Enoki Irqittuq is a former territorial level politician from

Sanirajak Sanirajak (Inuktitut meaning ''the shoreline''), Syllabics: ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ), formerly known as Hall Beach until 27 February 2020, is an Inuit settlement within the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada, approximately south of Igloolik. Hist ...

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, Canada. He served as a member of the

Legislative Assembly of Nunavut The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut is the legislative assembly for the Canadian territory of Nunavut. The seat of the Assembly is the Legislative Building of Nunavut in Iqaluit. Prior to the creation of Nunavut as a Canadian territory on ...

from 1999 until 2004. Irqittuq was elected in the

1999 Nunavut general election The 1999 Nunavut general election was the first general election in the territory and was held on February 15, 1999, to elect the members of the 1st Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. Although Nunavut did not become a territory until April 1, 1999 ...

. He won the electoral district of

Amittuq Amittuq () is a territorial electoral district ( riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada. The riding consists of the communities of Sanirajak and part of Igloolik. The boundary was redrawn for the 28 October 2013 general elect ...

in a close race defeating former

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MLA Mark Evaloarjuk and three other candidates winning 33% of the popular vote. He ran for a second term in office in the

2004 Nunavut general election The 2004 Nunavut general election was held on February 16, 2004, to elect the 19 members of the 2nd Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. Premier Paul Okalik asked for the five-year-old territory's first parliament to be dissolved on January 16. Th ...

but was badly defeated by candidate

Louis Tapardjuk Louis Tapardjuk (born January 30, 1953) is a Canadian former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the electoral district of Amittuq from 2004 to 2013, having won the seat in the 2004 Nunavut election. He was born in an igloo northwest ...

finishing second last in a field of five candidates.

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