Gjoa Haven (electoral district)
 Nunavut electoral district | |||
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 Boundaries of Gjoa Haven | |||
| Coordinates: | 68°37′33″N 095°52′30″W / 68.62583°N 95.87500°W | ||
| Territorial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Nunavut | ||
| MLA |
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| District created | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 2013 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
Gjoa Haven (Inuktitut: ᐅᕐᒃᓱᕐᒃᑑᕐᒃ,[1] Inuinnaqtun: Uqhuqtuuq)[1] is a territorial electoral district (riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.[2] The riding consists of the community of Gjoa Haven. The district was created prior to the 28 October 2013 general election. The community used to be in Nattilik.[3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Parliament | Years | Member |
|---|---|---|
| 4th | 2013–2017 | Tony Akoak |
| 5th | 2017–2021 | |
| 6th | 2021–2025 | |
| 7th | 2025–present | David Porter |
Election results
2025 election
| 2025 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| David Porter | 132 | 36.0 | ||||||
| Meghan Porter | 124 | 33.8 | ||||||
| Agoakteak Gregory Nahaglulik | 51 | 13.9 | ||||||
| David Akoak | 49 | 13.4 | ||||||
| Sonny Porter | 11 | 3.0 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 701 | |||||||
| Total valid ballots | 369 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 2 | |||||||
| Turnout | 52.94% | |||||||
| [4] | ||||||||
2021 election
| 2021 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Tony Akoak | 143 | 39.8 | ||||||
| Allen Aglukkaq | 89 | 24.8 | ||||||
| Paul Puqiqnak | 77 | 21.5 | ||||||
| Veronica Ullulaq | 36 | 10.0 | ||||||
| Gregory Nahaglulik | 14 | 3.9 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 726 | |||||||
| Total valid ballots | 359 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 3 | |||||||
| Turnout | 49.5% | |||||||
| [5] | ||||||||
2017 election
| 2017 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Tony Akoak | 171 | 39.2 | ||||||
| James Taqaugaq Qitsualik | 133 | 30.5 | ||||||
| Paul Puqiqnak | 79 | 18.1 | ||||||
| Joseph Aglukkaq | 53 | 12.2 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 688 | |||||||
| Total valid ballots | 436 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 2 | |||||||
| Turnout | 63.4% | |||||||
| [6] | ||||||||
2013 election
| 2013 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Tony Akoak | 210 | 48.4 | ||||||
| Linda Hunter | 161 | 37.1 | ||||||
| George Sonny Porter | 46 | 10.6 | ||||||
| Andrew Porter | 17 | 3.9 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 618 | |||||||
| Total valid ballots | 434 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 7 | |||||||
| Turnout | 70.2% | |||||||
| [7] | ||||||||
See also
References
- 1 2 "Nunavut Elections Act Office Consolidation, English version". Elections Nunavut. p. 135. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ↑ Nunavut Constituencies Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ of the 2011 Nunavut Electoral Boundaries Commission
- ↑ "2025 General Election Official Results" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ↑ "2021 General Election Results" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ↑ 2017 General Election Official Results at Elections Nunavut
- ↑ Results for the constituency of Gjoa Haven Archived 2013-11-14 at the Wayback Machine