Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet
| Nunavut electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Boundaries of Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet | |||
| Territorial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Nunavut | ||
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| District created | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 2013 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet (Inuktitut: ᑲᖏᕐᒃᖠᓂᐅᑉ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓ−ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒃ,[1] French: Rankin Inlet Nord-Chesterfield Inlet,[1] Inuinnaqtun: Kangirliniq Tununga-Igluligaaryuk)[1] is a territorial electoral district (riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.[2] The riding consists of the communities of Chesterfield Inlet and part of Rankin Inlet. The district was created prior to the 28 October 2013 general election. The communities were previously in Nanulik and Rankin Inlet North.[3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Parliament | Years | Member | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 2013–2017 | Tom Sammurtok | |
| 5th | 2017–2021 | Cathy Towtongie | |
| 6th | 2021–2025 | Alexander Sammurtok | |
| 7th | 2025–present | ||
Election results
2025 election
| 2025 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Alexander Sammurtok | 156 | 52.2 | ||||||
| Cathy Towtongie | 143 | 47.8 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 801 | |||||||
| Total valid ballots | 304 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 5 | |||||||
| Turnout | 38.58% | |||||||
| [4] | ||||||||
2021 election
| 2021 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Alexander Sammurtok | 147 | 46.8 | ||||||
| Q. Cathy Towtongie | 124 | 39.5 | ||||||
| Albert Aokaut | 43 | 13.7 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 816 | |||||||
| Total valid ballots | 314 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 2 | |||||||
| Turnout | 38.5% | |||||||
| [5] | ||||||||
2017 election
| 2017 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Cathy Towtongie | 170 | 37.0 | ||||||
| Cedric Autut | 144 | 31.4 | ||||||
| Tom Sammurtok | 89 | 19.4 | ||||||
| Douglas Aggark | 56 | 12.2 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 813 | |||||||
| Total valid ballots | 459 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 5 | |||||||
| Turnout | 56.45% | |||||||
| [6] | ||||||||
2013 election
| 2013 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Tom Sammurtok | 212 | 45.8 | ||||||
| Donna Adams | 94 | 20.3 | ||||||
| Qilak Kusugak | 89 | 19.2 | ||||||
| Harry Niakrok | 68 | 14.7 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 723 | |||||||
| Total valid ballots | 463 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 3 | |||||||
| Turnout | 64.0% | |||||||
| [7] | ||||||||
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
- ^ Report of the 2011 Nunavut Electoral Boundaries Commission
- ^ "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 Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet Archived 2013-11-14 at the Wayback Machine