Rankin Inlet South (Inuktitut: ᑲᖏᕐᒃᖠᓂᐅᑉ ᓂᒋᐊ,[1] French: Rankin Inlet Sud,[1] Inuinnaqtun: Kangirliniq Hivuraa)[1] is a territorial electoral district (riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.[2] The riding consists of part of Rankin Inlet. The district was created prior to the 28 October 2013 general election. The community used to be in Rankin Inlet South/Whale Cove.[3]
The election resulted in a tie and a recount was held November 5. This confirmed the tie,[4] forcing a by-election on February 10, 2014, which was won by Alexander Sammurtok.[5]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
† by-election
Election results
2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2014 by-election
| 2014 Nunavut general election
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Candidate
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Votes |
%
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Alexander Sammurtok |
268 |
54.3
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Lorne Kusugak |
225 |
45.7
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| Eligible voters
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613
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| Total valid ballots
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493
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| Rejected ballots
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2
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| Turnout
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80.4%
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| [5]
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2013 election
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Nunavut Elections Act Office Consolidation, English version". Elections Nunavut. p. 135. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 5, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ^ Nunavut Constituencies Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Report of the 2011 Nunavut Electoral Boundaries Commission
- ^ Murphy, David (November 5, 2013). "Nunavut recounts produce one winner and one intractable deadlock". Nunatsiaq News. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ a b "New Nunavut MLA ready to work “for the people”". Nunatsiaq News, February 11, 2014.
- ^ "2025 General Election Official Results" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
- ^ "2021 General Election Results" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ 2017 General Election Official Results at Elections Nunavut
- ^ "Results for the constituency of Rankin Inlet South". Elections Nunavut. Archived from the original on April 4, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
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Current districts (2013–present)
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^A Existed under different boundaries prior to 2013 ^B Unchanged since 1999 |