Cambridge Bay (electoral district)
| Nunavut electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Boundaries of Cambridge Bay | |||
| Coordinates: | 69°07′02″N 105°03′11″W / 69.11722°N 105.05306°W | ||
| Territorial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Nunavut | ||
| MLA |
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| District created | 15 February 1999 | ||
| First contested | 1999 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2006) | 1,477 | ||
| Census division | Kitikmeot Region | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Bathurst Inlet, Cambridge Bay, Umingmaktok | ||
Cambridge Bay (Inuinnaqtun: Iqaluktuuttiaq, Inuktitut: ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑎᐊᕐᒃ[1]) is a territorial electoral district (riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada. The riding, which consists of the communities of Bathurst Inlet, Cambridge Bay and Umingmaktok, came into existence for the first Nunavut general election. The election, which occurred 15 February 1999, was held prior to division of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, 1 April 1999.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Parliament | Years | Member |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1999–2004 | Kelvin Ng |
| 2nd | 2004–2008 | Keith Peterson |
| 3rd | 2008–2013 | |
| 4th | 2013–2017 | |
| 5th | 2017–2021 | Jeannie Ehaloak |
| 6th | 2021–2025 | Pam Gross |
| 7th | 2025–present | Fred Pedersen |
Election results
2025 election
| 2025 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Fred Pedersen | 330 | 55.0 | ||||||
| Pam Gross | 176 | 29.3 | ||||||
| Peter Ohokak | 94 | 15.7 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 1,055 | |||||||
| Total valid ballots | 605 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 5 | |||||||
| Turnout | 57.84% | |||||||
| [2] | ||||||||
2021 election
| 2021 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Pam Gross | 224 | 34.6 | ||||||
| Jeannie Ehaloak | 215 | 33.2 | ||||||
| Peter Ohokak | 209 | 32.3 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 1,016 | |||||||
| Total valid ballots | 648 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 1 | |||||||
| Turnout | 63.9% | |||||||
| [3] | ||||||||
2017 election
| 2017 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Jeannie Ehaloak | 259 | 40.7 | ||||||
| Pam Gross | 250 | 39.3 | ||||||
| Harry Maksagak | 126 | 19.8 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Total valid ballots | 635 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | ||||||||
| [4] | ||||||||
2013 election
| 2013 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Keith Peterson | 443 | 68.7 | ||||||
| Fred Pedersen | 120 | 18.6 | ||||||
| Clara Hokayak Evalik | 82 | 12.7 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Total valid ballots | 645 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 10 | |||||||
| Turnout | 101.7% | |||||||
| [5] | ||||||||
2008 election
| 2008 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | |||||||
| Keith Peterson | Acclaimed | |||||||
| [6] | ||||||||
2004 election
| 2004 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Keith Peterson | 311 | 54.09 | ||||||
| Harry Ambrose Aknavigak | 93 | 16.17 | ||||||
| Harry Maksagak | 86 | 14.96 | ||||||
| David Kaosoni | 85 | 14.78 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Total valid ballots | 575 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 0 | |||||||
| Turnout | 102.13% | |||||||
| [7] | ||||||||
1999 election
| 1999 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Kelvin Ng | 332 | 49.41 | ||||||
| Wilfred Wilcox | 164 | 24.41 | ||||||
| Mike O'Gorman | 108 | 16.07 | ||||||
| Beatrice Bernhardt | 68 | 10.11 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Total valid ballots | 672 | |||||||
| [8] | ||||||||
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.
- ^ "2025 General Election Official Results" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ "Unofficial Election Results Cambridge Bay". Elections Nunavut. 2021.
- ^ "'I'm finally feeling rested': Recount confirms Jeannie Ehaloak's election in Cambridge Bay". CBC News. 5 November 2017.
- ^ Results for the constituency of Cambridge Bay Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Official Candidates List" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2008.
- ^ "Nunavut general election 2004 Election Results" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved 24 September 2008.
- ^ 1999 General Election Official Results at Elections Nunavut