Alexander Sammurtok

Alexander Sammurtok (born 1952 or 1953) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in a by-election on February 10, 2014.[3] Sammurtok first ran in the 2013 election, but finished in an exact tie with incumbent MLA Lorne Kusugak in the redistributed district of Rankin Inlet South.[4]

Alexander Sammurtok
MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut for Rankin Inlet South
In office
February 10, 2014 – September 24, 2017
Preceded byRiding Established
Succeeded byLorne Kusugak
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut for Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet
Assumed office
November 19, 2021[1]
Preceded byCathy Towtongie
Personal details
Born1952 or 1953 (age 69–70)[2]
Political partynon-partisan
consensus government
Residence(s)Rankin Inlet, Nunavut

He is the nephew of Tom Sammurtok, who was the MLA for the neighbouring electoral district of Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet.[5] Both Alexander and Tom Sammurtok were defeated in the 2017 Nunavut general election, Alexander by Kusugak and Tom by Cathy Towtongie; in the 2021 Nunavut general election, Alexander Sammurtok ran in Rankin Inlet North and defeated Towtongie.[6]

References
  1. "MLAs sworn in by Nunavut commissioner". Nunatsiaq News. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  2. Neary, Derek (October 20, 2021). "MLA candidates on the issues: Alex Sammurtok, Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet". NUNAVUT NEWS.
  3. "New Nunavut MLA ready to work “for the people”". Nunatsiaq News, February 11, 2014.
  4. Nunavut recounts produce one winner and one intractable deadlock Archived 2013-11-14 at the Wayback Machine. Nunatsiaq News, November 5, 2013.
  5. "Alexander Sammurtok beats Lorne Kusugak to take Rankin Inlet South". Nunatsiaq News, February 10, 2014.
  6. Derek Neary, "Two judicial recounts required in Nunavut territorial election". Northern News Services, October 25, 2021.


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