Amittuq
| Nunavut electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Boundaries of Amittuq | |||
| Territorial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Nunavut | ||
| MLA |
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| District created | 1999 | ||
| First contested | 1999 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
Amittuq (Inuktitut: ᐊᒥᑦᑐᕐᒃ)[1] is a territorial electoral district (riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.[2] The riding consists of the communities of Sanirajak and part of Igloolik. The boundary was redrawn for the 28 October 2013 general election.[3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Parliament | Years | Member |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1999–2004 | Enoki Irqittuq |
| 2nd | 2004–2008 | Louis Tapardjuk |
| 3rd | 2008–2013 | |
| 4th | 2013–2017 | George Qulaut |
| 5th | 2017–2021 | Joelie Kaernerk |
| 6th | 2021–2025 | |
| 7th | 2025–present | Abraham Qammaniq |
Election results
2025 election
| 2025 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Abraham Qammaniq | 148 | 41.1 | ||||||
| Reena Irqittuq | 80 | 22.2 | ||||||
| Paul Haulli | 74 | 20.6 | ||||||
| Roger Beaudry | 58 | 16.1 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 663 | |||||||
| Total valid ballots | 360 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 1 | |||||||
| Turnout | 54.53% | |||||||
| [4] | ||||||||
2021 election
| 2021 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Joelie Kaernerk | 170 | 50.4 | ||||||
| Solomon Allurut | 167 | 49.6 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 669 | |||||||
| Total valid ballots | 337 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 1 | |||||||
| Turnout | 50.4% | |||||||
| [5] | ||||||||
2017 election
| 2017 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Joelie Kaernerk | 115 | 27.6 | ||||||
| Paul Haulli | 84 | 20.2 | ||||||
| George Qulaut | 69 | 16.6 | ||||||
| Reena Akumalik Irqittuq | 46 | 11.1 | ||||||
| Jason Ikeperiar | 41 | 9.9 | ||||||
| Solomon Angugasak Allurut | 39 | 9.4 | ||||||
| Erasmus Ivvalu | 22 | 5.3 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 648 | |||||||
| Total valid ballots | 416 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 2 | |||||||
| Turnout | 64.51% | |||||||
| [6] | ||||||||
2013 election
| 2013 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| George Qulaut | 244 | 68.5 | ||||||
| Paul Haulli | 103 | 31.5 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 589 | |||||||
| Total valid ballots | 347 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 9 | |||||||
| Turnout | 60.5% | |||||||
| [7] | ||||||||
2008 election
| 2008 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Louis Tapardjuk | 399 | 65.2 | ||||||
| Joanna Quassa | 213 | 34.8 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 1,033 | |||||||
| Total valid ballots | 612 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 16 | |||||||
| Turnout | 59.19% | |||||||
| [8] | ||||||||
2004 election
| 2004 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Louis Tapardjuk | 277 | 34.98 | ||||||
| Solomon Allurut | 176 | 27.12 | ||||||
| Paul Hauli | 90 | 13.88 | ||||||
| Enoki Irqittuq | 90 | 13.88 | ||||||
| Levi Kaunak | 66 | 10.14 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 841 | |||||||
| Total valid ballots | 699 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 0 | |||||||
| Turnout | 83.12% | |||||||
| [9] | ||||||||
1999 election
| 1999 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Enoki Irqittuq | 251 | 33.03 | ||||||
| Mark Evaloarjuk | 210 | 27.63 | ||||||
| Solomon Allurut | 128 | 16.84 | ||||||
| Cain Iqqaqsaq | 101 | 13.29 | ||||||
| Joanna Oolateeta | 70 | 9.21 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 893 | |||||||
| Total valid ballots | 760 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 0 | |||||||
| Turnout | 85.11% | |||||||
| [10] | ||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Nunavut Elections Act Office Consolidation, English version". Elections Nunavut. p. 135. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Nunavut Constituencies". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ^ "Report of the 2011 Nunavut Electoral Boundaries Commission" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ^ "2025 General Election Official Results" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ "2021 General Election Results" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ 2017 General Election Official Results at Elections Nunavut
- ^ Results for the constituency of Amittuq Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2008 General Election Official Results at Elections Nunavut
- ^ "2004 General Election Official Results" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ 1999 General Election Official Results at Elections Nunavut