabinet. So help me God. All members of the Australian Parliament are required to take before taking their seat in Parliament an Oath or Affirmation of Allegiance before

235-405: A traditional partisan politics model. The consensus government model has received criticism on various grounds, including that it hampers long-term political and economic development in the territory because the lack of political parties mean that there is no mechanism to carry over a political agenda from one assembly to the next; that it complicates the ability of less wealthy citizens to serve in

282-600: Is not prescribed within the Constitution and is ultimately determined by the Prime Minister of the day. Traditionally the oath has repeated the swearing of allegiance to the Sovereign, although this is not required. The current Oath of Office is: I, (name), do swear that I will well and truly serve the people of Australia in the office of (position) and that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles

329-683: The 19th Legislative Assembly , saw the Northwest Territories become the first provincial or territorial government in Canada with a majority of its membership identifying as female. At the time, the territory was also lead by the nation's only female premier, Caroline Cochrane . The current membership is as follows: The seven ministers of the Government of the NWT are found in the Executive Council of

376-601: The 20th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly , was selected in the 2023 Northwest Territories general election on November 14, 2023. Each member represents one electoral district . The territory has fixed election date legislation that ensures elections are held every four years on the first Monday in October. The legislature since 1905 is a non-partisan body and all members run and sit as independents. Jane Weyallon Armstrong 's by-election win in Monfwi on July 27, 2021, during

423-536: The District of Mackenzie . The old council was completely dissolved and five members were appointed along with the three elected representatives. The council gradually gained more powers back from the federal government as the population in the territory grew. In 1967 the Carrothers Commission moved the territorial capital from Ottawa to Yellowknife and for the first time elected members represented all parts of

470-728: The Governor-General of Australia . The requirement to take the oath is set out in section 42 of the Australian Constitution and the wording of the oath and affirmation are set out in a schedule to the Constitution. The oath is: I, (name), do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles the Third, His heirs and successors according to law. So help me God! The affirmation is: I, (name), do solemnly and sincerely affirm and declare that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles

517-650: The Public Service Commission and the Comptroller and Auditor General takes a likely oath of office from the Chief Justice. The representatives of the people in the local government takes oath from the Prime Minister or the minister in charge of the Local Government Division. The Constitution of Belarus requires the president-elect to recite the following oath before taking office: Assuming

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564-455: The first general election took place. All the voting members of the Assembly were elected for the first time, and an elected speaker took office. The Lieutenant Governor still had executive authority however and appointed and ran the cabinet. After the second general election in 1891 the first fully elected Assembly without any appointed members. The Assembly achieved Responsible Government for

611-588: The Appellate/High Court Division of the Supreme Court) do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully discharge the duties of my office according to law. That I will bear true faith and allegiance to Bangladesh; that I will preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and the laws of Bangladesh and that I will do right to all manner of people according to law, without fear or favour, affection or ill-will. The Election Commissioners , members of

658-597: The Commonwealth of Australia, and I will do right to all manner of people after the laws and usages of the Commonwealth of Australia, without fear or favour, affection or ill will. So help me God! In case of affirmation, the phrase “So Help me God” is hereby omitted. In addition to swearing, the Oath of Allegiance upon becoming a Member of Parliament, the Prime Minister, Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries also recite an Oath of Office upon entering office. The wording of this oath

705-471: The Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda and the law, that I will conscientiously, impartially and to the best of my ability discharge my duties as and do right to all manner of people without fear or favour, affection or ill-will. So help me God. The oath of secrecy is set forth as follows: I, ___________, do swear (or solemnly affirm) that I will not on any account, at any time whatsoever, disclose any counsel, advice, opinion or vote given by any Minister as

752-864: The French community, of the government of the German-speaking community and of the Brussels-Capital region government swear the oath at the King. The other members of these governments do not take the oath at the King, but in front of their respective parliaments. They may choose to take the oath in one or more of the country's languages. Dutch : Ik zweer getrouwheid aan de Koning, gehoorzaamheid aan de Grondwet en aan de wetten van het Belgische volk. French : Je jure fidélité au Roi, obéissance à la Constitution et aux lois du Peuple belge. John G. McNiven John Graham McNiven (April 2, 1900 – September 27, 1969)

799-630: The Interior Ministry and were not resident citizens of the territory. In 1939, the Yellowknife Administration District was created to provide services within 25 miles of Yellowknife. However, it was not until 1947 that John G. McNiven was appointed to represent the district. McNiven was the first member appointed to the council from north of the 60th parallel. In 1951 the council held its first general election in 49 years. The fifth general election elected three members from

846-409: The Northwest Territories . Oath of office An oath of office is an oath or affirmation a person takes before assuming the duties of an office , usually a position in government or within a religious body , although such oaths are sometimes required of officers of other organizations. Such oaths are often required by the laws of the state , religious body, or other organization before

893-475: The Northwest Territories . The Legislative Assembly was first known as the Temporary North-West Council and was created in 1870. The first appointments to the council were made on December 28, 1872. The Temporary Council was dissolved in 1876 and a new permanent council was appointed and moved to the new capital of Fort Livingstone in 1876. The council moved to Battleford a year later based on

940-763: The President whereas the oath of office for other Judges is administered by the Chief Justice: আমি, (নাম), প্রধান বিচারপতি (বা ক্ষেত্রমত সুপ্রীম কোর্টের আপীল/হাইকোর্ট বিভাগের বিচারক) নিযুক্ত হইয়া সশ্রদ্ধচিত্তে শপথ (বা দৃঢ়ভাবে ঘোষণা) করিতেছি যে, আমি আইন-অনুযায়ী ও বিশ্বস্থতার সহিত আমার পদের কর্তব্য পালন করিব; গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের সংবিধান আমি বাংলাদেশের প্রতি অকৃত্রিম বিশ্বাস ও আনুগত্য পোষণ করিবঃ আমি বাংলাদেশের সংবিধান ও আইনের রক্ষণ, সমর্থন ও নিরাপত্তাবিধান করিব; এবং আমি ভীতি বা অনুগ্রহ, অনুরাগ বা বিরাগের বশবর্তী না হইয়া সকলের প্রতি আইন-অনুযায়ী যথাবিহিত আচরণ করিব। I, (name), having been appointed Chief Justice of Bangladesh (or Judge of

987-413: The Third, His heirs and successors according to law. Upon taking office, the Governor-General of Australia is required to take the above Oath of Allegiance as well as a second Oath of Office: I, (name), do solemnly and sincerely swear (or affirm) and declare that I will well and truly serve His Majesty King Charles the Third, His heirs and successors according to law, in the office of Governor-General of

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1034-800: The Third, King of Australia. So help me God! The President , Prime Minister , Chief Justice , Speaker, Ministers take their oath of office. The oath is taken in the Bengali language . The oath (or affirmation) of the President is administered by the Speaker : আমি, (নাম) সশ্রদ্ধচিত্তে শপথ (বা দৃঢ়ভাবে ঘোষণা) করিতেছি যে, আমি আইন-অনুযায়ী বাংলাদেশের রাষ্ট্রপতি-পদের কর্তব্য বিশ্বস্ততার সহিত পালন করিব; আমি বাংলাদেশের প্রতি অকৃত্রিম বিশ্বাস ও আনুগত্য পোষণ করিবঃ আমি সংবিধানের রক্ষণ, সমর্থন ও নিরাপত্তাবিধান করিব: এবং আমি ভীতি বা অনুগ্রহ, অনুরাগ বা বিরাগের বশবর্তী না হইয়া সকলের প্রতি আইন-অনুযায়ী যথাবিহীত আচরণ করিব। I, (name) do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully discharge

1081-403: The assembly because the lack of political parties means that election candidates must raise all of their campaign funds on their own; that it prevents the voters from being able to demand or vote for systemic change, since there is no mechanism to replace an ineffective or underperforming government with another alternative; and that it hampers efforts to improve diversity in representation, such as

1128-681: The constitution and laws of the Belgian people, preserve the country's independence and protect its territorial integrity. (Article 91 of the Belgian Constitution) The prime minister, the ministers and state secretaries of the Belgian federal government swear an oath in front of the Belgian King. Also the minister-presidents of the Flemish government , of the Walloon government , of the government of

1175-834: The constitutional oath in front of both Chambers of the federal parliament in the Palace of the Nation in Brussels in the three official languages: Dutch : Ik zweer dat ik de Grondwet en de wetten van het Belgische volk zal naleven, 's Lands onafhankelijkheid handhaven en het grondgebied ongeschonden bewaren. French : Je jure d'observer la Constitution et les lois du peuple belge, de maintenir l'indépendance nationale et l'intégrité du territoire. German : Ich schwöre, die Verfassung und die Gesetze des belgischen Volkes zu beachten, die Unabhängigkeit des Landes zu erhalten und die Unversehrtheit des Staatsgebietes zu wahren. In English: I swear that I will observe

1222-436: The council sessions returned to the territories, they were held in any infrastructure suitable as they traveled from community to community. After the capital was moved to Yellowknife in 1967 a temporary site for the Legislative Assembly was used until the new Legislature building was finished in 1993. The design of the current Legislature building was created by Pin/Taylor Architects company from Yellowknife. The membership of

1269-458: The duties of the Speaker of Parliament and (whenever I am called upon so to do) of the President, according to law. That I will bear true faith and allegiance to Bangladesh; that I will preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and that I will do right to all manner of people according to law, without fear or favour, affection or ill-will. The oath of office for the Chief Justice is administered by

1316-952: The duties of the office of President of Bangladesh according to law. That I will bear true faith and allegiance to Bangladesh; that I will preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and that I will do right to all manner of people according to law, without fear or favour, affection or ill-will. The oath of office for the Prime Minister and other members of the cabinet is administered by the President: আমি, (নাম), সশ্রদ্ধচিত্তে শপথ (বা দৃঢ়ভাবে ঘোষণা) করিতেছি যে, আমি আইন-অনুযায়ী সরকারের প্রধানমন্ত্রী (কিংবা ক্ষেত্রমত মন্ত্রী, প্রতি-মন্ত্রী, বা উপমন্ত্রী)-পদের কর্তব্য বিশ্বস্ততার সহিত পালন করিব: আমি বাংলাদেশের প্রতি অকৃত্রিম বিশ্বাস ও আনুগত্য পোষণ করিব; আমি সংবিধানের রক্ষণ, সমর্থন ও নিরাপত্তাবিধান করিব; এবং আমি ভীতি বা অনুগ্রহ, অনুরাগ বা বিরাগের বশবর্তী না হইয়া সকলের প্রতি আইন-অনুযায়ী যথাবিহীত আচরণ করিব। I, (name), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully discharge

1363-457: The duties of the office of Prime Minister (or as the case may be) according to law. That I will bear true faith and allegiance to Bangladesh; that I will preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and that I will do right to all manner of people according to law, without fear or favour, affection or ill-will. The Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad , takes the oath of his or her office as well as

1410-437: The election of more women and ethnic minorities to the legislature. In 2018, MLA Kieron Testart introduced an amendment to the territorial Elections Act to permit the introduction of party politics in the legislative assembly, but his motion received no support from other MLAs and was dropped. In 2019, he planned to organize a group of ideologically aligned MLA candidates in the 2019 Northwest Territories general election into

1457-479: The first time in October 1897 as the Lieutenant Governor appointed Frederick Haultain as the first Premier to form a government. Robert Brett became the first Leader of the official opposition and party lines were roughly drawn based on Conservatives and Liberals. The Haultain government lobbied for Government of Canada for provincial powers for the Northwest Territories. In response on September 1, 1905,

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1504-588: The form specified in the Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda; the same is required of the Prime Minister , other Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries , but they also take the oath of secrecy. Members of the Public Service Commission for Antigua and Barbuda take the oath of allegiance and oath of office, while members of both Houses of Parliament are only required to make the oath of allegiance prior to participating in their respective House (save for

1551-498: The needs of the Assembly was NWT Government House in Battleford. That building also served as a residence for the Lieutenant Governor. In 1883 the Assembly moved to Regina. The Territorial Administration building was built to accommodate the growing Assembly and used until 1905. After the creation of Alberta and Saskatchewan, the capital was moved to Ottawa and the council sessions took place in an office building on Sparks Street . When

1598-497: The oath-taking itself). Any of these oaths may be taken as an affirmation; when doing so "So help me God" is omitted. The oath of allegiance is set forth as follows: I, ___________, do swear (or solemnly affirm) that I will faithfully bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles the Third, His Heirs and Successors, according to law. So help me God. The oath of office is set forth as follows: I, ___________, do swear (or solemnly affirm) that I will honour, uphold and preserve

1645-463: The office of President of the Republic of Belarus, I solemnly swear to faithfully serve the people of the Republic of Belarus, to respect and safeguard the rights and liberties of man and citizen, to abide by and protect the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, and to discharge strictly and conscientiously the lofty duties that have been bestowed upon me In Belgium , the King is not crowned but swears

1692-495: The only member living in the territory to serve. He would serve on the council until it was dissolved for the 1951 general election . In the November 1953 municipal election, in which McNiven ran un-opposed, he became the first mayor of Yellowknife . The position was effective January 1, 1954 for two years; however, McNiven did not complete his term, resigning in October 1954 to focus on his mine engineering business. In 1955, he took

1739-413: The person may actually exercise the powers of the office or organization. It may be administered at an inauguration , coronation , enthronement , or other ceremony connected with the taking up of office itself, or it may be administered privately. In some cases it may be administered privately and then repeated during a public ceremony . Some oaths of office are statements of allegiance and loyalty to

1786-520: The planned location there of the Canadian Pacific Railway . The very first election to the Assembly would take place on March 23, 1881, as Lawrence Clarke was elected to represent the electoral district of Lorne . In 1883 the Assembly moved south to Regina based on amendments to the route of the railway. The first territory-wide election took place on September 15, 1885, known as the 1885 Northwest Territories election . Three years later

1833-564: The position of mine manager at the Port Radium or Eldorado uranium mine on Great Bear Lake where he guided the mine to a close in September 1960. McNiven retired from Eldorado Nuclear Limited in 1965, and died at his Salt Springs, British Columbia home in September 1969. A number of local points in Yellowknife are named after him, including Niven Lake, McNiven Beach and Niven Drive. A tug owned by

1880-565: The presidential oath, since the acts of president is practiced by the Speaker, whenever necessary: আমি, (নাম), সশ্রদ্ধচিত্তে শপথ (বা দৃঢ়ভাবে ঘোষণা) করিতেছি যে, আমি আইন-অনুযায়ী সংসদের স্পীকারের কর্তব্য (এবং কখনও আহুত হইলে রাষ্ট্রপতির কর্তব্য) বিশ্বস্ততার সহিত পালন করিব; আমি বাংলাদেশের প্রতি অকৃত্রিম বিশ্বাস ও আনুগত্য পোষণ করিবঃ আমি সংবিধানের রক্ষণ, সমর্থন ও নিরাপত্তাবিধান করিব; এবং আমি ভীতি বা অনুগ্রহ, অনুরাগ বা বিরাগের বশবর্তী না হইয়া সকলের প্রতি আইন-অনুযায়ী যথাবিহীত আচরণ করিব। I, (name), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully discharge

1927-557: The provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan were created by Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier out of the southern populated portion of the territories. The Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly served as the first court of law in the Northwest Territories from 1876 until the creation of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories in 1887. Appointed members of the council served as stipendiary magistrates who would travel

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1974-467: The regular members form an unofficial opposition. The modern consensus government model is inherently non-partisan and serves effectively as a constant minority government. The legislature uses this model up to the current day; the same model of government is also used in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut , although Canada's other territorial legislature, the Legislative Assembly of Yukon , uses

2021-468: The territories and oversee legal cases when the legislature was not sitting. In 1887 the Northwest Territories moved to a new system that assigned judges to judicial districts and separated the legal and judicial branches. After the creation of Alberta and Saskatchewan, the remainder of the Northwest Territories was too sparsely populated by enfranchised voters to justify holding elections. The territory reverted to its confederation entry status. A new council

2068-492: The territories. In 1975 the Legislative Assembly became fully elected, and the first elected speaker since 1905, David Searle , presided over the Assembly. Commissioner John Parker gave up his powers of running the executive council and appointed George Braden as leader of the government and the first premier since 1905. The model of responsible government that was used this time around was known as consensus government. The executive council or cabinet forms government while all

2115-606: Was a mine engineer, mine operator and politician from the Northwest Territories , Canada. McNiven was a 1923 graduate of the University of Toronto (M.Sc. in Mining Engineering) and worked for several years in mining camps in Ontario. He first came to Yellowknife, Northwest Territories in 1938 to work as mill superintendent of Negus Mines Ltd . His family joined him in 1940. Upon the resignation of mine manager Bill Stuart, McNiven

2162-549: Was promoted to this position in May 1939 where he remained until the mine closed in 1952. In 1946 he established a chapter of the Grand Lodge of Alberta ( Freemason ), the first lodge in the Northwest Territories. McNiven became the first member of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories from the Arctic; in 1947 he was appointed to the council, for Yellowknife . At that time he was

2209-707: Was set up in Ottawa consisting of a Commissioner —the effective replacement of the Lieutenant Governor—and four appointed members. Frederick White was appointed as the first Commissioner and did not recall the council to sit during his time in office. During this time, the Territories were run by the federal Department of Mines and Resources . The first session of the Council of the Northwest Territories took place in 1921. The council members were bureaucrats appointed from

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