Nunakput

Nunakput
Northwest Territories electoral district
	Boundaries of Nunakput
Territorial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
MLA	Lucy Kuptana
;
First contested	1983
Last contested	2023
Region	Inuvik Region
Communities	Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour, Tuktoyaktuk, Ulukhaktok

Nunakput^[1] is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Its name translates to "our land" in Inuvialuktun,^[2] and its area covers much of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region in Inuit Nunangat. The district consists of Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour, Tuktoyaktuk and Ulukhaktok.^[3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Name	Elected	Left Office
Nellie Cournoyea	1983	1995
Vince Steen	1995	2003
Calvin P. Pokiak	2003	2007
Jackie Jacobson	2007	2015
Herbert Nakimayak	2015	2019
Jackie Jacobson	2019	2023
Lucy Kuptana	2023	present

Election results

2023 election

v t e 2023 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
	Lucy Kuptana	340	68.14
	Vince Teddy	159	31.86
Total votes		499

2019 election

2019 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes
	Jackie Jacobson	231
	Herbert Nakimayak	143
	Annie Steen	127
	Holly Campbell	107
	Sheila Nasogaluak	101
	Alisa Blake	48

2015 election

2015 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
	Herbert Nakimayak	229	30.8
	Jackie Jacobson	225	30.2
	Ethel-Jean Gruben	174	23.4
	John Stuart Jr.	81	10.9
	Robert Kuptana	35	4.7
Total valid ballots / Turnout		744	76%

2011 election

2011 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes
	Jackie Jacobson	312
	Eddie Dillon	199

2007 election

2007 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
	Jackie Jacobson	266	40.92%^[4]
	Teddy J. Vince	150	23.08%
	Eddie T. Dillon	142	21.85%
	Calvin P. Pokiak	74	11.38%
Total valid ballots / Turnout		632	71.12%
Rejected ballots		18
Source(s) "Official Voting Results 2007 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-02-18.

2003 election

2003 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
	Calvin P. Pokiak	284	52.50%
	Vince Steen	257	47.5%
Total valid ballots / Turnout		541	62.04%
Rejected ballots		0
Source(s) "Official Voting Results 2003 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-02-18.

1999 election

1999 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
	Vince Steen	318	54.83%
	Vince Teddy	262	45.17%
Total valid ballots / Turnout		580	67.78%
Rejected ballots		7
Source(s) "Official Voting Results 1999 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-02-18.

Notes

^ a: In the 2007 election, percentages assigned to candidates were based on the total votes cast. In prior elections the percentages were based on the valid votes.

References

^ Constituency map of the NWT Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
^ CBC News (12 Aug 2011). "Nunakput". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
^ "Official Voting Results 2007 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
^ In the 2007 election, percentages assigned to candidates were based on the total votes cast. In prior elections the percentages were based on the valid votes.

External links

Website of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories

[1] Constituency map of the NWT Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine

[2] CBC News (12 Aug 2011). "Nunakput". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

[2007election-3] "Official Voting Results 2007 General Election" (PDF). Elections NWT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-02-18.

[4] In the 2007 election, percentages assigned to candidates were based on the total votes cast. In prior elections the percentages were based on the valid votes.

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