History
The electoral district was created in 1976 from the electoral district of Northwest Territories (1962–1976). When Nunavut separated from the NWT in 1999, the boundaries of the riding of Western Arctic were made coterminous with the new boundaries of the NWT, with Nunavut being represented by the riding of Nunavut, formerly Nunatsiaq, which had represented the eastern half of the former NWT.
Unlike the other two territories, each of which likewise constitutes one riding, the riding of Western Arctic does not have the same name as its territory. In 2008, current MP Dennis Bevington introduced a private member's bill to rename the riding Northwest Territories. Such renaming bills are a routine procedure.
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