Cambridge Bay (electoral district)

This article is about the electoral district of Nunavut. For the hamlet of the same name, see Cambridge Bay.

Cambridge Bay (Inuinnaqtun: Iqaluktuuttiaq, Inuktitut: ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑎᐊᕐᒃ^[1]) is a territorial electoral district (riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.

Cambridge Bay

Nunavut electoral district
Boundaries of Cambridge Bay
Coordinates:	69°07′02″N 105°03′11″W
Territorial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
MLA	Pam Gross
District created	15 February 1999
First contested	1999
Last contested	2021
Demographics
Population (2006)	1,477
Census division(s)	Kitikmeot Region
Census subdivision(s)	Bathurst Inlet, Cambridge Bay, Umingmaktok

The riding, which consists of the communities of Bathurst Inlet, Cambridge Bay and Umingmaktok, came into existence for the first Nunavut general election. The election, which occurred 15 February 1999, was held prior to division of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, 1 April 1999.

Election results

1999 election

1999 Nunavut general election
	Name	Vote	%
	Kelvin Ng	332	49.41
	Wilfred Wilcox	164	24.41
	Mike O'Gorman	108	16.07
	Beatrice Bernhardt	68	10.11
Total valid ballots		672	100
Voter turnout %		Rejected ballots

2004 election

2004 Nunavut general election
[2]	Name	Vote	%
	Keith Peterson	311	54.09
	Harry Ambrose Aknavigak	93	16.17
	Harry Maksagak	86	14.96
	David Kaosoni	85	14.78
Total valid ballots		575	100
Voter turnout 102.13%		Rejected ballots 0

2008 election

2008 Nunavut general election
[3]	Name	Vote	%
	Keith Peterson	Acclaimed

2013 election

2013 Nunavut general election
[4]	Name	Vote	%
	Keith Peterson	443	68.7
	Fred Pedersen	120	18.6
	Clara Hokayak Evalik	82	12.7
Total valid ballots		645	100
Voter turnout 101.7%		Rejected ballots 10

2017 election

2017 Nunavut general election
	Name	Vote[5]	%
	Jeannie Ehaloak	259	40.7
	Pam Gross	250	39.3
	Harry Maksagak	126	19.8
Total valid ballots		635	100
Voter turnout		Rejected ballots

2021 election

2021 Nunavut general election
	Name	Vote	%
	Pam Gross[6]	224	34.6
	Jeannie Ehaloak	215	33.2
	Peter Ohokak	209	32.3
Total valid ballots		648	100
Voter turnout 63.9%		Rejected ballots 1

References

1. "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 general election 2004 Election Results" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. p. 35. Retrieved 2008-09-24.^{[permanent dead link]}
3. "Official Candidates List" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
4. Results for the constituency of Cambridge Bay Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine at Elections Nunavut
5. "'I'm finally feeling rested': Recount confirms Jeannie Ehaloak's election in Cambridge Bay". CBC News. 2017-11-05. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
6. "Unofficial Election Results Cambridge Bay". 2021. Retrieved 2023-09-27.

External links

• Website of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut