Uqqummiut (,

Inuinnaqtun Inuinnaqtun (, ; natively meaning 'like the real human beings/peoples') is an Inuit language. It is spoken in the central Canadian Arctic. It is related very closely to Inuktitut, and some scholars, such as Richard Condon, believe that Inuinna ...

: Uqqurmiut) is a

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electoral district An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...

( riding) for the Legislative Assembly of

Nunavut Nunavut is the largest and northernmost Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories, territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the ''Nunavut Act'' and the Nunavut Land Claims Agr ...

, Canada. The riding consists of the communities of Clyde River and

Qikiqtarjuaq Qikiqtarjuaq ( 'big island'; formerly known as Broughton Island until November 1998 ,) is a community located on Broughton Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. The island is known for Arctic wildlife ( ringed seals, polar bears, ...

. The

Member of the Legislative Assembly A Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected to sit in a legislative assembly. The term most commonly refers to members of the legislature of a federated state or an autonomous region, but is also used for several nation ...

was

Samuel Nuqingaq Samuel Nuqingaq is a Canadian Inuk politician from Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in the 2013 election. He was expelled from the legislature in 2014. Political career Election Nuqinqaq ran for ele ...

. On 24 October 2014, he was expelled for the legislature and the seat became vacant with a

by-election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, or a bypoll in India, is an election used to fill an office that has become vacant between general elections. A vacancy may arise as a result of an incumben ...

to be held within six months.Nunavut MLA expelled from legislature in unanimous vote
/ref> The by-election was held 9 February 2015 and

Pauloosie Keyootak Pauloosie Keyootak is a Canadian Inuit, Inuk politician from Qikiqtarjuaq, Broughton Island, Northwest Territories, now Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, representing the electoral district of Uqqummiu ...

of Qikiqtarjuaq was elected.Uqqummiut By-Election
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Election results

1999 election

2004 election

2008 election

2013 election

After the original count both

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.Nunavut recounts produce one winner and one intractable deadlock
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2015 By-election

2017 election

2021 election

References

External links

Website of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
{{coord , 70.538, N, 69.172, W, display=title Electoral districts of Qikiqtaaluk Region 1999 establishments in Nunavut