| Wally Firth |
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| members of the canadian house of commons from the northwest territories | |
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A Métis , Firth was the first Native politician from the North to win a seat in the Canadian House Of Commons . He served as the New Democratic Party Member Of Parliament for the Northwest Territories during the 1970 s. He was first elected to the Canadian House Of Commons in the 1972 Federal Election and re-elected in 1974 . He did not run for re-election in 1979 but attempted to return to the House of Commons in the 1980 Election only to be defeated in the riding of Western Arctic . In private life, Firth had various careers as an airplane pilot, flying instructor, broadcaster and fur trader. He was also active as a Native rights advocate. Firth made another attempt to return to the House of Commons in the 1997 Federal Election , this time running as an Independent in Western Arctic, but was again unsuccessful. Firth subsequently returned to the New Democratic Party attempting to win the party's nomination in Yukon for the 2004 Election but was unsuccessful. {Link without Title} |