Rankin Inlet South (Inuktitut: ᑲᖏᕐᒃᖠᓂᐅᑉ ᓂᒋᐊ,[1] French: Rankin Inlet Sud,[1] Inuinnaqtun: Kangirliniq Hivuraa)[1] is a territorial electoral district (riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.[2]
 Nunavut electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Boundaries of Rankin Inlet South | |||
| Territorial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Nunavut | ||
| MLA |
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| District created | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 2013 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
The riding consists of part of Rankin Inlet. The district was created prior to the 28 October 2013 general election. The community used to be in Rankin Inlet South/Whale 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.[5]
Election results
edit2013 election
edit| 2013 Nunavut general election | |||
| [6] | Name | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorne Kusugak | 172 | 50.0% | |
| Alexander Sammurtok | 172 | 50.0% | |
| Total Valid Ballots | 344 | 100% | |
| Voter Turnout 56.9% | Rejected Ballots 6 | ||
2014 by-election
edit| February 10, 2014 by-election | |||
| [5] | Name | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Sammurtok | 268 | 54.3% | |
| Lorne Kusugak | 225 | 45.7% | |
| Total Valid Ballots | 493 | 100% | |
| Voter Turnout 80.4% | Rejected Ballots 2 | ||
2017 election
edit| 2017 Nunavut general election | |||
| Name | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorne Kusugak | 309 | ||
| Alexander Sammurtok | 136 | ||
2021 election
edit| 2021 Nunavut general election[7] | |||
| Name | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorne Kusugak | 198 | 52.4 | |
| Tagak Curley | 98 | 25.9 | |
| Bobby Oolooyuk | 82 | 21.7 | |
| Total Valid Ballots | 378 | 100% | |
| Voter Turnout 52.0% | Rejected Ballots 1 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Nunavut Elections Act Office Consolidation, English version". Elections Nunavut. p. 135. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 5, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ^ Nunavut Constituencies Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Report of the 2011 Nunavut Electoral Boundaries Commission
- ^ Murphy, David (2013-11-05). "Nunavut recounts produce one winner and one intractable deadlock". Nunatsiaq News. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ a b "New Nunavut MLA ready to work “for the people”". Nunatsiaq News, February 11, 2014.
- ^ "Results for the constituency of Rankin Inlet South". Archived from the original on 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
- ^ "2021 General Election Results" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved 2023-12-19.