Adamee Komoartok is a

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politician, who was elected as the

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for the

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in the

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in the 2008 territorial election. On 10 March 2011, all Nunavut MLAs, with the exception of

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and

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who were absent, voted to suspend Komoartok until the spring session. His suspension arose after he was charged with "assault causing bodily harm" on his wife, Penena Mosesee, who was also charged with assault. On 15 March 2011, Komoartok announced that he was resigning as MLA for Pangnirtung. He first announced his resignation on the community radio and the hamlet issued a release supporting his resignation. A by-election for the seat was to be held within six months.Hamlet of Pangnirtung news release on resignation of Adamee Komoartok
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