The newest member of the legislative assembly (MLA) for Tu Nedh茅-Wiilideh will be sworn in at the first Assembly sitting next week.
Richard Edjericon won his seat with 186 votes SA国际影视传媒� just over half of all votes cast SA国际影视传媒� in the districtSA国际影视传媒檚 by-election on Feb. 8. He will be sworn in as the newest MLA on Monday, Feb. 21, immediately before the first sitting of the second session of the 19th Assembly.
As part of this ceremony, Edjericon will take an Oath of Office, Oath of Allegiance, and an Oath of Loyalty before assuming office.
Prior to his election, Edjericon served as Dettah chief and president of the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board. He was also a candidate in the previous two elections in the district. Edjericon is the newest member of the Legislative Assembly since Monfwi MLA Jane Weyallon Armstrong was elected last July.
The districtSA国际影视传媒檚 previous representative, Steve Norn, came in third place with 70 votes. NornSA国际影视传媒檚 seat was declared vacant in November after an independent inquiry found he had violated the AssemblySA国际影视传媒檚 code of conduct.
The Tu Nedh茅-Wiilideh district includes the communities of Dettah, Fort Resolution, LutselkSA国际影视传媒檈 and NSA国际影视传媒橠ilo.
Residents can tune in to both the swearing-in ceremony at 11:30 a.m. and the sitting of the Assembly at 1:30 p.m. on Monday via the AssemblySA国际影视传媒檚 website.
