Nunavut (electoral district) explained
| Nunavut |
| Province: | Nunavut |
| Fed-Status: | active |
| Fed-District-Number: | 62001 |
| Fed-Created: | 1976 |
| Fed-Election-First: | 1979 |
| Fed-Election-Last: | 2021 |
| Fed-Rep: | Lori Idlout |
| Fed-Rep-Party: | NDP |
| Fed-Rep-Party-Link: | New Democratic Party |
| Demo-Pop-Ref: | [1] |
| Demo-Area-Ref: | [2] |
| Demo-Census-Date: | 2021 |
| Demo-Pop: | 36858 |
| Demo-Electors: | 18665 |
| Demo-Electors-Date: | 2021 |
| Demo-Area: | 1836993.78 |
| Demo-Cd: | Kitikmeot Region, Keewatin Region, Baffin Region |
| Demo-Csd: | Iqaluit, Rankin Inlet, Arviat, Baker Lake, Igloolik, Cambridge Bay, Pond Inlet, Pangnirtung, Kinngait, Kugluktuk |
Nunavut is a federal electoral district in Nunavut, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. Before 1997, it was known as Nunatsiaq, and was one of two electoral districts in Northwest Territories.
The riding covers the entire territory of Nunavut. It is the largest federal electoral district by land area in Canada,[3] and since the abolition of the Division of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, it is the second largest electoral district in the world after Yakutsk in Russia and the largest one represented by a single legislator.[4] It is also the world's northernmost single-member constituency, Greenland electing two members to the Danish Folketing and using proportional representation for its own Inatsisartut.
Demographics
According to the 2021 Canadian census; 2013 representation[5]
- Ethnic groups: 85.8% Indigenous, 10.6% White, 1.5% Black
- Languages: 52.2% Inuktitut, 33% English, 1.4% French
- Religions: 73.5% Christian (39.1% Anglican, 22.5% Catholic, 4% Pentecostal), 24.9% No religion
- Median income (2020): $37,600
- Average income (2020): $57,200
The Nunavut riding holds a host of demographic records:
- Lowest median age:[6] 24.1 years
- Highest percentage of Indigenous peoples:[7] 85.0%
- Highest percentage of Inuit: 84.0%
- Highest percentage of a non-official language as mother tongue:[8] 69.4%
- Highest percentage of an Indigenous language as mother tongue: 68.0%
- Highest percentage of Inuktitut as mother tongue: 66.8%
- Highest percentage of an Indigenous language as home language:[9] 53.0%
- Highest percentage of Inuktitut as home language: 51.9%
History
The riding was created in 1976 as "Nunatsiaq" from parts of the Northwest Territories riding. It was renamed "Nunavut" in 1996.
In 1999, the district's boundaries were redefined in the Nunavut Act, the law governing the creation of Nunavut as a separate jurisdiction from the Northwest Territories.
The boundaries of this riding were not changed in the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Riding associations
Riding associations are the local branches of political parties:
| Party | Association name | CEO | HQ address | HQ city | Conservative Party of Canada Nunavut Electoral District Association | Julie-Anne Miller | Post Office Box 1841 | Iqaluit | Nunavut Federal Liberal Association | Michel Potvin | Post Office Box 714 | Iqaluit | Nunavut New Democratic Party Electoral District Association | Bethany Scott | Post Office Box 11380 | Iqaluit | |
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Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
Election results
Nunatsiaq
See also
References
Notes
External links
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Notes and References
- [#2019fed|Statistics Canada]
- [#2019fed|Statistics Canada]
- http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-october-8-2015-1.3262082/madeline-redfern-on-nunavut-s-electoral-riding-largest-in-canada-1.3262222 Madeline Redfern on Nunavut's electoral riding, largest in Canada
- https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/may/15/durack-australias-largest-electorate-feels-like-its-being-ignored Durack: the electorate bigger than many countries still finds it hard to get noticed
- Web site: 2021 National Household Survey Profile - Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order). 15 December 2021.
- Web site: Age (131) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2011 Census . www2.statcan.gc.ca . 2012-11-19.
- Web site: Aboriginal Identity (8), Sex (3) and Age Groups (12) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data . 2.statcan.gc.ca . 2012-11-19.
- Web site: 2011 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations | Detailed Mother Tongue (232), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2011 Census . 24 October 2012 . 2.statcan.gc.ca . 2012-11-19.
- Web site: First Official Language Spoken (7), Detailed Language Spoken Most Often at Home (232), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2011 Census . 2.statcan.gc.ca . 2012-11-19.
