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.

Baker Lake
Nunavut electoral district
Boundaries of Baker Lake
Territorial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Nunavut
MLA
 
 
 
Craig Simailak
District created15 February 1999
First contested1999
Last contested2021
Demographics
Census division(s)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

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1999 election

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1999 Nunavut general election
 Name Vote%
 Glenn McLean46063.98%
 Patrick Tagoona18726.01%
 David Toolooktook7210.01%
Total Valid Ballots719100%
Voter Turnout %Rejected Ballots

2004 election

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2004 Nunavut general election
[3]Name Vote%
 David Simailak35248.22%
 David Aksawnee20928.63%
 Becky Kudloo9613.15%
 David Toolooktook7310.00%
Total Valid Ballots730100%
Voter Turnout 89.50%Rejected Ballots 3

2008 election

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2008 Nunavut general election
Name Vote%
 Moses Aupaluktuq26641.2%
 David Simailak23636.5%
 Elijah Amarook14422.3%
Total Valid Ballots646100%

2013 election

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2013 Nunavut general election
[4]Name Vote%
 Simeon Mikkungwak39259.3%
 Karen Yip26940.3%
Total Valid Ballots661100%
Voter Turnout 70.7%Rejected Ballots 1

2017 election

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2017 Nunavut general election
NameVotes%
 Simeon Mikkungwak38958.15
 Karen Kabloona28041.85
Total valid ballots66998.96
Total rejected ballots71.04
Total ballots67669.98
Electors on list980

2020 by-election

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July 24, 2020
CandidateVote%
Craig Atangalaaq SimailakAcclaimed

2021 election

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2021 Nunavut general election[5]
Name Vote%
 Craig Atangalaaq Simailak32773.3
 Elijah Amarook7115.9
 Daniel Piryuaq4810.8
Total Valid Ballots446100%
Voter Turnout 43.4%Rejected Ballots 8

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nunavut Elections Act Office Consolidation, English version". Elections Nunavut. p. 135. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 5, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  2. ^ Nunavut MLAs vote in favour of new electoral map
  3. ^ "Nunavut general election 2004 Election Results" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. p. 34. Retrieved 2008-09-24.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Results for the constituency of Baker Lake Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine at Elections Nunavut
  5. ^ "2021 General Election Results" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
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64°19′05″N 096°01′03″W / 64.31806°N 96.01750°W / 64.31806; -96.01750 (Baker Lake (electoral district))