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 also resulted in new discoveries at the Con Mine, greatly extending the life of the mine. The Yellowknife townsite expanded from the Old Town waterfront, and the new townsite was established during 1945–1946. The Discovery Mine, with its own townsite, operated to the north-northeast of Yellowknife from 1950 to 1969. Between 1939 and 1953, Yellowknife was controlled by the Northern Affairs department (now Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada) of the Government of Canada. A small council, partially elected and partially appointed, made decisions. By 1953, Yellowknife had grown so much that it was made a municipality, with its own council