Tununiq
Tununiq (Inuktitut: ᑐᓄᓂᕐᒃ,[1] formerly Tunniniq) is a territorial electoral district (riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.
 Nunavut electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Boundaries of Tununiq | |||
| Coordinates: | 72°41′57″N 077°57′33″W | ||
| Territorial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Nunavut | ||
| MLA |
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| District created | 1999 | ||
| First contested | 1999 | ||
| Last contested | 2017 | ||
The riding consists of the community of Pond Inlet.
History
The electoral district was named for the Pond Inlet area. There was a typo in the original legislation, and was corrected by amendments passed in the Assembly.[2]
The district is represented by David Qamaniq who was elected in a September 16, 2019 by-election[3] after the death in office of former MLA Joe Enook on March 29, 2019.[4]
Election results
1999 election
| 1999 Nunavut general election[5] | ||
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Jobie Nutarak | 223 | 47.55% |
| Caleb Sangoya | 94 | 20.04% |
| Sam Omik | 81 | 17.27% |
| Elijah Erkloo | 42 | 8.96% |
| Leo Mucktar | 29 | 6.18% |
| Total valid votes | 469 | 97.71% |
| Total rejected ballots | 11 | 2.29% |
| Turnout | 480 | 88.24% |
| Eligible voters | 544 | |
2004 election
| 2004 Nunavut general election[6] | ||
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Jobie Nutarak | 142 | 31.84% |
| David Qajaakuttuk Qamaniq | 138 | 30.94% |
| Appitaq Enuaraq | 88 | 19.73% |
| Sam Omik | 78 | 17.49% |
| Total valid votes | 446 | 98.45% |
| Total rejected ballots | 7 | 1.55% |
| Turnout | 453 | 76.91% |
| Eligible voters | 589 | |
2006 by-election
| April 23, 2006 by-election[7] | ||
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| James Arvaluk | 206 | 43.92% |
| Rhonda Cunningham | 150 | 31.98% |
| Joseph Krimmerdjuar | 68 | 14.50% |
| Sam Omik | 53 | 11.30% |
| Total valid votes | 469 | 98.45% |
| Total rejected ballots | 8 | 1.55% |
| Turnout | 477 | 76.91% |
| Eligible voters | 648 | |
2008 election
| 2008 Nunavut general election[8] | ||
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| James Arvaluk | 239 | 50.00% |
| Simon Merkosak | 171 | 35.77% |
| Elizirie Peterloosie | 68 | 14.23% |
| Total valid votes | 478 | 99.38% |
| Total rejected ballots | 3 | 0.62% |
| Turnout | 481 | 68.52% |
| Eligible voters | 702 | |
2011 by-election
| September 12, 2011 by-election[9] | ||
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Enook | 285 | 62.91% |
| David Qajaakuttuk Qamaniq | 109 | 24.06% |
| Brandy Kanayuk | 34 | 7.51% |
| Sam Omik | 27 | 5.96% |
| Total valid votes | 453 | 99.56% |
| Total rejected ballots | 2 | 0.44% |
| Turnout | 455 | 67.11% |
| Eligible voters | 678 | |
2013 election
| 2013 Nunavut general election[10] | ||
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Enook | 359 | 73.12% |
| David Qajaakuttuk Qamaniq | 132 | 26.88% |
| Total valid votes | 491 | 97.81% |
| Total rejected ballots | 11 | 2.19% |
| Turnout | 502 | 65.71% |
| Eligible voters | 764 | |
2017 election
| 2017 Nunavut general election[11] | ||
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Enook | 258 | 50.99% |
| David Qajaakuttuk Qamaniq | 146 | 28.85% |
| Jeannie Mills | 102 | 20.16% |
| Total valid votes | 506 | 98.83% |
| Total rejected ballots | 6 | 1.17% |
| Turnout | 512 | 66.41% |
| Eligible voters | 771 | |
2019 by-election
| September 16, 2019 by-election[3] | ||
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| David Qajaakuttuk Qamaniq | 182 | 51.56% |
| Charlie Inuarak | 171 | 48.44% |
| Total valid votes | 353 | 98.06% |
| Total rejected ballots | 7 | 1.94% |
| Turnout | 360 | 47.75% |
| Eligible voters | 754 | |
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.
- "In the Legislative Assembly". Nunatisaq News. June 6, 2008. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
- "Tununiq By-election". Elections Nunavut. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
- Murray, Nick (March 30, 2019). "'Nunavut has lost a great MLA': Speaker Joe Enook dead at 61". CBC News. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- 1999 General Election. Official results for Tununiq. Elections Nunavut. Retrieved September 26, 2019
- 2004 General Election. Official results for Tununiq. Elections Nunavut. Retrieved September 26, 2019
- April 23, 2006 By-Election. Official results for Tununiq. Elections Nunavut. Retrieved September 26, 2019
- 2008 General Election. Official results for Tununiq. Elections Nunavut. Retrieved September 26, 2019
- September 12, 2011 By-Election. Official results for Tununiq. Elections Nunavut. Retrieved September 26, 2019
- 2013 General Election. Official results for Tununiq. Elections Nunavut. Retrieved September 26, 2019
- 2017 General Election. Official results for Tununiq. Elections Nunavut. Retrieved September 26, 2019
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