Arviat South

Arviat South
Nunavut electoral district
Boundaries of Arviat South
Coordinates:61°05′16″N 96°06′50″W / 61.08778°N 96.11389°W / 61.08778; -96.11389
Territorial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Nunavut
MLA
 
 
 
Jamie Kablutsiak
District created2013
First contested2013
Last contested2025

Arviat South (Inuktitut: ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᓂᒋᐊ,[1] French: Arviat Sud,[1] Inuinnaqtun: Arviat Hivuraa)[1] is an 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]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Parliament Years Member
4th 2013–2017 Joe Savikataaq
5th 2017–2021
6th 2021–2025
7th 2025–present Jamie Kablutsiak

Election results

2025 election

2025 Nunavut general election
[6] Name Vote %
  Jamie Kablutsiak 256 68.1%
  Alana Kuksuk 120 31.9%
Total valid ballots 376 100%
Voter turnout 52.96% Rejected ballots 1

2021 election

2021 Nunavut general election[7]
Name Vote %
  Joe Savikataaq Acclaimed

2017 election

2017 Nunavut general election
[6] Name Vote %
  Joe Savikataaq 280 54.5%
  Jason Gibbons 234 45.5%
Total valid ballots 514 100%
Voter turnout 81.23% Rejected ballots 14

2013 election

2013 Nunavut general election
[8] 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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Nunavut Elections Act Office Consolidation, English version". Elections Nunavut. p. 135. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 23 April 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. ^ a b 2017 General Election Official Results at Elections Nunavut
  7. ^ "2021 General Election Results" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  8. ^ Results for the constituency of Arviat South Archived 2013-11-14 at the Wayback Machine at Elections Nunavut