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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 the election was held early to enable the members to assume their duties on that date. The territory operates on a consensus government system with no political party, political parties; the List of premiers of Nunavut, premier is subsequently chosen by and from the MLAs. Paul Okalik was chosen to be Premier of Nunavut. Elected See also * 1st Legislative Assembly of Nunavut References {{Nunavut elections Elections in Nunavut, 1999 1999 elections in Canada, Nunavut general 1999 in Nunavut February 1999 in Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 1 April 1999, the 1999 Nunavut general election was held on 15 February to determine the 1st Nunavut Legislature. The Legislative Assembly was opened by Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, on 7 October 2002, during her Golden Jubilee tour of Canada. In her speech the Queen stated: "I am proud to be the first member of the Canadian Royal Family to be greeted in Canada's newest territory." Prior to the opening of the Legislative Building in October 1999 the members met in the gymnasium of the Inuksuk High School. The Hansard of the assembly is published in Inuktitut ( syllabics) and English, making the territory one of three Canadian jurisdictions to produce a bilingual Hansard, along with the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick and both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelvin Ng
Kelvin Ng (born November 10, 1958) is a former territorial and municipal level politician in Canada who was elected in both the Nunavut Legislature and Northwest Territories Legislature. Early life Ng grew up in Vancouver and studied accounting at Vancouver City College. He moved to Cambridge Bay, Nunavut in 1978 to work for Hudson's Bay Company. Political career Ng began his political career on the municipal level. He has served on municipal council between 1979 and 1987 and as Mayor of Cambridge Bay from 1988 to 1993. Ng first ran in territorial election against Ernie Bernhardt for the Kitikmeot electoral district but was defeated by Bernhardt in the 1991 Northwest Territories general election. Ng won in the 1993 by-election to fill the vacancy for Kitikmeot after a mid-term resignation by Bernhardt. Bernhardt and Ng faced each other again in this district in the 1995 Northwest Territories general election. He defeated Bernhardt and was re-elected. Ng served one ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uriash Puqiqnak
Uriash Puqiqnak, CM (born April 15, 1946) is an experienced soapstone carver and former territorial and municipal level politician in Canada. He served as Mayor of Gjoa Haven, Nunavut and was a member of the Nunavut Legislature from 1999 until 2004. Uriash Puqiqnak briefly served as acting speaker in 2000 after Levi Barnabas' resignation. Carving Puqiqnak is a famous soapstone carver, his works are on display all over Canada. He was appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada on July 29, 2005. His work is also featured in ''Keeping our Stories Alive: The Sculpture of Canada's Inuit'' along with the work of Ovilu Tunnillie and Lucy Meeko. Political career Puqiqnak began his political career when he was elected mayor of Gjoa Haven, Nunavut. Puqiqnak was elected to the Nunavut Legislature 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 Leg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nattilik
Nattilik (Inuktitut syllabics: ᓇᑦᑎᓕᒃ; Inuktitut pronunciation: atːilik was a territorial electoral district ( riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada. The riding consisted of the communities of Gjoa Haven and Taloyoak. Gjoa Haven is now a part of the Gjoa Haven riding and Taloyoak is a part of the Netsilik riding. The seat became vacant as of 22 February due to the resignation of former Member of the Legislative Assembly, Enuk Pauloosie. Clerk of the assembly, John Quirke, said that a by-election must be held within six months. A by-election was held 26 April 2010, with Jeannie Ugyuk winning the seat. Election results 1999 election 2004 election 2008 election 2010 by-election See also * List of Nunavut territorial electoral districts * Canadian provincial electoral districts Canadian provincial electoral districts have boundaries that are non- coterminous with those of the federal electoral districts, except for districts in the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Arvaluk
James Arvaluk (April 1948 – April 27, 2016) was a Canadian politician from Coral Harbour, Nunavut. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories from 1991 to 1995 and a member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut from 1999 to 2003. He served as Nunavut's first Minister of Education. Political career In February 1995 Arvaluk resigned his seat in the NWT Legislative Assembly after being charged with sexual assault. He was convicted of two sexual assaults and sentenced to five years. However, after a successful appeal on one of the two counts he was required to serve only two and a half years. On June 20, 2003 he resigned his seat after being convicted of assault causing bodily harm against his girlfriend in August 2000, for which he served nine months. Had he not resigned, the Legislative Assembly was prepared to meet in an emergency session and pass a motion forcing him to leave. At the October 16, 2006 by-election, Arvaluk was elected to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanulik
Nanulik was a territorial electoral district ( riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada. The riding consisted of the communities of Coral Harbour and Chesterfield Inlet. Coral Harbour is now a part of the Aivilik riding and Chesterfield Inlet is a part of Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet. Election results 1999 election 2003 by-election 2004 election 2008 election See also * List of Nunavut territorial electoral districts * Canadian provincial electoral districts Canadian provincial electoral districts have boundaries that are non- coterminous with those of the federal electoral districts, except for districts in the province of Ontario, where districts in the Southern Ontario region are coterminous wh ... References External linksWebsite of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut {{coord missing, Nunavut Electoral districts of Kivalliq Region 1999 establishments in Nunavut 2013 disestablishments in Nunavut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Havioyak
Donald Havioyak (born 1950) is a territorial-level politician in Canada. He served as a member of the Nunavut Legislature. Havioyak was elected to the Nunavut legislature in the 1999 Nunavut general election. He won the Kugluktuk electoral district with a plurality of six votes defeating three other candidates. Havioyak served one term in office, running for re-election in the 2004 Nunavut general election. He was defeated by candidate Joe Allen Evyagotailak in another very close election. After his defeat in the election, he became President of the Kitilkmeot Inuit Association. He is a notable Copper Inuk. Havioyak was a first cousin with Northwest Territories The Northwest Territories is a federal Provinces and territories of Canada, territory of Canada. At a land area of approximately and a 2021 census population of 41,070, it is the second-largest and the most populous of Provinces and territorie ... MLA Kane Tologanak. References 20th-century Inuit people 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kugluktuk (electoral District)
Kugluktuk (Inuinnaqtun and French: Kugluktuk, ) is the most western territorial electoral district ( riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada. The riding consists of the community of Kugluktuk in the Kitikmeot Region. Former Member of the Legislative Assembly for Kugluktuk, Joe Allen Evyagotailak, stepped down 20 August 2008, stating that he wanted to run for the presidency of the Kitikmeot Inuit Association (KIA). Nunavut MLA Evyagotailak resigns to seek KIA leadership /ref> There was not a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iqaluit West
Iqaluit West was a territorial electoral district ( riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada. The riding consists of the community of Iqaluit. Its most recent member of the Legislative Assembly was Paul Okalik who resigned to run in the 2011 Canadian federal election. A by-election was held 12 September 2011. In 2008, Okalik defeated Iqaluit mayor Elisapee Sheutiapik in the 2008 provincial election. Election results 1999 election 2004 election 2008 election 2011 by-election See also * List of Nunavut territorial electoral districts * Canadian provincial electoral districts Canadian provincial electoral districts have boundaries that are non- coterminous with those of the federal electoral districts, except for districts in the province of Ontario, where districts in the Southern Ontario region are coterminous wh ... References External linksWebsite of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut {{coord , 63.753, N, 68.537, W, display=title Ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Picco
Edward "Ed" Walter Picco (born September 21, 1961) is a Canadian politician first elected in the 1995 Northwest Territories election. He was re-elected in the 1999 Nunavut election and in the 2004 Nunavut election. Picco is one of the few Canadian politicians elected to two different legislative assemblies, having been elected in 1995 to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories and in 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. Picco held several cabinet posts in the Government of Nunavut including Minister of Health and Social Services, Minister of Education, Immigration, Homelessness, Energy and Nunavut Arctic College. Picco had represented Iqaluit East since 1999 and was the longest-serving MLA in Nunavut prior to the general election in 2008. He chose not to run in the 2008 general election and re-entered the private sector. From 2009 to 2014, he was the Director of Marketing and Sales for First Air. In 2014, he was appointed principal secretary to Premi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iqaluit East
Iqaluit East was a territorial electoral district ( riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada. The riding consisted of the easterly portions of Iqaluit and the community of Apex. Its most recent member of the Legislative Assembly was Eva Aariak, the former premier of Nunavut. Election results 1999 election 2004 election 2008 election See also * List of Nunavut territorial electoral districts * Canadian provincial electoral districts Canadian provincial electoral districts have boundaries that are non- coterminous with those of the federal electoral districts, except for districts in the province of Ontario, where districts in the Southern Ontario region are coterminous wh ... References External linksWebsite of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut Electoral districts of Qikiqtaaluk Region 1999 establishments in Nunavut 2013 disestablishments in Nunavut {{QikiqtaalukNU-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunter Tootoo
Hunter A. Tootoo (Inuktitut: Hᐊᓐᑕ ᑐᑐ; born August 18, 1963) is a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Nunavut from 2015 to 2019. Elected as a Liberal to the House of Commons, he was appointed Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard by Justin Trudeau on November 4, 2015. Tootoo resigned from that position on May 31, 2016, to take a leave from Parliament and completed a two-month treatment program for alcohol addiction. He sat as an independent member for the remainder of the 42nd Parliament and did not run for re-election in 2019. Before federal politics, Tootoo served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, where he represented the riding of Iqaluit Centre from 1999 to 2013. Tootoo was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 2011 to 2013. He was a member of the New Democratic Party from 1997 to 1999. Tootoo has represented Nunavut at the Canadian Curling Club Championships multiple times and became the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
