Nunakput Explained

Nunakput
Province:Northwest Territories
Prov-Status:active
Prov-Election-First:1983
Prov-Election-Last:2023
Prov-Rep:Lucy Kuptana
Demo-Electors-Date:2015
Region:Inuvik Region
Communities:Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour, Tuktoyaktuk, Ulukhaktok

Nunakput[1] is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Its name translates to "our land" in Inuvialuktun,[2] and its area covers much of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region in Inuit Nunangat. The district consists of Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour, Tuktoyaktuk and Ulukhaktok.[3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

 Name ElectedLeft OfficeNellie Cournoyea19831995Vince Steen19952003Calvin P. Pokiak20032007Jackie Jacobson20072015Herbert Nakimayak20152019Jackie Jacobson20192023Lucy Kuptana2023present

Election results

1999 election

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.electionsnwt.ca/images/constituency_map.gif Constituency map of the NWT
  2. News: CBC News . Nunakput . Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . 12 Aug 2011.
  3. Web site: Official Voting Results 2007 General Election . Elections NWT . 2008-02-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080411063925/http://www.electionsnwt.ca/pdf/VotingResultsfortheGeneralElection2007Eng.pdf . 2008-04-11.