{{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 = Tununiq |province = Nunavut |image = NU Elections Tununiq.svg |imagemap = |caption = Boundaries of Tununiq |coordinates = {{nowrap|{{coord|72|41|57|N|077|57|33|W|region:CA-NU_type:city_scale:20000|display=inline,title}}}} |coordinates_caption = |coordinates_date = |prov-status = active |prov-created = 1999 |prov-abolished = |prov-election-first = 1999 |prov-election-last = 2025 |prov-rep = [[Brian Koonoo]] |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 = }}
'''Tununiq''' ({{langx|iu|ᑐᓄᓂᕐᒃ}},<ref name="elections">{{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--> |date= |website= Elections Nunavut |page= 135 |format= PDF |access-date= April 23, 2017 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170505233239/http://www.elections.nu.ca/apps/docs/DownloadFile.aspx?documentId=445 |archive-date= May 5, 2017 }}</ref> formerly Tunniniq) 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. The riding consists of the community of [[Pond Inlet]].
==History== The electoral district was named for the Pond Inlet area. There was a typo in the original legislation, and was corrected by amendments passed in the Assembly.<ref name="intheassembly">{{cite news|url=http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/archives/2008/806/80606/news/nunavut/80606_1265.html|title=In the Legislative Assembly|date=June 6, 2008|publisher=Nunatisaq News|access-date=2017-01-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306005004/http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/archives/2008/806/80606/news/nunavut/80606_1265.html|archive-date=March 6, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
==Members of the Legislative Assembly== † by-election
{| border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0 |- bgcolor="CCCCCC" ! Parliament ! Years ! Member |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[1st Nunavut Legislature|1st]] | 1999–2004 | rowspan="2" | [[Jobie Nutarak]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[2nd Nunavut Legislature|2nd]] | 2004–2006 |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[2nd Nunavut Legislature|2nd]]† | 2006–2008 | rowspan="2" | [[James Arvaluk]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[3rd Nunavut Legislature|3rd]] | 2008–2011 |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[3rd Nunavut Legislature|3rd]]† | 2011–2013 | rowspan="3" | [[Joe Enook]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[4th Nunavut Legislature|4th]] | 2013–2017 |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[5th Nunavut Legislature|5th]] | 2017–2019 |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[5th Nunavut Legislature|5th]]† | 2019–2021 | rowspan="1" | [[David Qamaniq]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[6th Nunavut Legislature|6th]] | 2021–2025 | rowspan="1" | [[Karen Nutarak]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[7th Nunavut Legislature|7th]] | 2025–present | rowspan="1" | [[Brian Koonoo]] |}
==Election results==
===2025 election=== {{2025_Nunavut_general_election/Tununiq}}
===2021 election=== {{2021_Nunavut_general_election/Tununiq}}
===2019 by-election=== {{Canadian election result/top|NU|2019|Tununiq|Tununiq|percent=yes}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|[[David Qamaniq|David Qajaakuttuk Qamaniq]]|182|51.56}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|Charlie Inuarak|171|48.44}} {{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|754| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid ballots|353| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Rejected ballots|7| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|47.75%| |}} {{CANelec/source|<ref name=2019by>{{cite web |title=Tununiq By-election |url=https://www.elections.nu.ca/en/territorial-elections/map-constituencies/tununiq# |publisher=Elections Nunavut |access-date=2019-09-19}}</ref>}} {{end}}
===2017 election=== {{2017_Nunavut_general_election/Tununiq}}
===2013 election=== {{Canadian election result/top|NU|2013|Tununiq|Tununiq|percent=yes}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|[[Joe Enook]]|359|73.12}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|[[David Qamaniq|David Qajaakuttuk Qamaniq]]|132|26.88}} {{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|764| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid ballots|491| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Rejected ballots|11| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|65.71%| |}} {{CANelec/source|<ref>{{NUelect|general-election-45-en|2013|General Election|Tununiq}}</ref>}} {{end}}
===2011 by-election=== {{Canadian election result/top|NU|2011|Tununiq|Tununiq|percent=yes}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|[[Joe Enook]]|285|62.91}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|[[David Qamaniq|David Qajaakuttuk Qamaniq]]|109|24.06}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|Brandy Kanayuk|34|7.51}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|Sam Omik|27|5.96}} {{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|678| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid ballots|453| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Rejected ballots|2| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|67.11%| |}} {{CANelec/source|<ref>{{NUelect|tunnuniq-43-en|2011|By-Election|Tununiq}}</ref>}} {{end}}
===2008 election=== {{Canadian election result/top|NU|2008|Tununiq|Tununiq|percent=yes}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|[[James Arvaluk]]|239|50.00}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|Simon Merkosak|171|35.77}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|Elizirie Peterloosie|68|14.23}} {{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|702| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid ballots|478| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Rejected ballots|3| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|68.52%| |}} {{CANelec/source|<ref>{{NUelect|general-election-49-en|2008|General Election|Tununiq}}</ref>}} {{end}}
===2006 by-election=== {{Canadian election result/top|NU|2006|Tununiq|Tununiq|percent=yes}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|[[James Arvaluk]]|206|43.92}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|Rhonda Cunningham|150|31.98}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|Joseph Krimmerdjuar|68|14.50}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|Sam Omik|53|11.30}} {{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|648| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid ballots|469| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Rejected ballots|8| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|76.91%| |}} {{CANelec/source|<ref>{{NUelect|tununiq-20-en|2006|By-Election|Tununiq}}</ref>}} {{end}}
===2004 election=== {{Canadian election result/top|NU|2004|Tununiq|Tununiq|percent=yes}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|[[Jobie Nutarak]]|142|31.84}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|[[David Qamaniq|David Qajaakuttuk Qamaniq]]|138|30.94}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|Appitaq Enuaraq|88|19.73}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|Sam Omik|78|17.49}} {{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|589| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid ballots|446| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Rejected ballots|7| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|76.91%| |}} {{CANelec/source|<ref>{{NUelect|general-election-19-en|2004|General Election|Tununiq}}</ref>}} {{end}}
===1999 election=== {{Canadian election result/top|NU|1999|Tununiq|Tununiq|percent=yes}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|[[Jobie Nutarak]]|223|47.55}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|Caleb Sangoya|94|20.04}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|Sam Omik|81|17.27}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|[[Elijah Erkloo]]|42|8.96}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|Leo Mucktar|29|6.18}} {{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|544| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid ballots|469| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Rejected ballots|11| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|88.24%| |}} {{CANelec/source|<ref>{{NUelect|general-election-16-en|1999|General Election|Tununiq}}</ref>}} {{end}}
== See also == * [[List of Nunavut territorial electoral districts]] * [[Canadian provincial electoral districts]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20000423064005/http://www.assembly.nu.ca/english/index.html Website of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut] *[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/arvaluk-victorious-in-nunavut-byelection-1.591032 By-election results]
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