Nunavut 2013

[Hatman 🍁]

Nunavut is holding territorial elections tomorrow. The Nunavut assembly operates via a "consensus government". There are no parties, and the Premier is not directly elected, rather she (or he) is elected from within the Assembly at a later date.

Here is a map:



Assembly is increasing from 19 to 22 seats; Iqaluit is gaining a seat, and both Arviat and Igloolik were split in 2.

No elections will be held in Netsilik (Taloyoak, Kugaaruk) or Kugluktuk due to acclamations.

Premier Eva Aariak announced that she will not be seeking the Premiership, but she will be running in the new riding of Iqaluit-Tasiluk.

[RedSLC]

So an average constituency size of just under 1,400 people, then? That's got to be among the smallest legislative constituency sizes in the Americas.

[Hatman 🍁]

So an average constituency size of just under 1,400 people, then? That's got to be among the smallest legislative constituency sizes in the Americas.

Not including municipal wards, probably. The sheer size of the territory warrants it though.

[Qavvavak]

Thanks for post here, Hatman

I already vote on special mail ballot last week and my riding is Iqaluit-Tasiluk even I live in Ottawa.

[Hatman 🍁]

Cool! I know there is a sizable Inuit population here in Ottawa.

Would you happen to know of the ideological leanings of any of the candidates? Or are more candidates pretty non-ideological? I know Nunavumarut (sp?) usually vote for the person rather than the party.

[Qavvavak]

most Nunavummiut are liberal leaning and second choice NDP and very weak Conservative

former liberals: Jack Anawak (Iqaluit-Niaqunnguut "Metro Iqaluit"), Paul Okalik (Iqaluit-Sinaa, former premier)
liberal leaning - Donna Adams (Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet, her dad is former liberal Senate Willie Adams), Eva Aariak is too close to Liberal-Independent
conservative leaning - Tagak Curley (not seeking re-elect) would be favour conservative because he opposed gay marriage.

NDP leaning - George Hickes (Iqaluit-Tasiluk, his cousin Hunter Tootoo), two of Kusugak candidates (related to Peter Kusugak in 1988)... Hunter was endorsed Leona Aglukkaq, so between NDP-CPC

edit, im wrong, Keith Peterson is not related Dennis Patterson, because almost same surname... Sorry lol

most of them independent and hard to describe their party views.

[Smid]

This thread, and the googling it inspired, makes me want to visit Iqaluit. The "photos" option on Google Maps look particularly gorgeous! My less-adventurous wife is less-enthusiastic about visiting, however, so I suspect I will never end up visiting.

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So an average constituency size of just under 1,400 people, then? That's got to be among the smallest legislative constituency sizes in the Americas.

And yet some of them have 5-6 candidates.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunavut_general_election,_2013

[Hatman 🍁]

This thread, and the googling it inspired, makes me want to visit Iqaluit. The "photos" option on Google Maps look particularly gorgeous! My less-adventurous wife is less-enthusiastic about visiting, however, so I suspect I will never end up visiting.

Geez- and she's from Edmonton? Not much difference

In high school, there was a trip to Iqaluit. Wish I had gone.

most Nunavummiut are liberal leaning and second choice NDP and very weak Conservative

former liberals: Jack Anawak (Iqaluit-Niaqunnguut "Metro Iqaluit"), Paul Okalik (Iqaluit-Sinaa, former premier)
liberal leaning - Donna Adams (Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet, her dad is former liberal Senate Willie Adams), Eva Aariak is too close to Liberal-Independent
conservative leaning - Tagak Curley (not seeking re-elect) would be favour conservative because he opposed gay marriage.

NDP leaning - George Hickes (Iqaluit-Tasiluk, his cousin Hunter Tootoo), two of Kusugak candidates (related to Peter Kusugak in 1988)... Hunter was endorsed Leona Aglukkaq, so between NDP-CPC

edit, im wrong, Keith Peterson is not related Dennis Patterson, because almost same surname... Sorry lol

most of them independent and hard to describe their party views.

Aglukkaq endorsed Hunter Tootoo? Wow. Weird.

[lilTommy]

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/10/27/nunavut-election_n_4168182.html?utm_hp_ref=canada-politics

Gives you an idea of what the campaign is like... outside Iqaluit, There are no signs, no leafleting, its all very personal. It's interesting, feels very much like constituency executive elections form a southern perspective.

[lilTommy]

http://www.cbc.ca/elections/nunavutvotes2013/ CBCs coverage of the election too

[Novelty]

Is there someplace we could go to for live election counts?

[lilTommy]

Is there someplace we could go to for live election counts?

Elections Nunavut has a live results page: http://www1.elections.nu.ca/apps/authoring/dspPage.aspx?page=home

[Hatman 🍁]

I'm assuming there will be live streaming as well. CBC likes to do this kind of stuff, even for the territories.

[lilTommy]

I'm assuming there will be live streaming as well. CBC likes to do this kind of stuff, even for the territories.

They did for the municipals in Alberta too i think... gota love the CBC

[Space7]

I had a friend who grew up in Iqaluit, didn't talk about politics though.

I'll be curious to see how this turns out. I find it cool that each small settlement gets one seat in assembly, on average. It'll be interesting to see if any patterns emerge. I'm guessing there's no predominantly conservative or predominantly liberal areas, because the communities are so far apart. It's truly a local issues election.

[Hatman 🍁]

Polls have closed. Live stream: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nunavut-election-polls-closed-1.2253663

[Space7]

First poll in from the Kimmirut early polls station in the South Baffin riding.

AKAVAK, TOMMY has 12 votes.

IKKIDLUAK, JOANNIE has 1 vote.

JAW, MATHEW SAVEAKJUK has 1 vote.

Close three way race! Only 11 votes between them.

JOANASIE, DAVID and SCHELL, FRED don't have any yet.

[Hatman 🍁]

The incumbent Fred Schell has 0 votes

[Hatman 🍁]

Schelll is the former mayor of Cape Dorset, which would explain why he won 0 votes in the Kimmirut early poll. Just another example of how voters in Nunavut vote for the person.

[Space7]

Baker Lake early poll.

MIKKUNGWAK, SIMEON has 52.

YIP, KAREN has 47.

Pretty close race.

[Hatman 🍁]

No incumbent in Baker Lake, and the riding only consists of the town, so no community vs. community tribal matches like in South Baffin.

[Space7]

MIKE, JOHNNY , 9
SOWDLOOAPIK, SAKIASIE , 7
DIALLA, HARRY J. , 5
OSHUTAPIK, HEZAKIAH , 3

Close again in Pangnirtung.

This is also a single town riding.

I won't post every single update past this point.

[Hatman 🍁]

The incumbent is in 4th place in Pangnirtung. Again, those are from the early polls.

[Hatman 🍁]

Incumbent Ron Elliott ahead 7 votes to 3 n Quttiktuq, with the Resoulte early polls in.