NWT/Nunavut Plebisite Held

April 14, 1982 a territorial plebiscite on dividing the Northwest Territories was held. It was the first territorial wide plebiscite held in the NWT and it paved the way for the eventual creation of Nunavut.

The plebiscite question read “Do you think the Northwest Territories should be divided?” - 56.6 per cent of voters supported division.