Uqqummiut

{{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 = Uqqummiut |province = Nunavut |image = NU Elections Uqqummiut.svg |imagemap = |caption = Boundaries of Uqqummiut |coordinates = |coordinates_caption = |coordinates_date = |prov-status = active |prov-created = 1999 |prov-abolished = |prov-election-first = 1999 |prov-election-last = 2025 |prov-rep = [[Gordon Kautuk]] |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 = }} '''Uqqummiut''' ({{langx|iu|ᐅᕐᒃᑯᒻᒥᐅᑦ}},<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=  |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= May 5, 2017 |url-status= dead |df= mdy-all }}</ref> [[Inuinnaqtun]]: Uqqurmiut)<ref name="elections"/> 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 communities of [[Clyde River, Nunavut|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.<ref>[http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/65674nunavut_mla_expelled_from_legislature_in_unanimous_vote/ Nunavut MLA expelled from legislature in unanimous vote]</ref> The by-election was held 9 February 2015 and [[Pauloosie Keyootak]] of Qikiqtarjuaq was elected.<ref name="2015by">[http://www.elections.nu.ca/apps/authoring/dspPage.aspx?page=home Uqqummiut By-Election]</ref>

==Members of the Legislative Assembly== † by-election

{| border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0 |- bgcolor="CCCCCC" ! Parliament ! Years ! colspan="2" | Member |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[1st Nunavut Legislature|1st]] | 1999–2004 | rowspan="1" | [[David Iqaqrialu]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[2nd Nunavut Legislature|2nd]] | 2004–2008 | rowspan="2" | [[James Arreak]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[3rd Nunavut Legislature|3rd]] | 2008–2013 |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[4th Nunavut Legislature|4th]] | 2013–2015 | rowspan="1" |[[Samuel Nuqingaq]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[4th Nunavut Legislature|4th]]† | 2015–2017 | rowspan="2" |[[Pauloosie Keyootak]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[5th Nunavut Legislature|5th]] | 2017–2021 |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[6th Nunavut Legislature|6th]] | 2021–2025 | rowspan="1" |[[Mary Killiktee]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[7th Nunavut Legislature|7th]] | 2025–present | rowspan="1" |[[Gordon Kautuk]] |}

==Election results==

===2025 election=== {{2025_Nunavut_general_election/Uqqummiut}}

===2021 election=== {{2021_Nunavut_general_election/Uqqummiut}}

===2017 election=== {{2017_Nunavut_general_election/Uqqummiut}}

===2015 by-election=== {{Canadian election result/top|NU|2015|Uqqummiut|Uqqummiut|percent=yes}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|[[Pauloosie Keyootak]]|220|42.3}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|Niore Iqalukjuak|195|37.5}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|[[James Arreak]]|105|20.2}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid ballots|520| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Rejected ballots|0| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|70.5%| |}} {{CANelec/source|<ref name="2015by"/>}} {{end}}

===2013 election=== 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.<ref name="uqen"/><ref name="recount">{{Cite web |url=http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/65674nunavut_election_recounts_end_with_one_winner_and_one_enduring_tie/ |title=Nunavut recounts produce one winner and one intractable deadlock |access-date=8 November 2013 |archive-date=14 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114001812/http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/65674nunavut_election_recounts_end_with_one_winner_and_one_enduring_tie/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> {{Canadian election result/top|NU|2013|Uqqummiut|Uqqummiut|percent=yes}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|[[Samuel Nuqingaq]]|187|36.7}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|Niore Iqalukjuak|185|36.3}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|Loseosie Paneak|62|12.2}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|Apiusie Apak|49|9.6}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|Charlie Kalluk|26|5.1}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid ballots|509| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Rejected ballots|2| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|77.9%| |}} {{CANelec/source|<ref name="uqen">{{Cite web |url=http://www2.elections.nu.ca/apps/Elections/dspResults.aspx?election=21&const=Uqqummiut |title=Results for the constituency of Uqqummiut |access-date=2017-01-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404122932/http://elections.nu.ca/apps/Elections/dspResults.aspx?election=21&const=Uqqummiut |archive-date=2016-04-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>}} {{end}}

===2008 election=== {{Canadian election result/top|NU|2008|Uqqummiut|Uqqummiut|percent=yes}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|[[James Arreak]]|218|40.4}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|Loasie Audlakiak|212|39.3}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|Igah Hainnu|110|20.4}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid ballots|540| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Rejected ballots|1| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|84.93%| |}} {{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|Uqqummiut|Uqqummiut|percent=yes}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|[[James Arreak]]|148|26.87}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|Phoebe Palluq Hainnu|102|18.65}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|Samuel Nuqingaq|83|15.17}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|Stevie Audlakiak|79|14.44}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|Lootie Toomasie|66|12.07}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|[[David Iqaqrialu]]|60|10.97}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|Peter Iqalukjuak|9|1.83}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid ballots|547| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Rejected ballots|2| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|90.42%| |}} {{CANelec/source|<ref name="2004official">{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.nu.ca/apps/Docs/download.aspx?file=%2fapps%2fUPLOADS%2ffiles%2fGeneral%2520Elections%252f633577605230148844-1226306837-03-04_eng.pdf |title=Nunavut general election 2004 Election Results |pages=49 |publisher=Elections Nunavut |access-date=2008-09-24 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>}} {{end}}

===1999 election=== {{Canadian election result/top|NU|1999|Uqqummiut|Uqqummiut|percent=yes}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|[[David Iqaqrialu]]|232|42.80}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|[[Tommy Enuaraq]]|187|34.50}} {{CANelec|NU|Independent|[[Pauloosie Paniloo]]|123|22.70}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid ballots|542| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Rejected ballots|1| |}} {{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|83.28%| |}} {{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]

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