Career
Abernethy ran as a candidate in the Great Slave electoral district in the 2007 Northwest Territories general election. He defeated four other candidates winning the district with 43% of the popular vote to earn his first term in office.
Abernethy ran as a candidate in the Great Slave electoral district in the 2007 Northwest Territories general election. He defeated four other candidates winning the district with 43% of the popular vote to earn his first term in office.
He is a current member of the Northwest Territories Legislature serving from 2007 to present.