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List Of Nunavut Territorial Electoral Districts
This is a list of Nunavut territorial electoral districts. In total there are 22 electoral districts in Nunavut spread over three administrative regions. Each district elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in a first past the post system. Unlike some other parts of Canada, such as Ontario, a new by-election must be held in a riding if the original result ended in a tie. There are no political parties in Nunavut, each candidate runs as an independent and the territory operates by consensus government. List of districts Former districts References {{Canelections Electoral An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operat ... Nunavut territorial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based. It is officially known in Canadian French as a ''circonscription'' but frequently called a ''comté'' (county). In English it is also colloquially and more commonly known as a Riding (division), riding or constituency. Each federal electoral district returns one Member of Parliament (Canada), Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of Canada; each Provinces and territories of Canada, provincial or territorial electoral district returns one representative—called, depending on the province or territory, Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), National Assembly of Quebec, Member of the National Assembly (MNA), Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario), Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) or Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly, Member of the House of Assembly (MHA)—to the provincial or territorial legislature. Since 2015, there have been 338 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coral Harbour
Coral Harbour (Inuktitut: Salliq/Salliit, Syllabics: ᓴᓪᓕᖅ/ᓴᓪᓖᑦ), is a small Inuit community that is located on Southampton Island, Kivalliq Region, in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Its name is derived from the fossilized coral that can be found around the waters of the community which is situated at the head of South Bay. The name of the settlement in Inuktitut is ''Salliq'', sometimes used to refer to all of Southampton Island. The plural ''Salliit'', means ''large flat island(s) in front of the mainland''. History The Sadlermiut The Sadlermiut (also called Sagdlirmiut, or Sallirmiut in modern Inuktitut spelling, from ''Sadlerk'' now ''Salliq'', the Inuktitut name for the settlement of Coral Harbour, Nunavut) were an Inuit group living in near isolation mainly on and aro ... ("inhabitants of Salliq") whose name is derived from ''Salliq'' previously occupied the area. The Sadlermiut are thought to be the last vestige of the ''Dorset culture, Tuniit''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simeon Mikkungwak
Simeon Mikkungwak is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in the 2013 election to represent the electoral district of Baker Lake. He was elected as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut is the presiding officer of the territorial legislature in Nunavut, Canada. Since 1999 the position has been elected by Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using a secret ballot. The current ... on May 28, 2019. He resigned from the legislature in February 2020 for family reasons.Beth Brown"Nunavut Speaker resigns to put family health first" CBC North, February 25, 2020. References Living people Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut Inuit from the Northwest Territories Inuit politicians People from Baker Lake 21st-century Canadian politicians Inuit from Nunavut Year of birth missing (living people) Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut {{Nunavut-p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baker Lake (electoral District)
Baker Lake ( iu, ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒃ, Inuinnaqtun: Qamanittuaq) is a territorial electoral district ( riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada. The riding consists of the community of Baker Lake. The current Member of the Legislative Assembly A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to a legislative assembly. Most often, the term refers to a subnational assembly such as that of a state, province, or territory of a country. ... is Simeon Mikkungwak. The Nunavut Electoral Boundaries Commission has recommended the district be renamed Qamani'tuaq, after the Inuktitut name of the community, for the next election, along with minor boundary changes. However, the name appears to have not been changed. Election results 1999 election 2004 election 2008 election 2013 election 2017 election 2020 by-election References External links {{coord, 64, 19, 05, N, 096, 01, 03, W, region:CA-NU_typ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Savikataaq
Joe Savikataaq (born ) is a Canadian politician who served as the fifth premier of Nunavut from 2018 to 2021. He was elected premier on June 14, 2018 by the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, after his predecessor Paul Quassa lost a no-confidence vote. Politics Savikataaq was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in the 2013 election and represents the electoral district of Arviat South. He was re-elected in the same district in 2017. Savikataaq served in numerous political positions since entering politics. These include Deputy Premier of Nunavut, Minister of Economic Development and Transportation of Nunavut, Minister of Community and Government Services of Nunavut, and Minister of Energy of Nunavut. Savikataaq was elected as premier on June 14, 2018. He was re-elected in the 2021 election. P.J. Akeeagok was selected to become premier in the Nunavut Leadership Forum on November 17, 2021 defeating Savikataaq.Trevor Knight"MLA candidates on the issues: P. J. Ak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arviat South
Arviat South ( iu, ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᓂᒋᐊ, french: Arviat Sud, Inuinnaqtun: Arviat Hivuraa) is an electoral district ( riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada. The riding consists of part of the community of Arviat. The district was created prior to the 28 October 2013 general election. The community was previously in Arviat. Arviat South MLA Joe Savikataaq, who was Deputy Premier of Nunavut following the October 30, 2017 election, became Premier after Paul Quassa Paul Aarulaaq Quassa (born January 12, 1952) is a Canadian politician who served as the fourth premier of Nunavut from November 2017 to June 2018. He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, representing Aggu from 2013 until 2021 ... was removed from his position after a vote of no-confidence. Election results 2021 election 2017 election 2013 election References {{NU-ED Electoral districts of Kivalliq Region 2013 establishments in Nunavut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whale Cove, Nunavut
Whale Cove (ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᖅ in Inuktitut syllabics) (''Tikiraqjuaq'', meaning "long point"), is a hamlet located south southwest of Rankin Inlet, northeast of Arviat, in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada, on the western shore of Hudson Bay. The community is named for the many beluga whales which congregate off the coast. Many of the inhabitants hunt these whales every fall and use their by-products for their oil and food. Whale Cove, initially settled by three distinct Inuit groups (one inland and two coastal), is a relatively traditional community: 99% Inuit, who still wear fur, hunt, fish, eat raw meat and fish. Several bowhead whales may appear in the area as well. Whale Cove is on the polar bear migration route. Local Inuit regularly travel by snowmobile in the winter or by boat in summer months between the hamlet of Rankin Inlet and Whale Cove, a distance of . The terrain is Arctic tundra, this consists mostly of rocks, mosses and lichens. History Inuit in the Whale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arviat
Arviat (, syllabics: ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ; formerly called Eskimo Point until 1 June 1989) is a predominantly Inuit hamlet located on the western shore of Hudson Bay in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada. Arviat ("place of the bowhead whale") is derived from the Inuktitut word ''arviq'' meaning "Bowhead whale". Earlier in history, its name was ''Tikirajualaaq'' ("a little long point"), and ''Ittaliurvik'', ("a place where the people make tents"). Demographics In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, Arviat had a population of 2,864 living in 632 of its 694 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 2,657. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Community Arviat is the southernmost community on the Nunavut mainland and is close to the geographical centre of Canada. In Arviat, Inuktitut and English are primarily spoken, having the third largest population in Nunavut, behind Rankin Inlet and Iqaluit. From the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Main (politician)
John Main is a Canadian politician from Arviat, Nunavut. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in the 2017 general election. Canadian Press via CTV News
CTV News is the news division of the CTV Television Network in Canada. The name ''CTV News'' is also applied as the title of local and regional newscasts on the network's owned-and-operated stations (O&Os), which are closely tied to the national ... , October 31, 2017. He represents the electoral district of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arviat North-Whale Cove
Arviat North-Whale Cove ( iu, ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓ−ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᖅ, french: Arviat Nord-Whale Cove, Inuinnaqtun: Arviat Tununga-Tikiraryuaq) is a territorial electoral district ( riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada. The riding consists of part of the community of Arviat and Whale Cove. The district was created prior to the 28 October 2013 general election. The communities were previously in Arviat and Rankin Inlet South/Whale Cove Rankin Inlet South/Whale Cove was a Provinces and territories of Canada, territorial Electoral district (Canada), electoral district (Riding (division), riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada. The .... Election results 2017 election 2013 election References {{NU-ED Electoral districts of Kivalliq Region 2013 establishments in Nunavut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hall Beach
Sanirajak (Inuktitut meaning ''the shoreline''), Syllabics: ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ), formerly known as Hall Beach until 27 February 2020, is an Inuit settlement within the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada, approximately south of Igloolik. History It was established in 1957 during the construction of a Distant Early Warning (DEW) site. Currently the settlement is home to a North Warning System () radar facility and the Hall Beach Airport. In 1971, seven sounding rockets of the Tomahawk Sandia type were launched from Sanirajak, some reaching altitudes of . Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sanirajak (Hall Beach) had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Geography Climate The climate is tundra (Köppen: ''ET''), without the presence of trees and ice for most of the year. Summers are very short and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joelie Kaernerk
Joelie Kaernerk is a Canadian Inuk politician from Hall Beach, Nunavut. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in the 2017 general election. Canadian Press via , October 31, 2017. He represents the electoral district of Amittuq
Amittuq ( iu, ᐊᒥᑦᑐᕐᒃ) is a territorial electoral district ( riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.
The riding consists of the communiti ...
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