Arviat North-Whale Cove ( iu, ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ
ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓ−ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᖅ,
french: Arviat Nord-Whale Cove,
Inuinnaqtun
Inuinnaqtun (; natively meaning ''like the real human beings/peoples''), is an indigenous Inuit language. It is spoken in the central Canadian Arctic. It is related very closely to Inuktitut, and some scholars, such as Richard Condon, believe th ...
: Arviat Tununga-Tikiraryuaq)
is a
territorial
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electoral district
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(
riding) for the
Legislative Assembly of
Nunavut
Nunavut ( , ; iu, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ , ; ) is the largest and northernmost Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories, territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the ''Nunavut Act'' ...
, Canada.
The riding consists of part of the community of
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 ...
and
Whale Cove. The district was created prior to the
28 October 2013 general election. The communities were previously in
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 ...
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
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Electoral districts of Kivalliq Region
2013 establishments in Nunavut