Arviat South
 Nunavut electoral district | |||
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| Coordinates: | 61°05′17″N 96°06′50″W / 61.088°N 96.114°W | ||
| Territorial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Nunavut | ||
| MLA |
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| 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% |
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| Total Valid Ballots | 453 | 100% | ||||||||||
| Voter Turnout 76.6%% | Rejected Ballots 1 | |||||||||||
References
- ^ a b c "Nunavut Elections Act Office Consolidation, English version". Elections Nunavut. p. 135. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 5, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
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- ^ of the 2011 Nunavut Electoral Boundaries Commission[permanent dead link]
- ^ After Paul Quassa ejected, Nunavut chooses deputy as new premier
- ^ Joe Savikataaq is the new premier of Nunavut, after non-confidence vote ousts former leader
- ^ Results for the constituency of Arviat South at Elections Nunavut