Arviat South
| Nunavut electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Boundaries of Arviat South | |||
| Coordinates: | 61°05′16″N 96°06′50″W / 61.08778°N 96.11389°W | ||
| Territorial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Nunavut | ||
| MLA |
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| District created | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 2013 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
Arviat South (Inuktitut: ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᓂᒋᐊ,[1] French: Arviat Sud,[1] Inuinnaqtun: Arviat Hivuraa)[1] is an electoral district (riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.[2] The riding consists of part of the community of Arviat. The district was created prior to the 28 October 2013 general election. The community was previously in Arviat.[3]
Arviat South MLA Joe Savikataaq, who was Deputy Premier of Nunavut following the October 30, 2017 election, became Premier after Paul Quassa was removed from his position after a vote of no-confidence.[4][5]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Parliament | Years | Member |
|---|---|---|
| 4th | 2013–2017 | Joe Savikataaq |
| 5th | 2017–2021 | |
| 6th | 2021–2025 | |
| 7th | 2025–present | Jamie Kablutsiak |
Election results
2025 election
| 2025 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Jamie Kablutsiak | 256 | 68.1 | ||||||
| Alana Kuksuk | 120 | 31.9 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 712 | |||||||
| Total valid ballots | 376 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 1 | |||||||
| Turnout | 52.96% | |||||||
| [6] | ||||||||
2021 election
| 2021 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Joe Savikataaq | Acclaimed | |||||||
| [7] | ||||||||
2017 election
| 2017 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Joe Savikataaq | 280 | 54.5 | ||||||
| Jason Gibbons | 234 | 45.5 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 633 | |||||||
| Total valid ballots | 514 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 14 | |||||||
| Turnout | 81.23% | |||||||
| [8] | ||||||||
2013 election
| 2013 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Joe Savikataaq | 181 | 40.0 | ||||||
| Airo Pameolik | 147 | 32.5 | ||||||
| Peter Alareak | 125 | 27.6 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 592 | |||||||
| Total valid ballots | 453 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 1 | |||||||
| Turnout | 76.6% | |||||||
| [9] | ||||||||
See also
References
- ^ a b c "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 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ of the 2011 Nunavut Electoral Boundaries Commission
- ^ After Paul Quassa ejected, Nunavut chooses deputy as new premier
- ^ Joe Savikataaq is the new premier of Nunavut, after non-confidence vote ousts former leader
- ^ "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 Arviat South Archived 2013-11-14 at the Wayback Machine