Amittuq

{{Short description|Territorial electoral district in Nunavut, Canada}} {{Use Canadian English|date=March 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox Canada electoral district |name = Amittuq |province = Nunavut |image = NU Elections Amittuq.svg |imagemap = |caption = Boundaries of Amittuq |coordinates = |coordinates_caption = |coordinates_date = |prov-status = active |prov-created = 1999 |prov-abolished = |prov-election-first = 1999 |prov-election-last = 2025 |prov-rep = Abraham Qammaniq |prov-rep-link = |prov-rep-party = |prov-rep-party-link = |demo-census-date = |demo-pop = |demo-electors = |demo-electors-date = |demo-area = |demo-cd = |demo-csd = }} '''Amittuq''' ({{langx|iu|ᐊᒥᑦᑐᕐᒃ}})<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.elections.nu.ca/apps/docs/DownloadFile.aspx?documentId=445 |title= Nunavut Elections Act Office Consolidation, English version |author= <!--Not stated--> |website= Elections Nunavut |page= 135 |format= PDF |access-date= April 23, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170505233239/http://www.elections.nu.ca/apps/docs/DownloadFile.aspx?documentId=445 |archive-date= 2017-05-05 |url-status= dead }}</ref> is a [[Provinces and territories of Canada|territorial]] [[Electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] ([[Riding (division)|riding]]) for the [[Legislative Assembly of Nunavut|Legislative Assembly]] of [[Nunavut]], Canada.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.elections.nu.ca/apps/Docs/DownloadFile.aspx?documentId=264 |title=Nunavut Constituencies |access-date=2013-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100256/http://www.elections.nu.ca/apps/Docs/DownloadFile.aspx?documentId=264 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The riding consists of the communities of [[Sanirajak]] and part of [[Igloolik]]. The boundary was redrawn for the [[2013 Nunavut general election|28 October 2013 general election]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nunavutboundaries.ca/docs/NEBC_2011_Final_Report_ENGLISH.pdf |title=Report of the 2011 Nunavut Electoral Boundaries Commission |access-date=2013-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909031426/http://www.nunavutboundaries.ca/docs/NEBC_2011_Final_Report_ENGLISH.pdf |archive-date=2014-09-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Members of the Legislative Assembly== {| border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0 |- bgcolor="CCCCCC" ! Parliament ! Years ! Member |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[1st Nunavut Legislature|1st]] | 1999–2004 | rowspan="1" | [[Enoki Irqittuq]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[2nd Nunavut Legislature|2nd]] | 2004–2008 | rowspan="2" |[[Louis Tapardjuk]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[3rd Nunavut Legislature|3rd]] | 2008–2013 |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[4th Nunavut Legislature|4th]] | 2013–2017 | rowspan="1" |[[George Qulaut]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[5th Nunavut Legislature|5th]] | 2017–2021 | rowspan="2" |[[Joelie Kaernerk]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[6th Nunavut Legislature|6th]] | 2021–2025 |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[7th Nunavut Legislature|7th]] | 2025–present | [[Abraham Qammaniq]] |}

==Election results==

===2025 election=== {{2025_Nunavut_general_election/Amittuq}}

===2021 election=== {{2021_Nunavut_general_election/Amittuq}}

===2017 election=== {{2017_Nunavut_general_election/Amittuq}}

===2013 election=== {{Canadian election result/top|NU|2013|Amittuq|Amittuq|percent=yes}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|[[George Qulaut]]|244|68.5}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|Paul Haulli|103|31.5}} {{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|589| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid ballots|347| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Rejected ballots|9| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|60.5%| |}} {{CANelec/source|<ref name="amen">[http://www1.elections.nu.ca/apps/Elections/dspResults.aspx?election=21&const=Amittuq Results for the constituency of Amittuq] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113233246/http://www1.elections.nu.ca/apps/Elections/dspResults.aspx?election=21&const=Amittuq |date=2013-11-13 }}</ref>}} {{end}}

===2008 election=== {{Canadian election result/top|NU|2008|Amittuq|Amittuq|percent=yes}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|[[Louis Tapardjuk]]|399|65.2}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|Joanna Quassa|213|34.8}} {{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|1,033| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid ballots|612| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Rejected ballots|16| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|59.19%| |}} {{CANelec/source|<ref name="08results">[https://www.elections.nu.ca/sites/default/files/documents/general-election-49-en.pdf 2008 General Election Official Results] at Elections Nunavut</ref>}} {{end}}

===2004 election=== {{Canadian election result/top|NU|2004|Amittuq|Amittuq|percent=yes}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|[[Louis Tapardjuk]]|277|34.98}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|Solomon Allurut|176|27.12}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|Paul Hauli|90|13.88}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|[[Enoki Irqittuq]]|90|13.88}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|Levi Kaunak|66|10.14}} {{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|841| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid ballots|699| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Rejected ballots|0| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|83.12%| |}} {{CANelec/source|<ref name="2004official">{{cite web |url=https://www.elections.nu.ca/sites/default/files/documents/general-election-19-en.pdf |title=2004 General Election Official Results |publisher=Elections Nunavut |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref>}} {{end}}

===1999 election=== {{Canadian election result/top|NU|1999|Amittuq|Amittuq|percent=yes}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|[[Enoki Irqittuq]]|251|33.03}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|[[Mark Evaloarjuk]]|210|27.63}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|Solomon Allurut|128|16.84}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|Cain Iqqaqsaq|101|13.29}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|Joanna Oolateeta|70|9.21}} {{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|893| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid ballots|760| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Rejected ballots|0| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|85.11%| |}} {{CANelec/source|<ref name="99results">[https://www.elections.nu.ca/sites/default/files/documents/general-election-16-en.pdf 1999 General Election Official Results] at Elections Nunavut</ref>}} {{end}}

== See also == * [[List of Nunavut territorial electoral districts]] * [[Canadian provincial electoral districts]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20061028040559/http://www.assembly.nu.ca/english/index.html Website of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut]

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[[Category:Electoral districts of the Qikiqtaaluk Region]] [[Category:1999 establishments in Nunavut]]