Ernie Bernhardt facts for kids

Ernest Bernhardt is a former politician who worked at the territorial level in Canada. This means he helped make decisions for a large area, similar to how a provincial politician works for a province.

Ernest Bernhardt's Political Journey

Ernest Bernhardt has had an interesting career in public service, helping to represent people in Canada's northern territories.

Serving the Northwest Territories

Bernhardt first became a member of the Northwest Territories Legislature after the 1991 Northwest Territories general election. The Legislature is like a parliament or assembly where elected people meet to make laws and decisions for the territory. A general election is when people vote to choose their representatives.

He tried to be elected again in the 1995 Northwest Territories general election. However, he was not successful that time and was defeated by another politician named Kelvin Ng.

Leading Kugluktuk as Mayor

Later, in November 2009, Bernhardt became the mayor of Kugluktuk. When someone is "acclaimed" as mayor, it means they were the only person running for the job, so no election was needed for that position.

Bernhardt shared that he wanted to keep the "municipal council" working together. A municipal council is a group of elected people who make decisions for a town or city. He was officially sworn in as mayor on December 7, 2009.