Nunavut Nunavut electoral district Nunavut riding in relation to Canada
Federal electoral district Legislature House of Commons MP Hunter Tootoo Independent District created 1976 First contested 1979 Last contested 2015 District webpage profile , map Demographics Population (2011 )[1] 31,906 Electors (2015)18,124 Area (km²)[2] 1,877,787.62 Pop. density (per km²) 0.02 Census divisions Kitikmeot Region , Keewatin Region , Baffin Region Census subdivisions Iqaluit , Rankin Inlet , Arviat , Baker Lake , Igloolik , Cambridge Bay , Pangnirtung , Pond Inlet , Kugluktuk , Cape Dorset
Nunavut is a federal electoral district in Nunavut , Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. Before 1997, it was known as Nunatsiaq , and was one of two electoral districts in Northwest Territories .
The riding covers the entire territory of Nunavut. It is the largest federal electoral district by land area in Canada,[3] and, since the abolition of the Division of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, the largest electoral district represented by a single legislator in the world.[4]
Demographics [ edit ]
According to the Canada 2011 Census ; 2013 representation[5] [6]
Ethnic groups: 86.3% Aboriginal, 12.1% White
Languages: 66.8% Inuktitut, 29.1% English, 1.4% French
Religions: 86.0% Christian (50.3% Anglican, 23.9% Catholic, 4.9% Pentecostal, 6.8% Other), 12.9% No religion
Median income (2010): $25,662
Average income (2010): $43,505
The Nunavut riding holds a host of demographic records:
Lowest median age:[7] 24.1 years
Highest percentage of Aboriginals:[8] 85.0%
Highest percentage of Inuit: 84.0%
Highest percentage of a non-official language as mother tongue:[9] 69.4%
Highest percentage of an Aboriginal language as mother tongue: 68.0%
Highest percentage of Inuktitut as mother tongue: 66.8%
Highest percentage of an Aboriginal language as home language:[10] 53.0%
Highest percentage of Inuktitut as home language: 51.9%
According to the Canada 2016 Census
Most common mother tongue languages (2016) : 63.1% Inuktitut, 31.5% English, 1.7% French, 1.4% Inuinnaqtun, 0.4% Tagalog, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% German[11]
History [ edit ]
The electoral district was created in 1976 as "Nunatsiaq" riding from parts of Northwest Territories riding. It was replaced by "Nunavut" in 1996.
In 1999, the district's boundaries were redefined in the Nunavut Act , the law governing the creation of Nunavut as a separate jurisdiction from the Northwest Territories.
The boundaries of this riding were not changed in the 2012 electoral redistribution .
Riding Associations [ edit ]
Riding associations are the local branches of political parties:
Party
Association Name
CEO
HQ Address
HQ City
Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada Nunavut Electoral District Association
Julie-Anne Miller
Post Office Box 1841
Iqaluit
Liberal
Nunavut Federal Liberal Association
Michel Potvin
Post Office Box 714
Iqaluit
New Democratic
Nunavut New Democratic Party Electoral District Association
Bethany Scott
Post Office Box 11380
Iqaluit
Members of Parliament [ edit ]
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament :
Election results [ edit ]
Nunavut [ edit ]
2006 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Expenditures
Liberal
Nancy Karetak-Lindell
3,673
39.98
−11.32
$10,669
Conservative
David Aglukark
2,670
29.06
+14.62
$5,486
New Democratic
Bill Riddell
1,576
17.15
+1.98
$11,990
Marijuana
D. Ed deVries
724
7.88
–
$1,162
Green
Feliks Kappi
544
5.92
+2.59
$3,950
Total valid votes/Expense limit
9,187
100.0
$74,506
Total rejected ballots
64
0.70
Turnout
9,251
54.10
Liberal hold
Swing
−12.97
2004 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Expenditures
Liberal
Nancy Karetak-Lindell
3,818
51.30
−17.71
$18,035
Independent
Manitok Thompson
1,172
15.74
–
$5,945
New Democratic
Bill Riddell
1,129
15.17
−3.09
$12,810
Conservative
Duncan Cunningham
1,075
14.44
+6.24
$16,838
Green
Nedd Kenney
248
3.33
−1.19
$190
Total valid votes
7,442
100.00
Total rejected ballots
33
0.44
Turnout
7,475
43.86
Liberal hold
Swing
−16.72
Change for the Conservatives is based on the results of the Progressive Conservatives.
Nunatsiaq [ edit ]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Statistics Canada : 2011
^ Statistics Canada : 2011
^ Madeline Redfern on Nunavut's electoral riding, largest in Canada , CBC , October 8, 2015
^ Durack: the electorate bigger than many countries still finds it hard to get noticed , The Guardian , 14 May 2016
^ http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=62001&Data=Count&SearchText=Nunavut&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
^ http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=62001&Data=Count&SearchText=Nunavut&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1#tabs2
^ "Age (131) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2011 Census" . www2.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-11-19 .
^ "Aboriginal Identity (8), Sex (3) and Age Groups (12) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data" . 2.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-11-19 .
^ "2011 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations | Detailed Mother Tongue (232), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2011 Census" . 2.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-11-19 .
^ "First Official Language Spoken (7), Detailed Language Spoken Most Often at Home (232), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2011 Census" . 2.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-11-19 .
^ https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/dt-td/Rp-eng.cfm?LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GID=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=109979&PRID=10&PTYPE=109445&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=888&Temporal=2016,2017&THEME=118&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=
^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Nunavut, 30 September 2015
^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
External links [ edit ]
Coordinates : 73°N 91°W / 73°N 91°W / 73; -91 (Nunavut )