Baker Lake ( iu, ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒃ,
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 ...
: Qamanittuaq)
is a
territorial
A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person, or animal.
In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or a ...
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.
Nunavut MLAs vote in favour of new electoral map
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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_type:city_scale:20000, display=title, name=Baker Lake (electoral district)
Electoral districts of Kivalliq Region
1999 establishments in Nunavut