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1992 Northwest Territories jurisdictional boundaries plebiscite

Field	Value
name	1992 Northwest Territories jurisdictional boundaries plebiscite
date	4 May 1992
image	NWT Boundary Plebiscites.jpg
caption	Map of the 1982 and 1992 plebiscite results
country	Northwest Territories
title	Do you support the boundary for division shown on the map?
yes	8347
no	7000
invalid	124
electorate	27852

A plebiscite on the boundary between Northwest Territories and the new territory of Nunavut was held in the Northwest Territories on 4 May 1992. The proposed border was approved by 54% of voters.

Background

A 1982 referendum had approved the division of the Northwest Territories and the creation of a new territory, later to become Nunavut. The federal government gave a conditional agreement to the plan seven months later. In December 1991 the federal government reached an agreement with the Inuit on their land claims, with the "Parker line" (named for former Commissioner John Havelock Parker who worked on establishing the borders) set as the boundary between the existing territory and the new one.

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	8,347	54.39
No	7,000	45.61
Invalid/blank votes	124	–
Total	15,471	100
Registered voters/turnout	27,852	55.55
Source: [Direct Democracy](http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=ca021992)

References

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[[Peter Jull]]. "Building Nunavut: A Story of Inuit SelfGovernment". Yukon College.

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