Some expressed the idea that Yellowknife did not need so many seats and was too dominant in the NWT governmental system. In Inuvik, the chief expressed this idea:
Yellowknife has everything, all the government departments and very easy access to the government. I think we should look very seriously at the number of ridings in Yellowknife.
The idea that Yellowknife has too much access to, control over, and benefits from government -- and therefore is over-represented in the Assembly -- was found in many communities. However, the consensus at most meetings appeared to be that the current distribution of electoral districts, if not perfect, is satisfactory and does not require change at the present. The idea of an Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission was mainly discussed in the context of an appropriate mechanism to be used at some future time, not as an immediate task to be undertaken during the life of the present Assembly.