Kugluktuk (electoral district)
Kugluktuk (Inuinnaqtun and French: Kugluktuk, Inuktitut: ᖁᕐᓗᕐᒃᑐᕐᒃ[1]) is the most western territorial electoral district (riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.
 Nunavut electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Boundaries of Kugluktuk | |||
| Coordinates: | 67°49′32″N 115°05′42″W | ||
| Territorial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Nunavut | ||
| MLA |
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| District created | 1999 | ||
| First contested | 1999 | ||
| Last contested | 2020 by-election | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2006) | 1,302 | ||
| Census division(s) | Kitikmeot Region | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Kugluktuk | ||
The riding consists of the community of Kugluktuk in the Kitikmeot Region.
Former Member of the Legislative Assembly for Kugluktuk, Joe Allen Evyagotailak, stepped down 20 August 2008, stating that he wanted to run for the presidency of the Kitikmeot Inuit Association (KIA).[2][3] There was not a by-election as the next general election was to be held 27 October 2008, leaving the riding unrepresented at the last session.[3] At that time, Peter Taptuna was elected. He was acclaimed at the subsequent general election, and was later elected premier by the legislature. He did not run in the 2017 general election, and the riding again acclaimed its next MLA, Mila Adjukak Kamingoak. After the resignation of Kamingoak, Calvin Pedersen, grandson of former MLA Red Pedersen, was acclaimed as MLA on 24 July 2020.[4]
Election results
1999 election
| 1999 Nunavut general election | |||
| Name | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Havioyak | 200 | 35.15% | |
| Ida Ayalik-McWilliam | 194 | 34.10% | |
| Stanley K. Anablak | 125 | 21.97% | |
| Kevin Bryce Niptanatiak | 50 | 8.78% | |
| Total Valid Ballots | 569 | 100% | |
| Voter Turnout % | Rejected Ballots | ||
2004 election
| 2004 Nunavut general election | |||
| [5] | Name | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Allen Evyagotailak | 215 | 40.41% | |
| Donald Havioyak | 165 | 31.02% | |
| Millie Kuliktana | 152 | 28.57% | |
| Total Valid Ballots | 532 | 100% | |
| Voter Turnout 134.33% | Rejected Ballots 8 | ||
2008 election
| 2008 Nunavut general election | |||
| [6] | Name | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Taptuna | 264 | 59.7% | |
| Donald Havioyak | 178 | 40.3% | |
| Total Valid Ballots | 442 | 100% | |
2013 election
| 2013 Nunavut general election | |||
| [7] | Name | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Taptuna | Acclaimed | ||
2017 election
| 2017 Nunavut general election | |||
| [7] | Name | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mila Adjukak Kamingoak | Acclaimed | ||
2020 by-election
| 2017 Nunavut general election | |||
| [4] | Name | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Aivgak Pedersen | Acclaimed | ||
References
- "Nunavut Elections Act Office Consolidation, English version". Elections Nunavut. p. 135. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 5, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- MLA for Kugluktuk resigns from the Legislative Assembly Archived 2008-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Nunavut MLA Evyagotailak resigns to seek KIA leadership
- Kugluktuk By-Election
- "Nunavut general election 2004 Election Results" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. p. 39. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
- Nunavut Votes 2008 - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (accessed 2010-01-10).
- Election Results 2013 General Election Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine at Elections Nunavut