Uqqummiut
| Nunavut electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Boundaries of Uqqummiut | |||
| Territorial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Nunavut | ||
| MLA |
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| District created | 1999 | ||
| First contested | 1999 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
Uqqummiut (Inuktitut: ᐅᕐᒃᑯᒻᒥᐅᑦ,[1] Inuinnaqtun: Uqqurmiut)[1] is a territorial electoral district (riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada. The riding consists of the communities of Clyde River and Qikiqtarjuaq.
The Member of the Legislative Assembly was Samuel Nuqingaq. On 24 October 2014, he was expelled for the legislature and the seat became vacant with a by-election to be held within six months.[2] The by-election was held 9 February 2015 and Pauloosie Keyootak of Qikiqtarjuaq was elected.[3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
† by-election
| Parliament | Years | Member | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1999–2004 | David Iqaqrialu | |
| 2nd | 2004–2008 | James Arreak | |
| 3rd | 2008–2013 | ||
| 4th | 2013–2015 | Samuel Nuqingaq | |
| 4th† | 2015–2017 | Pauloosie Keyootak | |
| 5th | 2017–2021 | ||
| 6th | 2021–2025 | Mary Killiktee | |
| 7th | 2025–present | Gordon Kautuk | |
Election results
2025 election
| 2025 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Gordon Kautuk | 402 | 75.3 | ||||||
| Mary Killiktee | 132 | 24.7 | ||||||
| Total valid ballots | 540 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 6 | |||||||
| Turnout | 62.14% | |||||||
| [4] | ||||||||
2021 election
| 2021 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Mary Killiktee | 261 | 63.8 | ||||||
| Sheila Enook | 148 | 36.2 | ||||||
| Total valid ballots | 409 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 1 | |||||||
| Turnout | 46.6% | |||||||
| [5] | ||||||||
2017 election
| 2017 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Pauloosie Keyootak | 235 | 43.2 | ||||||
| Jerry Natanine | 191 | 35.1 | ||||||
| Johnathan Palluq | 118 | 21.7 | ||||||
| Total valid ballots | 544 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 12 | |||||||
| Turnout | 66.43% | |||||||
| [6] | ||||||||
2015 by-election
| 2015 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Pauloosie Keyootak | 220 | 42.3 | ||||||
| Niore Iqalukjuak | 195 | 37.5 | ||||||
| James Arreak | 105 | 20.2 | ||||||
| Total valid ballots | 520 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 0 | |||||||
| Turnout | 70.5% | |||||||
| [3] | ||||||||
2013 election
After the original count both Samuel Nuqingaq and Niore Iqalukjuak were tied with 187 votes each. A recount was held November 5 and Nuqingaq was declared elected with 187 while Iqalukjuak had 185.[7][8]
| 2013 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Samuel Nuqingaq | 187 | 36.7 | ||||||
| Niore Iqalukjuak | 185 | 36.3 | ||||||
| Loseosie Paneak | 62 | 12.2 | ||||||
| Apiusie Apak | 49 | 9.6 | ||||||
| Charlie Kalluk | 26 | 5.1 | ||||||
| Total valid ballots | 509 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 2 | |||||||
| Turnout | 77.9% | |||||||
| [7] | ||||||||
2008 election
| 2008 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| James Arreak | 218 | 40.4 | ||||||
| Loasie Audlakiak | 212 | 39.3 | ||||||
| Igah Hainnu | 110 | 20.4 | ||||||
| Total valid ballots | 540 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 1 | |||||||
| Turnout | 84.93% | |||||||
| [9] | ||||||||
2004 election
| 2004 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| James Arreak | 148 | 26.87 | ||||||
| Phoebe Palluq Hainnu | 102 | 18.65 | ||||||
| Samuel Nuqingaq | 83 | 15.17 | ||||||
| Stevie Audlakiak | 79 | 14.44 | ||||||
| Lootie Toomasie | 66 | 12.07 | ||||||
| David Iqaqrialu | 60 | 10.97 | ||||||
| Peter Iqalukjuak | 9 | 1.83 | ||||||
| Total valid ballots | 547 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 2 | |||||||
| Turnout | 90.42% | |||||||
| [10] | ||||||||
1999 election
| 1999 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| David Iqaqrialu | 232 | 42.80 | ||||||
| Tommy Enuaraq | 187 | 34.50 | ||||||
| Pauloosie Paniloo | 123 | 22.70 | ||||||
| Total valid ballots | 542 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 1 | |||||||
| Turnout | 83.28% | |||||||
| [11] | ||||||||
See also
References
- ^ a b "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 MLA expelled from legislature in unanimous vote
- ^ a b Uqqummiut By-Election
- ^ "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
- ^ a b "Results for the constituency of Uqqummiut". Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ "Nunavut recounts produce one winner and one intractable deadlock". Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- ^ 2008 General Election Official Results at Elections Nunavut
- ^ "Nunavut general election 2004 Election Results" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. p. 49. Retrieved 24 September 2008.
- ^ 1999 General Election Official Results at Elections Nunavut