Cambridge Bay (electoral district)

Cambridge Bay (Inuinnaqtun: Iqaluktuuttiaq, Inuktitut: ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑎᐊᕐᒃ[2]) is a territorial electoral district (riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.

This article is about the electoral district of Nunavut. For the hamlet of the same name, see Cambridge Bay.
Cambridge Bay
Nunavut electoral district
Boundaries of Cambridge Bay
Coordinates:69°07′02″N 105°03′11″W
Territorial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Nunavut
MLA
 
 		 
Pamela Gross (pending recount)[1]
District created15 February 1999
First contested1999
Last contested2021
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
[3] 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
[4] Name Vote %
  Keith Peterson Acclaimed

2013 election
2013 Nunavut general election
[5] 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[6] %
  Jeannie Ehaloak 259 40.7
  Pamela 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 %
  Pamela Gross[7] 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. "Unofficial Election Results Cambridge Bay". 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  2. "Nunavut Elections Act Office Consolidation, English version". Elections Nunavut. p. 135. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 5, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  3. "Nunavut general election 2004 Election Results" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. p. 35. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
  4. "Official Candidates List" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
  5. Results for the constituency of Cambridge Bay Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine at Elections Nunavut
  6. "'I'm finally feeling rested': Recount confirms Jeannie Ehaloak's election in Cambridge Bay". CBC News. 2017-11-05. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  7. "Unofficial Election Results Cambridge Bay". 2021. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
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