Rankin Inlet South

Rankin Inlet South
Nunavut electoral district
Boundaries of Rankin Inlet South
Territorial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Nunavut
MLA
 
 
 
Lorne Kusugak
District created2013
First contested2013
Last contested2021

Rankin Inlet South (Inuktitut: ᑲᖏᕐᒃᖠᓂᐅᑉ ᓂᒋᐊ,[1] French: Rankin Inlet Sud,[1] Inuinnaqtun: Kangirliniq Hivuraa)[1] is a territorial electoral district (riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.[2]

The riding consists of part of Rankin Inlet. The district was created prior to the 28 October 2013 general election. The community used to be in Rankin 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 by Alexander Sammurtok.[5]

Election results

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2013 election

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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

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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

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2017 Nunavut general election
Name Vote %
  Lorne Kusugak 309
  Alexander Sammurtok 136

2021 election

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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

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  1. ^ a b c "Nunavut Elections Act Office Consolidation, English version". Elections Nunavut. p. 135. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 5, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  2. ^ Nunavut Constituencies Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Report of the 2011 Nunavut Electoral Boundaries Commission
  4. ^ Murphy, David (2013-11-05). "Nunavut recounts produce one winner and one intractable deadlock". Nunatsiaq News. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  5. ^ a b "New Nunavut MLA ready to work “for the people”". Nunatsiaq News, February 11, 2014.
  6. ^ "Results for the constituency of Rankin Inlet South". Archived from the original on 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
  7. ^ "2021 General Election Results" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved 2023-12-19.