Rankin Inlet South
 Nunavutelectoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Boundaries of Rankin Inlet South | |||
| Territorial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Nunavut | ||
| MLA | |||
| District created | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 2013 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
Rankin Inlet South(Inuktitut:ᑲᖏᕐᒃᖠᓂᐅᑉ ᓂᒋᐊ,[1]French:Rankin Inlet Sud,[1]Inuinnaqtun:Kangirliniq Hivuraa)[1]is aterritorialelectoral district(riding) for theLegislative AssemblyofNunavut,Canada.[2]
The riding consists of part ofRankin Inlet.The district was created prior to the28 October 2013 general election.The community used to be inRankin 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 byAlexander Sammurtok.[5]
Election results
[edit]2013 election
[edit]| 2013 Nunavut general election | |||
| [6] | Name | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorne Kusugak | 172 | 50.0% | |
| Alexander Sammurtok | 172 | 50.0% | |
| Total Valid Ballots | 344 | 100% | |
| Voter Turnout 56.9% | Rejected Ballots 6 | ||
2014 by-election
[edit]| February 10, 2014 by-election | |||
| [5] | Name | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Sammurtok | 268 | 54.3% | |
| Lorne Kusugak | 225 | 45.7% | |
| Total Valid Ballots | 493 | 100% | |
| Voter Turnout 80.4% | Rejected Ballots 2 | ||
2017 election
[edit]| 2017 Nunavut general election | |||
| Name | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorne Kusugak | 309 | ||
| Alexander Sammurtok | 136 | ||
2021 election
[edit]| 2021 Nunavut general election[7] | |||
| Name | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorne Kusugak | 198 | 52.4 | |
| Tagak Curley | 98 | 25.9 | |
| Bobby Oolooyuk | 82 | 21.7 | |
| Total Valid Ballots | 378 | 100% | |
| Voter Turnout 52.0% | Rejected Ballots 1 | ||
References
[edit]- ^abc"Nunavut Elections Act Office Consolidation, English version".Elections Nunavut.p. 135. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on May 5, 2017.RetrievedApril 23,2017.
- ^Nunavut ConstituenciesArchived2016-03-04 at theWayback Machine
- ^Report of the 2011 Nunavut Electoral Boundaries Commission
- ^Murphy, David (2013-11-05)."Nunavut recounts produce one winner and one intractable deadlock".Nunatsiaq News.Retrieved2023-12-19.
- ^ab"New Nunavut MLA ready to work “for the people” ".Nunatsiaq News,February 11, 2014.
- ^"Results for the constituency of Rankin Inlet South".Archived fromthe originalon 2016-04-04.Retrieved2013-11-08.
- ^"2021 General Election Results"(PDF).Elections Nunavut.Retrieved2023-12-19.