Steve Mapsalak (born March 17, 1957) is a

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politician, who served as a

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(MLA) in the

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. He first won the Akulliq seat in the 2004 Nunavut election. According to preliminary results, he was narrowly defeated by John Ningark in the

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. A judicial recount was conducted, but resulted in Ningark and Mapsalak each receiving exactly 157 votes, thus forcing a new vote."Akulliq by-election recount leads to tie"
cbc.ca, January 8, 2009. In the revote on March 2, Ningark defeated Mapsalak by a margin of 193 to 179. In the 2013 election, Mapsalak was re-elected to the legislature, defeating Johnny Ningeongan in the redistributed district of Aivilik. Mapsalak was previously the mayor of Repulse Bay, and also the chair of the board of governors for

Nunavut Arctic College Nunavut Arctic College ( iu, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒃ, french: Collège de l’Arctique du Nunavut, Inuinnaqtun: ''Nunavunmi Inirnirit Iliharviat'') is a public community college in the territory of Nunavut, Canada. The colleg ...

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Steve Mapsalak at the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
1957 births Living people Inuit from the Northwest Territories Inuit politicians Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut Mayors of places in Nunavut People from Naujaat 21st-century Canadian politicians Inuit from Nunavut {{Nunavut-mayor-stub