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Uqqummiut
Uqqummiut ( iu, ᐅᕐᒃᑯᒻᒥᐅᑦ, Inuinnaqtun: Uqqurmiut) is a territorial electoral district ( riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada. The riding consists of the communities of Clyde River and Qikiqtarjuaq. The Member of the Legislative Assembly was Samuel Nuqingaq. On 24 October 2014, he was expelled for the legislature and the seat became vacant with a by-election to be held within six months. The by-election was held 9 February 2015 and Pauloosie Keyootak of Qikiqtarjuaq was elected. Election results 1999 election 2004 election 2008 election 2013 election After the original count both Samuel Nuqingaq Samuel Nuqingaq is a Canadian, Inuk politician from Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in the 2013 election. He was expelled from the legislature in 2014. Political career Election Nuqinqaq ran for e ... and Niore Iqalukjuak were tied with 187 votes each. A recount was held November 5 and Nuqingaq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Nunavut General Election
The 2013 Nunavut general election was held October 28, 2013, to elect 22 members to the 4th Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. In November 2012 the assembly passed the Nunavut Elections Act 2012, stating that the writs for election drop September 23, 2013, and an election be held October 28, 2013, the proclamation was registered November 9, 2012. At the 2013 forum, held on November 15, 2013, Peter Taptuna was selected as the new Premier of Nunavut. Election summary Redistribution The number of electoral districts were increased to 22 from 19. This is the first redistribution of boundaries since the territory was created in 1999. New premier and MLAs On September 5, 2013, Premier Eva Aariak announced that she would stand for reelection but would not run for the position of premier after the election, paving the way for the 3rd Premier of Nunavut to be chosen. Despite wanting to seek a new position in the Legislature she was defeated in the general election marking the fourth provin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Nuqingaq
Samuel Nuqingaq is a Canadian, Inuk politician from Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in the 2013 election. He was expelled from the legislature in 2014. Political career Election Nuqinqaq ran for election in the electoral district of Uqqummiut which was one of two ridings to report a tie on election night in the 2013 election. In the original count of the ballots he was tied with Niore Iqalukjuak at 187 votes each. A recount was held November 5, 2013, and Nuqingaq was found to have 187 votes to Iqalukjuak's 185.Nunavut recounts produce one winner and one intractable deadlock '' |
Mary Killiktee
Mary Killiktee is a Canadian Inuk politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in the 2021 Nunavut general election. She represents the electoral district of Uqqummiut. Prior to her election to the legislature, she was mayor of Qikiqtarjuaq.Derek Neary"MLA candidates on the issues: Mary Killiktee, Uqqummiut" ''Nunavut News ''News/North'' (originally the ''News of the North'') is a newspaper based in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, with offices in Fort Smith, Hay River, Fort Providence and Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, as well as Iqaluit and Rankin I ...'', October 20, 2021. References Living people Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut Women MLAs in Nunavut Inuit politicians 21st-century Canadian politicians 21st-century Canadian women politicians Inuit from Nunavut People from Qikiqtarjuaq Mayors of places in Nunavut Women mayors of places in Nunavut Year of birth missing (living people) {{Nunavut-politicia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Iqaqrialu
David Iqaqrialu (born July 2, 1954) is a former territorial level politician from Clyde River, Northwest Territories (now Nunavut), Canada. He served as a member of the Nunavut Legislature from 1999 until 2004.Canadian Parliamentary Guide 2001 Iqaqrialu was first elected to the Nunavut Legislature in the 1999 Nunavut general election. He won the electoral district of Uqqummiut in a hotly contested three-way race defeating former Northwest Territories MLA's Tommy Enuaraq and Pauloosie Paniloo. He served a single term in the legislature as chair of the Committee of the Whole. Iqaqrialu ran for re-election in the 2004 Nunavut general election The 2004 Nunavut general election was held on February 16, 2004, to elect the 19 members of the 2nd Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. Premier Paul Okalik asked for the five-year-old territory's first parliament to be dissolved on January 16. The t ... but was badly defeated by James Arreak finishing sixth out of seventh. His popular vot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pauloosie Keyootak
Pauloosie Keyootak is a Canadian Inuk politician from Broughton Island, Northwest Territories, now Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, representing the electoral district of Uqqummiut, in a by-election on February 9, 2015."Pauloosie Keyootak elected MLA for Uqqummiut in byelection" , February 10, 2015. He won the by-election over Niore Iqalukjuak, who had been the second-place candidate behind in the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Nunavut General Election
The 2017 Nunavut general election was held on October 30, 2017 to return the members of the 5th Nunavut Legislature. The fifth general election held since the creation of the territory in 1999, it was the first election held under Nunavut's new fixed election dates law, which requires elections to be held no more than four years after the prior election. Unlike most federal or provincial elections in Canada, elections to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut are conducted on a non-partisan consensus government model, in which all candidates run as independents rather than being nominated by political parties. The premier and executive council are then selected internally by the MLAs at the first special sitting of the legislature. Candidates As of the close of nominations on September 29, 2017, three MLAs, Steve Mapsalak, Keith Peterson and Premier Peter Taptuna were the only incumbents not running again. One district, Kugluktuk, saw only one candidate register by the close of n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Arreak
James Arreak (born October 6, 1952) is a territorial and municipal level politician in Canada. He has served as a member of both the Nunavut and Northwest Territories legislatures. Biography Arreak is from Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada. Arreak was elected to the Northwest Territories Legislature in the 1979 Northwest Territories general election. He won the Baffin South electoral district defeating incumbent Ipeelee Kilabuk. He left the legislature less than a year later in 1980. He was the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the electoral district of Uqqummiut having won the seat in the 2004 Nunavut election. In June 2006 he was appointed deputy speaker for the Legislative Assembly. In 2008 he was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. He resigned from this position in November 2010 to become Minister of Culture, Language, Elders, and Youth and Minister of Languages in the Cabinet of Nunavut. He was replaced as Speaker by former premier Paul Ok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Enuaraq
Tommy Enuaraq is a published author and former territorial level politician from Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada. He wrote a children's book ''Who's Going to Eat Me?'' (). The book was published by Nortex in 1991. Enuaraq ran for a seat in the Northwest Territories Legislature in the 1995 Northwest Territories general election. He won election in the electoral district of Baffin Central. Enuaraq ran for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut after Nunavut was carved from the Northwest Territories in 1999. He was defeated in the new electoral district of Uqqummiut by David Iqaqrialu David Iqaqrialu (born July 2, 1954) is a former territorial level politician from Clyde River, Northwest Territories (now Nunavut), Canada. He served as a member of the Nunavut Legislature from 1999 until 2004.Canadian Parliamentary Guide 2001 ... finishing second. References Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories Living people Canadian children's wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Nunavut General Election
The 2008 Nunavut General Election was held on October 27, 2008, to return members to the 3rd Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. The election was contested across 15 of Nunavut's 19 electoral districts under the first past the post system of voting. Due to local circumstances, the election was delayed in two districts, and two districts did not hold elections as their incumbent MLAs faced no opposition and were acclaimed back into office. Ten of the 15 seats went to first-time MLAs, four of whom defeated incumbents. Premier Paul Okalik and Finance Minister Louis Tapardjuk were the only two cabinet ministers to keep their seats. The political system in Nunavut is not organized along political party lines, but instead uses a consensus government model in which the Executive Council of Nunavut is selected by the members of the Legislative Assembly at the Nunavut Leadership Forum. At the 2008 forum, held on November 14, 2008, Eva Aariak was selected as the new Premier of Nunavut. Pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Assembly Of Nunavut
The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut is the legislative assembly for the Canadian territory of Nunavut. The seat of the Assembly is the Legislative Building of Nunavut in Iqaluit. Prior to the creation of Nunavut as a Canadian territory on April 1, 1999, the 1999 Nunavut general election was held on February 15 to determine the 1st Nunavut Legislature. The Legislative Assembly was opened by Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, on October 7, 2002, during her Golden Jubilee tour of Canada. In her speech the Queen stated: "I am proud to be the first member of the Canadian Royal Family to be greeted in Canada's newest territory." Prior to the opening of the Legislative Building in October 1999 the members met in the gymnasium of the Inuksuk High School. The Hansard of the assembly is published in Inuktitut ( syllabics) and English, making the territory one of only three Canadian jurisdictions to produce a bilingual Hansard, along with the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Nunavut General Election
The 2004 Nunavut general election was held on February 16, 2004, to elect the 19 members of the 2nd Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. Premier Paul Okalik asked for the five-year-old territory's first parliament to be dissolved on January 16. The territory operates on a consensus government system with no political parties; the premier is subsequently chosen by and from the MLAs. There were 11,285 registered voters at the time of the election call. Issues Issues at the election included: *the size of the civil service; *the territory's Human Rights Act; *education; *language and culture. Results Elections were held in 18 of the 19 electoral districts. Rankin Inlet North acclaimed its MLA. The following is a list of the districts with their candidates. SourceResults (CBC News) In the main, Nunavummiut decided to stay with their present legislature. The premier, four cabinet ministers, and three other MLAs were re-elected; five incumbents were defeated, including former spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clyde River, Nunavut
Clyde River ( Syllabics: ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒃ, Inuktitut: ''Kanngiqtugaapik'' "nice little inlet") is an Inuit hamlet located on the shore of Baffin Island's Patricia Bay, off Kangiqtugaapik, an arm of Davis Strait in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, of Nunavut, Canada. It lies in the Baffin Mountains which in turn form part of the Arctic Cordillera mountain range. The community is served by air and by annual supply sealift. The community is served by Quluaq School, the Northern Stores, an arena, a community hall, an Anglican church (the Church of the Redeemer), a health centre, hotel and Clyde River Airport with regular flights to Iqaluit and Pond Inlet. Geography It is located on a flood plain, surrounded by spectacular fjords that stretch all the way into the Barnes Ice Cap. The mountains, icebergs and glaciers in the Clyde River area attract rock and ice climbers from around the world. There is also a multitude of animals to be seen, including barren-ground caribou, narwhals, p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
