Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories building was finished in 1993. The design of the current Legislature building was created by Pin/Taylor Architects company from Yellowknife. The current Legislative Assembly is the 18th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly. It is the 26th sitting of the territorial assembly since 1870. The territories has fixed election date legislation that ensures elections are held every four years on the first Monday in October. The most recent general election, which was the 23rd general election was held on November 23, 2015. The legislature since 1905 is a non-partisan body and all members run and sit as independents. The seven ministers of
Yellowknife limited to the Kam Lake and airport subdivisions. Jolliffe Island sits in Yellowknife Bay and is public land under the jurisdiction of the City of Yellowknife after a land purchase when Imperial Oil vacated the site. The island is surrounded by a community of houseboats who have been living off the grid since 1978. Their relationship with the city is complex and often strained as the houseboats are popular with sightseers, but at the same time they live outside of the city's tax jurisdiction while using city services leading to lawsuits and tensions with the City of Yellowknife. Yellowknife has