Floyd Roland

Floyd K. Roland, MLA (born November 23, 1961[1]) is a politician from Northwest Territories, Canada. He was the 11th Premier of the Northwest Territories, having held office from October 17, 2007 to October 26, 2011.

Floyd K. Roland
11th Premier of the Northwest Territories
In office
October 17, 2007 – October 26, 2011
CommissionerTony Whitford
George Tuccaro
Preceded byJoe Handley
Succeeded byBob McLeod
MLA for Inuvik
In office
October 16, 1995 – December 6, 1999
Preceded byFred Koe
Succeeded byriding dissolved
MLA for Inuvik Boot Lake
In office
December 6, 1999 – October 3, 2011
Preceded byfirst member
Succeeded byAlfred Moses
Personal details
Born (1961-11-23) November 23, 1961
Political partyConservative **(Current President of the Western Arctic Conservative Association)

Previously a town councillor and deputy mayor of Inuvik, Roland was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 1995 Northwest Territories general election, after defeating the incumbent candidate Fred Koe. He was re-elected in the 1999 Northwest Territories general election, winning in a landslide with 83% of the vote.

Roland was returned by acclamation in the 2003 Northwest Territories general election and acclaimed for a second time in the 2007 Northwest Territories general election, following which the members of the Legislature elected him Premier of the Northwest Territories on October 17, 2007.

His government survived a historic vote of no confidence on February 6, 2009 by a vote of 10 to 8, following allegations by a number of MLAs that he was refusing to communicate with them on major policy decisions, including changes to the territory's health benefits policy, a $34-million loan given to Discovery Air, approval of the $165-million Deh Cho Bridge, and plans to amalgamate a number of public services boards.[2]

He faced renewed controversy in May 2009 when the territorial conflict of interest commissioner, Gerald Gerrand, ruled that there were reasonable grounds to believe that the affair constituted a breach of Roland's duties of office, including not-yet-confirmed allegations that Russell passed on confidential information from legislative committee meetings to Roland.[3]

Electoral history
2015 Canadian federal election: Northwest Territories
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalMichael McLeod9,17248.34+29.90$71,207.71
New DemocraticDennis Bevington5,78330.48−15.36$37,599.86
ConservativeFloyd Roland3,48118.35−13.76–
GreenJohn Moore5372.83−0.23–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 18,973100.00 $214,028.20
Total rejected ballots 1040.55–
Turnout 19,07764.82–
Eligible voters 29,432
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +22.63
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]

References
  1. The Canadian Parliamentary Guide Floyd Roland
  2. "N.W.T. premier, cabinet survive no-confidence motion", cbc.ca, February 6, 2009.
  3. Katherine O'Neill, "At long last, a real Canadian sex scandal". The Globe and Mail, May 30, 2009.
  4. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Northwest Territories, 30 September 2015
  5. Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits
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