The 2021 Nunavut general election was held on October 25, 2021, to return the members of the

6th Nunavut Legislature The 6th Nunavut Legislature began after the 2021 general election on October 25. The election returned 22 non-partisan members. Premier and cabinet After the election, the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut ...

. Since the adoption of a fixed election date law in 2014, general elections in Nunavut are held in the last Monday of October in the fourth calendar year following the last elections. The

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 Apr ...

can be dissolved earlier by the

Commissioner of Nunavut The commissioner of Nunavut ( iu, ᑲᒥᓯᓇ ᓄᓇᕗᒧᑦ; Inuinnaqtun: ''Kamisinauyuq Nunavunmut''; french: Commissaire du Nunavut) is the Government of Canada's representative in the territory of Nunavut. The current commissioner since Janu ...

on the advice of the

Premier of Nunavut The premier of Nunavut ( iu, ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ; Inuinnaqtun: ''Hivuliqti Nunavunmi''; french: premier ministre du Nunavut) is the first minister for the Canadian territory of Nunavut. The premier is the territory's head of governme ...

. Unlike most legislatures in Canada, the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut operates on a non-partisan consensus government model. Candidates in territorial elections run as independents rather than being nominated by

political parties A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or pol ...

. The premier and executive council are then selected internally by the MLAs at the first special sitting of the new legislative session. The election was held using single-member districts and successful candidates were determined through the

first past the post In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast their ...

system.

Candidates

The following are the unofficial results. (X) indicates the incumbent

Aggu Aggu ( iu, ᐊᒡᒍ) is a territorial electoral district ( riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada. The riding consists of part of the community of Igloolik. The district was created prior to the 28 October 2013 general election ...

Aivilik Aivilik ( iu, ᐊᐃᕕᓕᒃ) is a territorial electoral district ( riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada. The riding consists of the communities of Naujaat (formerly Repulse Bay) and Coral Harbour. The district was created pr ...

Amittuq Amittuq ( iu, ᐊᒥᑦᑐᕐᒃ) is a territorial electoral district ( riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada. The riding consists of the communities of Hall Beach and part of Igloolik Igloolik ( Inuktitut syllabics: , ''Iglu ...

Arviat North-Whale Cove

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 distric ...

Baker Lake

Cambridge Bay Cambridge Bay (Inuinnaqtun: ''Iqaluktuuttiaq'' Inuktitut: ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ; 2021 population 1,760; population centre 1,403) is a hamlet located on Victoria Island in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is the largest settl ...

Gjoa Haven Gjoa Haven (; Inuktitut: Uqsuqtuuq, syllabics: ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ , meaning "lots of fat", referring to the abundance of sea mammals in the nearby waters; or �ʒɔa evən is an Inuit hamlet in Nunavut, above the Arctic Circle The Arct ...

Hudson Bay Hudson Bay ( crj, text=ᐐᓂᐯᒄ, translit=Wînipekw; crl, text=ᐐᓂᐹᒄ, translit=Wînipâkw; iu, text=ᑲᖏᖅᓱᐊᓗᒃ ᐃᓗᐊ, translit=Kangiqsualuk ilua or iu, text=ᑕᓯᐅᔭᕐᔪᐊᖅ, translit=Tasiujarjuaq; french: b ...

Iqaluit-Manirajak Iqaluit-Manirajak ( iu, ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ−ᒪᓂᕋᔭᒃ) is a territorial electoral district ( riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada. The riding consists of part of what was Iqaluit West Iqaluit West was a territorial elec ...

Iqaluit-Niaqunnguu Iqaluit-Niaqunnguu ( iu, ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ−ᓂᐊᖁᙴ) is a territorial electoral district ( riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada. The riding consists of part of what was Iqaluit East Iqaluit East was a territorial elector ...

Iqaluit-Sinaa Iqaluit-Sinaa ( iu, ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ−ᓯᓈ) is a territorial electoral district( riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada. The riding consists of part of what was Iqaluit West Iqaluit West was a territorial electoral district ...

Iqaluit-Tasiluk Iqaluit-Tasiluk ( iu, ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ−ᑕᓯᓗᒃ) is a territorial electoral district ( riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada. The riding consists of part of what was Iqaluit East and Iqaluit Centre Iqaluit Centre was a ter ...

Kugluktuk Kugluktuk (, ; Inuktitut syllabics: ; ), formerly known as Coppermine until 1 January 1996, is a hamlet located at the mouth of the Coppermine River in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada, on Coronation Gulf, southwest of Victoria Island. I ...

Netsilik The Netsilik (Netsilingmiut) are Inuit who live predominantly in Kugaaruk and Gjoa Haven of the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut and to a smaller extent in Taloyoak and the north Qikiqtaaluk Region, in Canada. They were, in the early 20th century, a ...

Pangnirtung Pangnirtung (or Pang, also Pangniqtuuq, in syllabics: ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ ) is an Inuit hamlet, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut, located on Baffin Island. Pangnirtung is situated on a coastal plain at the coast of ...

Quttiktuq Quttiktuq ( iu, ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᕐᒃ) is a territorial electoral district ( riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada. The riding consists of the communities of Arctic Bay, Grise Fiord, Nanisivik Nanisivik ( iu, ᓇᓂᓯᕕ ...

Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet

Rankin Inlet South

South Baffin South Baffin ( iu, ᕿᑭᕐᒃᑖᓘᑉ ᓂᒋᐊ, french: Baffin Sud, Inuinnaqtun: Hivuraa Qikiqtaaluk) is a territorial electoral district ( riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada. The riding consists of the communities of Ki ...

Tununiq

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 Membe ...

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