Nunavut is a federal

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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, that has been represented in the

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since 1979. Before 1997, it was known as Nunatsiaq, and was one of two electoral districts in

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. The riding covers the entire territory of Nunavut. It is the largest federal electoral district by land area in Canada, and since the abolition of the

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in Western Australia, it is the second largest electoral district in the world after

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in Russia and the largest one represented by a single legislator.

Demographics

:''According to the Canada 2011 Census; 2013 representation'' *Ethnic groups: 86.3% Indigenous, 12.1% White *Languages: 66.8% Inuktitut, 29.1% English, 1.4% French *Religions: 86.0% Christian (50.3% Anglican, 23.9% Catholic, 4.9% Pentecostal, 6.8% Other), 12.9% No religion *Median income (2010): $25,662 *Average income (2010): $43,505 The Nunavut riding holds a host of demographic records: * Lowest median age: 24.1 years * Highest percentage of Indigenous peoples: 85.0% * Highest percentage of Inuit: 84.0% * Highest percentage of a non-official language as mother tongue: 69.4% * Highest percentage of an

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as mother tongue: 68.0% * Highest percentage of

Inuktitut Inuktitut (; , syllabics ; from , "person" + , "like", "in the manner of"), also Eastern Canadian Inuktitut, is one of the principal Inuit languages of Canada. It is spoken in all areas north of the tree line, including parts of the provinces o ...

as mother tongue: 66.8% * Highest percentage of an Indigenous language as home language: 53.0% * Highest percentage of

as home language: 51.9% :''According to the

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'' * Most common mother tongue languages (2016) : 63.1% Inuktitut, 31.5% English, 1.7% French, 1.4% Inuinnaqtun, 0.4% Tagalog, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% German

History

The riding was created in 1976 as "Nunatsiaq" from parts of the

riding. It was renamed "Nunavut" in 1996. In 1999, the district's boundaries were redefined in the

Nunavut Act The history of Nunavut covers the period from the arrival of the Paleo-Eskimo thousands of years ago to present day. Prior to the colonization of the continent by Europeans, the lands encompassing present-day Nunavut were inhabited by several ...

, the law governing the creation of Nunavut as a separate jurisdiction from the Northwest Territories. The boundaries of this riding were not changed in the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Riding associations

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s are the local branches of political parties:

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following

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Election results

Nunavut

Nunatsiaq

References

Notes

External links

Riding history for Nunatsiaq (1976–1996) from the

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Riding history for Nunavut (1996–1999) from the

Riding history for Nunavut (1999– ) from the

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