Arviat South

Arviat South
Nunavut electoral district
Coordinates: 61°05′17″N 96°06′50″W / 61.088°N 96.114°W / 61.088; -96.114
Territorial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
MLA
 
 		 
Joe Savikataaq
District created 2013
First contested 2013
Last contested 2017

Arviat South (Inuktitut: ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᓂᒋᐊ,[1] French: Arviat Sud,[1] Inuinnaqtun: Arviat Hivuraa)[1] is a territorial electoral district(riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.[2]

The riding consists of part of the community of Arviat. The district was created prior to the 28 October 2013 general election. The community was previously in Arviat.[3]

Arviat South MLA Joe Savikataaq, who was Deputy Premier of Nunavut following the October 30, 2017 election, became Premier after Paul Quassa was removed from his position after a vote of no-confidence.[4][5]

Election results

2013 election

2013 Nunavut general election
[6] Name Vote %
     Joe Savikataaq 181 40.0%
     Airo Pameolik 147 32.5%
     Peter Alareak 125 27.6%
Total Valid Ballots 453 100%
Voter Turnout 76.6%% Rejected Ballots 1

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nunavut Elections Act Office Consolidation, English version". Elections Nunavut. p. 135. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 5, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  2. ↑ Nunavut Constituencies Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ of the 2011 Nunavut Electoral Boundaries Commission
  4. ↑ After Paul Quassa ejected, Nunavut chooses deputy as new premier
  5. ↑ Joe Savikataaq is the new premier of Nunavut, after non-confidence vote ousts former leader
  6. ↑ Results for the constituency of Arviat South at Elections Nunavut
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