Jackie Jacobson Explained

Jackie Jacobson
Birth Place:Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Constituency1:Nunakput
Term Start1:October 1, 2007
Term End1:2015
Predecessor1:Calvin Pokiak
Successor1:Herbert Nakimayak
Constituency2:Nunakput
Term Start2:October 1, 2019
Term End2:November 14, 2023
Predecessor2:Herbert Nakimayak
Successor2:Lucy Kuptana
Office3:Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Term Start3:October 3, 2011
Term End3:November 23, 2015
Predecessor3:Paul Delorey
Successor3:Jackson Lafferty
Party:non-partisan
consensus government

Jackie Jacobson (born Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories) is a Canadian politician, who represents the electoral district of Nunakput in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories.

Political career

Jacobson began his political career as mayor of Tuktoyaktuk. During his tenure he was forced to deal with problems caused by erosion of the coast line and damage to the community from the Beaufort Sea.[1]

Jacobson ran as a candidate in the Nunakput electoral district in the 2007 Northwest Territories general election. He defeated incumbent Calvin Pokiak and two other candidates with 42% of the vote to win his first term in office.[2] He served as Speaker of the legislature from 2011 to 2015.

He was defeated in the 2015 election by Herbert Nakimayak, but defeated Nakimayak in the 2019 election to reclaim the seat.

On 23 April 2024, Jacobson announced he was seeking the Conservative Party of Canada nomination for the Northwest Territories federal riding.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tuk Eroding . Sarah Efron . Canadian Geographic. March/April 2005. 2007-10-15.
  2. Web site: NWT Votes 2007 Nunakput riding profile . CBC News . 2007-09-08.
  3. Web site: Jackie Jacobson seeks Conservative nominationg . Eric Bowling . Northern New Services . 2024-04-23.