Gjoa Haven ( iu, ᐅᕐᒃᓱᕐᒃᑑᕐᒃ,
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 ...
: Uqhuqtuuq)
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
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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 the community of
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 ...
. The district was created prior to the
28 October 2013 general election. The community used to be in
Nattilik Nattilik was a territorial electoral district ( riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.
The riding consisted of the communities of Gjoa Haven and Taloyoak. Gjoa Haven is now a part of the Gjoa Haven riding and Taloyoak is a part ...
.
of the 2011 Nunavut Electoral Boundaries Commission
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Election results
2017 election
2013 election
References
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Electoral districts of Kitikmeot Region
2013 establishments in Nunavut
Gjoa Haven