Baker Lake (electoral district)

Baker Lake (Inuktitut: ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒃ,[1] Inuinnaqtun: Qamanittuaq)[1] is a territorial 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 is Simeon Mikkungwak.

Baker Lake
Nunavut electoral district
Boundaries of Baker Lake
Territorial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Nunavut
MLA
 
 
 
Craig Simailak
District created15 February 1999
First contested1999
Last contested2017
Demographics
Census division(s)Baker Lake

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.[2]

Election results

1999 election

1999 Nunavut general election
  Name Vote %
     Glenn McLean 460 63.98%
     Patrick Tagoona 187 26.01%
     David Toolooktook 72 10.01%
Total Valid Ballots 719 100%
Voter Turnout % Rejected Ballots

2004 election

2004 Nunavut general election
[3] Name Vote %
     David Simailak 352 48.22%
     David Aksawnee 209 28.63%
     Becky Kudloo 96 13.15%
     David Toolooktook 73 10.00%
Total Valid Ballots 730 100%
Voter Turnout 89.50% Rejected Ballots 3

2008 election

2008 Nunavut general election
Name Vote %
     Moses Aupaluktuq 266 41.2%
     David Simailak 236 36.5%
     Elijah Amarook 144 22.3%
Total Valid Ballots 646 100%

2013 election

2013 Nunavut general election
[4] Name Vote %
     Simeon Mikkungwak 392 59.3%
     Karen Yip 269 40.3%
Total Valid Ballots 661 100%
Voter Turnout 70.7% Rejected Ballots 1

2017 election

2017 Nunavut general election
Name Votes %
     Simeon Mikkungwak 389 58.15
     Karen Kabloona 280 41.85
Total valid ballots 669 98.96
Total rejected ballots 7 1.04
Total ballots 676 69.98
Electors on list 980

2020 by-election

July 24, 2020
Candidate Vote %
Craig Atangalaaq Simailak Acclaimed

References

  1. "Nunavut Elections Act Office Consolidation, English version". Elections Nunavut. p. 135. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 5, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  2. Nunavut MLAs vote in favour of new electoral map
  3. "Nunavut general election 2004 Election Results" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. p. 34. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
  4. Results for the constituency of Baker Lake Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine at Elections Nunavut

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