South Baffin
| Nunavut electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Boundaries of South Baffin | |||
| Coordinates: | 64°21′36″N 72°03′00″W / 64.360°N 72.050°W | ||
| Territorial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Nunavut | ||
| MLA |
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| District created | 1999 | ||
| First contested | 1999 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
South Baffin (Inuktitut: ᕿᑭᕐᒃᑖᓘᑉ ᓂᒋᐊ,[1] French: Baffin Sud,[1] Inuinnaqtun: Hivuraa Qikiqtaaluk)[1] is a territorial electoral district (riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada. The riding consists of the communities of Kinngait and Kimmirut.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
† by-election
| Parliament | Years | Member | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1999–2004 | Olayuk Akesuk | |
| 2nd | 2004–2008 | ||
| 3rd† | 2008–2013 | Fred Schell | |
| 4th | 2013–2017 | David Joanasie | |
| 5th | 2017–2021 | ||
| 6th | 2021–2025 | ||
| 7th | 2025–present | ||
Election results
2025 election
| 2025 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| David Joanasie | Acclaimed | |||||||
| [2] | ||||||||
2021 election
| 2021 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| David Joanasie | Acclaimed | |||||||
| [3] | ||||||||
2017 election
| 2017 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| David Joanasie | 310 | 61.39 | ||||||
| Michael Salomonie | 195 | 38.61 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 917 | |||||||
| Total valid ballots | 505 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 8 | |||||||
| Turnout | 55.04% | |||||||
| [4] | ||||||||
2013 election
| 2013 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| David Joanasie | 409 | 58.2 | ||||||
| Tommy Akavak | 160 | 22.8 | ||||||
| Mathew Saveakjuk Jaw | 51 | 7.3 | ||||||
| Fred Schell | 43 | 6.1 | ||||||
| Joannie Ikkidluak | 40 | 5.7 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 853 | |||||||
| Total valid ballots | 703 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 1 | |||||||
| Turnout | 82.4% | |||||||
| [5] | ||||||||
2008 by-election
| 2008 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Fred Schell | 203 | 39.6 | ||||||
| Adamie Nuna | 118 | 23.0 | ||||||
| Joannie Ikkidluak | 116 | 22.7 | ||||||
| Zeke Ejesiak | 72 | 14.1 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 872 | |||||||
| Total valid ballots | 509 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 3 | |||||||
| Turnout | 58.37% | |||||||
| [6] | ||||||||
2008 general election
| 2008 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | |||||||
| Result | No candidates nominated; by-election held November 3, 2008 | |||||||
| [7] | ||||||||
2004 election
| 2004 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Olayuk Akesuk | 300 | 58.94 | ||||||
| Martha Lyta | 110 | 21.61 | ||||||
| Malicktoo Lyta | 99 | 19.45 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 466 | |||||||
| Total valid ballots | 509 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 3 | |||||||
| Turnout | 109.17% | |||||||
| [8] | ||||||||
1999 election
| 1999 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Olayuk Akesuk | 368 | 53.18 | ||||||
| Goo Arlooktoo | 232 | 33.53 | ||||||
| Mathew Saveakjuk | 92 | 13.29 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 759 | |||||||
| Total valid ballots | 692 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 5 | |||||||
| Turnout | 91.23% | |||||||
| [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.
- ^ "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 South Baffin at Elections Nunavut
- ^ 2008 South Baffin By-Election Official Results at Elections Nunavut
- ^ CBC News
- ^ Kusugak, Sandy (2004). "Appendix B: Constituency Voting Results". Report to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut by the Chief Electoral Officer: Elections Nunavut - Laying Groundwork; Conduct of the 2nd General Election – February 16, 2004; Next Steps (PDF). Elections Nunavut. p. 17 of Appendix B, or p. [46] overall. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2008.
- ^ 1999 General Election Official Results at Elections Nunavut