Rebekah Williams

Rebekah Uqi Williams (born March 3, 1950) is the Deputy Commissioner of Nunavut as of December 20, 2019.[1] She also served as a former territorial level politician from Arctic Bay, Northwest Territories (now Nunavut). She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut from 2000 until 2004.[2]

Rebekah Uqi Williams
MLA for Quttiktuq
In office
2000–2004
Preceded byLevi Barnabas
Succeeded byLevi Barnabas
Personal details
Born (1950-03-03) March 3, 1950
Arctic Bay, Northwest Territories (now Nunavut)
Political partynon-partisan
consensus government
ResidenceIqaluit

Williams was elected in a by-election in the Quttiktuq electoral district on December 4, 2000. She defeated seven other candidates with 21% of the vote including former MLA Levi Barnabas who had previously vacated the seat after he pleaded guilty to assault as well as former Northwest Territories MLA Tommy Enuaraq.[3]

Williams served a partial term in office, and ran for re-election in the 2004 Nunavut general election. Despite increasing her popular vote she was defeated by Barnabas.[4]

References
  1. Neary, Derek (March 5, 2020). "Premier, MLA congratulate Rebekah Williams on deputy commissioner role". Nunavut News. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  2. Canadian Parliamentary Guide 2001
  3. "Rebecca Williams wins a squeaker in Quttiktuq". Nunatsiaq News. December 8, 2000. Archived from the original on February 21, 2001.
  4. "Nunavut Election 2004". CBC News. February 2004. Archived from the original on April 5, 2004.



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