Baker Lake (electoral district)
Baker Lake (Inuktitut: ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒃ,[1] Inuinnaqtun: Qamanittuaq)[1] is a territorial electoral district (riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada. The riding consists of the community of Baker Lake. The current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Simeon Mikkungwak.
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 Boundaries of Baker Lake | |||
| Territorial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Nunavut | ||
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| District created | 15 February 1999 | ||
| First contested | 1999 | ||
| Last contested | 2017 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Census divisions | Baker Lake | ||
The Nunavut Electoral Boundaries Commission has recommended the district be renamed Qamani'tuaq, after the Inuktitut name of the community, for the next election, along with minor boundary changes. However, the name appears to have not been changed.[2]
Election results
1999 election
| 1999 Nunavut general election | |||
| Name | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McLean | 460 | 63.98% | |
| Patrick Tagoona | 187 | 26.01% | |
| David Toolooktook | 72 | 10.01% | |
| Total Valid Ballots | 719 | 100% | |
| Voter Turnout % | Rejected Ballots | ||
2004 election
| 2004 Nunavut general election | |||
| [3] | Name | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Simailak | 352 | 48.22% | |
| David Aksawnee | 209 | 28.63% | |
| Becky Kudloo | 96 | 13.15% | |
| David Toolooktook | 73 | 10.00% | |
| Total Valid Ballots | 730 | 100% | |
| Voter Turnout 89.50% | Rejected Ballots 3 | ||
2008 election
| 2008 Nunavut general election | |||
| Name | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Aupaluktuq | 266 | 41.2% | |
| David Simailak | 236 | 36.5% | |
| Elijah Amarook | 144 | 22.3% | |
| Total Valid Ballots | 646 | 100% | |
2013 election
| 2013 Nunavut general election | |||
| [4] | Name | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simeon Mikkungwak | 392 | 59.3% | |
| Karen Yip | 269 | 40.3% | |
| Total Valid Ballots | 661 | 100% | |
| Voter Turnout 70.7% | Rejected Ballots 1 | ||
2017 election
| 2017 Nunavut general election | |||
| Name | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simeon Mikkungwak | 389 | 58.15 | |
| Karen Kabloona | 280 | 41.85 | |
| Total valid ballots | 669 | 98.96 | |
| Total rejected ballots | 7 | 1.04 | |
| Total ballots | 676 | 69.98 | |
| Electors on list | 980 | – | |
2020 by-election
| July 24, 2020 | ||
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Craig Atangalaaq Simailak | Acclaimed | |
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References
- "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 MLAs vote in favour of new electoral map
- "Nunavut general election 2004 Election Results" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. p. 34. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
- Results for the constituency of Baker Lake Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine at Elections Nunavut
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