# Rankin Inlet South > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rankin_Inlet_South > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rankin_Inlet_South.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rankin_Inlet_South > Source revision: 1334332544 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Territorial electoral district in Nunavut, Canada Rankin Inlet South Nunavut electoral district Boundaries of Rankin Inlet South Territorial electoral district Legislature Legislative Assembly of Nunavut MLA Annie Tattuinee District created 2013 First contested 2013 Last contested 2025 **Rankin Inlet South** ([Inuktitut](/source/Inuktitut_language): ᑲᖏᕐᒃᖠᓂᐅᑉ ᓂᒋᐊ,[1] [French](/source/French_language): *Rankin Inlet Sud*,[1] [Inuinnaqtun](/source/Inuinnaqtun): Kangirliniq Hivuraa)[1] is a [territorial](/source/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada) [electoral district](/source/Electoral_district_(Canada)) ([riding](/source/Riding_(division))) for the [Legislative Assembly](/source/Legislative_Assembly_of_Nunavut) of [Nunavut](/source/Nunavut), [Canada](/source/Canada).[2] The riding consists of part of [Rankin Inlet](/source/Rankin_Inlet). The district was created prior to the [28 October 2013 general election](/source/2013_Nunavut_general_election). The community used to be in [Rankin Inlet South/Whale Cove](/source/Rankin_Inlet_South%2FWhale_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](/source/Alexander_Sammurtok).[5] ## Members of the Legislative Assembly † by-election Parliament Years Member 4th 2013–2014 Lorne Kusugak 4th† 2014–2017 Alexander Sammurtok 5th 2017–2021 Lorne Kusugak 6th 2021–2025 7th 2025–present Annie Tattuinee ## Election results ### 2025 election v t e 2025 Nunavut general election Candidate Votes % Annie Tattuinee 193 58.8 Gerry Anawak 70 22.5 Tagak Curley 58 18.6 Eligible voters 724 Total valid ballots 312 Rejected ballots 1 Turnout 43.09% [6] ### 2021 election v t e 2021 Nunavut general election Candidate Votes % Lorne Kusugak 198 52.4 Tagak Curley 98 25.9 Bobby Oolooyuk 82 21.7 Eligible voters 727 Total valid ballots 378 Rejected ballots 1 Turnout 52.0% [7] ### 2017 election v t e 2017 Nunavut general election Candidate Votes % Lorne Kusugak 309 69.4 Alexander Sammurtok 136 30.6 Eligible voters 733 Total valid ballots 445 Rejected ballots 2 Turnout 60.73% [8] ### 2014 by-election 2014 Nunavut general election Candidate Votes % Alexander Sammurtok 268 54.3 Lorne Kusugak 225 45.7 Eligible voters 613 Total valid ballots 493 Rejected ballots 2 Turnout 80.4% [5] ### 2013 election 2013 Nunavut general election Candidate Votes % Lorne Kusugak 172 50.0 Alexander Sammurtok 172 50.0 Eligible voters 604 Total valid ballots 344 Rejected ballots 6 Turnout 56.9% [9] ## See also - [List of Nunavut territorial electoral districts](/source/List_of_Nunavut_territorial_electoral_districts) - [Canadian provincial electoral districts](/source/Canadian_provincial_electoral_districts) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-elections_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-elections_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-elections_1-2) ["Nunavut Elections Act Office Consolidation, English version"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170505233239/http://www.elections.nu.ca/apps/docs/DownloadFile.aspx?documentId=445). *Elections Nunavut*. p. 135. Archived from [the original](http://www.elections.nu.ca/apps/docs/DownloadFile.aspx?documentId=445) (PDF) on May 5, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Nunavut Constituencies](http://www.elections.nu.ca/apps/Docs/DownloadFile.aspx?documentId=264) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100256/http://www.elections.nu.ca/apps/Docs/DownloadFile.aspx?documentId=264) 2016-03-04 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Report of the 2011 Nunavut Electoral Boundaries Commission](http://www.nunavutboundaries.ca/docs/NEBC_2011_Final_Report_ENGLISH.pdf) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-recount_4-0)** Murphy, David (November 5, 2013). ["Nunavut recounts produce one winner and one intractable deadlock"](https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/65674nunavut_election_recounts_end_with_one_winner_and_one_enduring_tie/). *Nunatsiaq News*. Retrieved December 19, 2023. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-forthepeople_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-forthepeople_5-1) ["New Nunavut MLA ready to work “for the people”"](http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/65674new_rankin_mla_ready_to_work_for_the_people/). *[Nunatsiaq News](/source/Nunatsiaq_News)*, February 11, 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["2025 General Election Official Results"](https://www.elections.nu.ca/sites/default/files/documents/2025%20General%20Election%20Official%20Results-En-v2.pdf) (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved January 2, 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["2021 General Election Results"](https://www.elections.nu.ca/sites/default/files/documents/2021%20GE%20Results_0.pdf) (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved December 19, 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-17results_8-0)** [2017 General Election Official Results](https://www.elections.nu.ca/sites/default/files/documents/general-election-134-en_1.pdf) at Elections Nunavut 1. **[^](#cite_ref-risen_9-0)** ["Results for the constituency of Rankin Inlet South"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160404145338/http://elections.nu.ca/apps/Elections/dspResults.aspx?election=21&const=Rankin%20Inlet%20South). Elections Nunavut. Archived from [the original](http://www2.elections.nu.ca/apps/Elections/dspResults.aspx?election=21&const=Rankin%20Inlet%20South) on April 4, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2013. v t e Nunavut territorial electoral districts Current districts (2013–present) Aggu Aivilik AmittuqA Arviat North-Whale Cove Arviat South Baker LakeB Cambridge BayB Gjoa Haven Hudson BayB Iqaluit-Manirajak Iqaluit-Niaqunnguu Iqaluit-Sinaa Iqaluit-Tasiluk KugluktukB Netsilik PangnirtungB QuttiktuqB Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet Rankin Inlet South South BaffinB TununiqB UqqummiutB Former districts (1999–2013) Akulliq Arviat Iqaluit Centre Iqaluit East Iqaluit West Nanulik Nattilik Rankin Inlet North Rankin Inlet South/Whale Cove ^A Existed under different boundaries prior to 2013 ^B Unchanged since 1999 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Rankin Inlet South](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rankin_Inlet_South) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rankin_Inlet_South?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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