Gjoa Haven (electoral district)

Gjoa Haven (Inuktitut: ᐅᕐᒃᓱᕐᒃᑑᕐᒃ,[1] Inuinnaqtun: Uqhuqtuuq)[1] is a territorial electoral district (riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.[2]

Gjoa Haven
Nunavut electoral district
Boundaries of Gjoa Haven
Coordinates:68°37′33″N 095°52′30″W
Territorial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Nunavut
MLA
 
 
 
Tony Akoak
District created2013
First contested2013
Last contested2017

The riding consists of the community of Gjoa Haven. The district was created prior to the 28 October 2013 general election. The community used to be in Nattilik.[3]

Election results

2017 election

2017 Nunavut general election
Name Vote %
     Tony Akoak 171
     James Taqaugaq Qitsualik 133
     Paul Puqiqnak 79
     Joseph Aglukkaq 53

2013 election

2013 Nunavut general election
[4] Name Vote %
     Tony Akoak 210 48.4%
     Linda Hunter 161 37.1%
     George Sonny Porter 46 10.6%
     Andrew Porter 17 3.9%
Total Valid Ballots 434 100%
Voter Turnout 70.2% Rejected Ballots 7

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 Constituencies Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. of the 2011 Nunavut Electoral Boundaries Commission
  4. Results for the constituency of Gjoa Haven Archived 2013-11-14 at the Wayback Machine at Elections Nunavut
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