Kugluktuk (electoral district) explained

Kugluktuk
Province:	Nunavut
Coordinates:	67.8256°N -115.095°W
Prov-Status:	active
Prov-Created:	1999
Prov-Election-First:	1999
Prov-Election-Last:	2021
Prov-Rep:	Bobby Anavilok
Demo-Census-Date:	2006
Demo-Pop:	1302
Demo-Cd:	Kitikmeot Region
Demo-Csd:	Kugluktuk

Kugluktuk (Inuinnaqtun and French: Kugluktuk, iu|ᖁᕐᓗᕐᒃᑐᕐᒃ^[1]) is the most western territorial electoral district (riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.

The riding consists of the community of Kugluktuk in the Kitikmeot Region.

Former Member of the Legislative Assembly for Kugluktuk, Joe Allen Evyagotailak, stepped down 20 August 2008, stating that he wanted to run for the presidency of the Kitikmeot Inuit Association (KIA).^{[2] [3]} There was not a by-election as the next general election was to be held 27 October 2008, leaving the riding unrepresented at the last session.^[3] At that time, Peter Taptuna was elected. He was acclaimed at the subsequent general election, and was later elected premier by the legislature. He did not run in the 2017 general election, and the riding again acclaimed its next MLA, Mila Adjukak Kamingoak. After the resignation of Kamingoak, Calvin Pedersen, grandson of former MLA Red Pedersen, was acclaimed as MLA on 24 July 2020.^[4]

Election results

1999 election

1999 Nunavut general election
				Donald Havioyak	200	35.15%	Ida Ayalik-McWilliam	194	34.10%	Stanley K. Anablak	125	21.97%	Kevin Bryce Niptanatiak	50	8.78%
Voter Turnout %	Rejected Ballots

2004 election

2004 Nunavut general election
^[5]				Joe Allen Evyagotailak	215	40.41%	Donald Havioyak	165	31.02%	Millie Kuliktana	152	28.57%
Voter Turnout 134.33%	Rejected Ballots 8

2008 election

2008 Nunavut general election
^[6]				Peter Taptuna	264	59.7%	Donald Havioyak	178	40.3%

2013 election

2013 Nunavut general election
^[7]				Peter Taptuna	Acclaimed

2017 election

2017 Nunavut general election
				Mila Adjukak Kamingoak	Acclaimed

2020 by-election

2017 Nunavut general election
				Calvin Aivgak Pedersen	Acclaimed

2021 election

2021 Nunavut general election^[8]
	Name	Vote	%	Bobby Anavilok	170	38.8	Calvin Pedersen	140	32.0	Angele Kuliktana	77	17.6	Genevieve Nivingalok	51	11.6
Total Valid Ballots		438	100%
Voter Turnout 61.1%	Rejected Ballots 5

External links

• Website of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nunavut Elections Act Office Consolidation, English version . . Elections Nunavut . 135 . PDF . April 23, 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170505233239/http://www.elections.nu.ca/apps/docs/DownloadFile.aspx?documentId=445 . May 5, 2017.
2. http://www.assembly.nu.ca/english/news/2008/080822_eng.pdf MLA for Kugluktuk resigns from the Legislative Assembly
3. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nunavut-mla-evyagotailak-resigns-to-seek-kia-leadership-1.708348 Nunavut MLA Evyagotailak resigns to seek KIA leadership
4. Web site: Kugluktuk By-Election . 2020-07-25 . 2020-07-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200725044939/https://www.elections.nu.ca/en/kugluktuk-election . dead .
5. Web site: Nunavut general election 2004 Election Results . 39 . Elections Nunavut . 2008-09-24.
6. http://www.cbc.ca/nunavutvotes2008/ridings/ Nunavut Votes 2008
7. http://www1.elections.nu.ca/apps/Elections/dspResults.aspx?election=21 Election Results 2013 General Election
8. Web site: 2021 General Election Results . 2023-12-19 . Elections Nunavut.