Provincial electoral district in Nunavut, Canada
Uqqummiut (Inuktitut : ᐅᕐᒃᑯᒻᒥᐅᑦ ,[ 1] Inuinnaqtun : Uqqurmiut)[ 1] is a territorial electoral district (riding ) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut , Canada .
The riding consists of the communities of Clyde River and Qikiqtarjuaq .
The Member of the Legislative Assembly was Samuel Nuqingaq . On 24 October 2014, he was expelled for the legislature and the seat became vacant with a by-election to be held within six months.[ 2] The by-election was held 9 February 2015 and Pauloosie Keyootak of Qikiqtarjuaq was elected.[ 3]
Election results
1999 election
2004 election
2004 Nunavut general election
[ 4]
Name
Vote
%
James Arreak
148
26.87%
Phoebe Palluq Hainnu
102
18.65%
Samuel Nuqingaq
83
15.17%
Stevie Audlakiak
79
14.44%
Lootie Toomasie
66
12.07%
David Iqaqrialu
60
10.97%
Peter Iqalukjuak
9
1.83%
Total Valid Ballots
547
100%
Voter Turnout 90.42%
Rejected Ballots 2
2008 election
2013 election After the original count both Samuel Nuqingaq and Niore Iqalukjuak were tied with 187 votes each. A recount was held November 5 and Nuqingaq was declared elected with 187 while Iqalukjuak had 185.[ 5] [ 6]
2013 Nunavut general election
[ 5]
Name
Vote
%
Samuel Nuqingaq
187
36.7%
Niore Iqalukjuak
185
36.3%
Loseosie Paneak
62
12.2%
Apiusie Apak
49
9.6%
Charlie Kalluk
26
5.1%
Total Valid Ballots
509
100%
Voter Turnout 77.9%
Rejected Ballots 2
2015 By-election
2015 By-election
[ 3]
Name
Vote
%
Pauloosie Keyootak
220
42.3%
Niore Iqalukjuak
195
37.5%
James Arreak
105
20.2%
Total Valid Ballots
520
100%
Voter Turnout 70.5%
Rejected Ballots 0
2017 election
2021 election
References
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Current districts (2013–present)
^A Existed under different boundaries prior to 2013
^B Unchanged since 1999
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