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Iqaluit City Council is the governing body of the city of
cbc.ca, December 14, 2010. A by-election on December 13, 2010, chose Madeleine Redfern to succeed Sheutiapik as mayor and Joanasie Akumalik to succeed Alainga-Kango on council.
City of Iqaluit
{{Canadian Legislative Bodies Politics of Nunavut Municipal councils in Canada Iqaluit Government of Nunavut
Iqaluit City Council is the governing body of the city of Iqaluit
Iqaluit ( ; , ; ) is the capital of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian territory of Nunavut, its largest community, and its only city. It was known as Frobisher Bay from 1942 to 1987, after the Frobisher Bay, large bay on the c ...
, Nunavut, Canada
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. As of November 2019, the council consists of mayor Kenny Bell
Kenny Bell (born February 25, 1992) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Nebraska and was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL Draft.
Early years
Bell attended Fairview Hi ...
and councillors Joanasie Akumalik, Simon Nattaq, Romeyn Stevenson, Janet Pitsiulaaq Brewster, Solomon Awa, Kyle Sheppard, Sheila Flaherty and Malaiya Lucassie.
From 1964 to 1979, Frobisher Bay was led by community council and chair. After 1979–1980, Frobisher Bay had a town council and mayor and since 2001 a city council and a mayor.
The council is elected fully at-large, with the mayor and all eight councillors elected citywide.
2006-2009
*Mayor:Elisapee Sheutiapik
Elisapee Sheutiapik is a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Iqaluit, Nunavut, from 2003 to 2010, and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in the 2017 general election.
Mayoralty
She won the mayoral election in 2003, def ...
(acclaimed)
*Glenn Williams
*Jimmy Kilabuk
*Marc Boudreau
*Jim Little
*David Alexander
*Simon Nattaq
*Claude Martel
*Al Hayward
On 10 September 2008, CBC North
CBC North ( iu, ᓰᐲᓰ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ, lit=CBC Northwest, translit=, SiiPiiSii Ukiuqtaqtumi; cr, ᓰᐲᓰ ᒌᐌᑎᓅᑖᐦᒡ, label=cr, SiiPiiSii Chiiwetinuutaahch; french: Radio-Canada Nord) is the Canadian Broadcasting Corpora ...
reported that Sheutiapik would be taking a leave of absence to run in the upcoming Nunavut election. She ran in Iqaluit West
Iqaluit West was a territorial electoral district ( riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.
The riding consists of the community of Iqaluit.
Its most recent Member of the Legislative Assembly was Paul Okalik who resigned to run ...
, which had the highest voter turnout at 90.2% but was defeated by incumbent MLA Paul Okalik
Paul Okalik ( iu, ᐹᓪ ᐅᑲᓕᖅ, ; born May 26, 1964) is a Canadian politician. He is the first Inuk to have been called to the Nunavut Bar. He was also the first premier of Nunavut.
On November 4, 2010, he was elected Speaker of the Leg ...
by 44 votes. She subsequently returned to the mayor's chair.
2009-2012
The 2009 municipal election was held on 19 October. Elisapee Sheutiapik and former councillor, Jim Little, were both running for mayor. Sheutiapik won with 57.7% of the vote to Little's 42.3%. For council, a total of 21 people ran for the eight seats. These included incumbents Glenn Williams, Jimmy Kilabuk, David Alexander, Simon Nattaq and Claude Martel. On the day of the election Alexander was shown with 597 votes, one more than Romeyn Stevenson. However a recount was held and Stevenson gained five more votes for a total of 601.2010 by-elections
Incumbent mayor Elisapee Sheutiapik and councillor Natsiq Alainga-Kango both resigned in 2010, Sheutiapik for personal reasons and Alainga-Kango to run for the presidency of Nunavut Tunngavik."Madeleine Redfern elected Iqaluit mayor"cbc.ca, December 14, 2010. A by-election on December 13, 2010, chose Madeleine Redfern to succeed Sheutiapik as mayor and Joanasie Akumalik to succeed Alainga-Kango on council.
2012 election
2015 election
;Elected to council: *Gideonie Joamie *Joanasie Akumalik *Simon Nattaq *Megan Pizzo Lyall *Jason Rochon *Romeyn Stevenson *Kuthula Matshazi *Terry Dobbin2019 election
;Elected to council: * Janet Pitsiulaaq Brewster *Joanasie Akumalik *Solomon Awa *Romeyn Stevenson *Kyle Sheppard *Sheila Flaherty *Simon Nattaq *Malaiya LucassieMayors and Council Chairs
From 1964 to 1979 the settlement was headed by a chair. Village of Frobisher Bay 1964-1980 *Gordon Rennie
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In May 2008, he announced he was leaving comics to concentrate f ...
1964-1969
* Bryan Pearson 1969-1979
The Chair was renamed as mayor in 1979 and Frobisher Bay became a town in 1980.
Town of Frobisher Bay 1980-1987
* Bryan Pearson 1979-1985
Town of Iqaluit 1987-2001
* Joe Kunuk 1994-1997
* Jimmy Kilabuk 1997-2000
* John Matthews 2000
City status was granted in 2001.
City of Iqaluit
* John Matthews 2001-2003
* Elisapee Sheutiapik
Elisapee Sheutiapik is a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Iqaluit, Nunavut, from 2003 to 2010, and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in the 2017 general election.
Mayoralty
She won the mayoral election in 2003, def ...
2003-2010
* Madeleine Redfern 2010–2012
* John Graham 2012–2014 (Stepped down in June 2014)
* Mary Wilman 2014-2015 (Interim mayor)
* Madeleine Redfern 2015–2019
* Kenny Bell
Kenny Bell (born February 25, 1992) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Nebraska and was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL Draft.
Early years
Bell attended Fairview Hi ...
(2019–present)
References
External links
City of Iqaluit
{{Canadian Legislative Bodies Politics of Nunavut Municipal councils in Canada Iqaluit Government of Nunavut