Provincial electoral district in Nunavut, Canada
Uqqummiut (Inuktitut : ᐅᕐᒃᑯᒻᒥᐅᑦ ,[ 1] Inuinnaqtun : Uqqurmiut)[ 1] is a territorial electoral district (riding ) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut , Canada .
The riding consists of the communities of Clyde River and Qikiqtarjuaq .
The Member of the Legislative Assembly was Samuel Nuqingaq . On 24 October 2014, he was expelled for the legislature and the seat became vacant with a by-election to be held within six months.[ 2] The by-election was held 9 February 2015 and Pauloosie Keyootak of Qikiqtarjuaq was elected.[ 3]
2004 Nunavut general election [ 4] Name Vote % James Arreak 148 26.87% Phoebe Palluq Hainnu 102 18.65% Samuel Nuqingaq 83 15.17% Stevie Audlakiak 79 14.44% Lootie Toomasie 66 12.07% David Iqaqrialu 60 10.97% Peter Iqalukjuak 9 1.83% Total Valid Ballots 547 100% Voter Turnout 90.42% Rejected Ballots 2
After the original count both Samuel Nuqingaq 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.[ 5] [ 6]
2013 Nunavut general election [ 5] Name Vote % Samuel Nuqingaq 187 36.7% Niore Iqalukjuak 185 36.3% Loseosie Paneak 62 12.2% Apiusie Apak 49 9.6% Charlie Kalluk 26 5.1% Total Valid Ballots 509 100% Voter Turnout 77.9% Rejected Ballots 2
2015 By-election [ 3] Name Vote % Pauloosie Keyootak 220 42.3% Niore Iqalukjuak 195 37.5% James Arreak 105 20.2% Total Valid Ballots 520 100% Voter Turnout 70.5% Rejected Ballots 0
Current districts (2013–present)
^A Existed under different boundaries prior to 2013
^B Unchanged since 1999
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