Adam Lightstone
{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
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| birth_name = Adam Arreak Lightstone
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| office1 = Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut for Iqaluit-Manirajak
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Adam Arreak Lightstone is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in the 2017 general election.[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nunavut-election-2017-1.4379183 "Paul Okalik, Monica Ell out as Elisapee Sheutiapik, Adam Arreak Lightstone take Iqaluit seats"]. CBC North, October 30, 2017. He represents the electoral district of Iqaluit-Manirajak.
Originally from Rankin Inlet, Lightstone spent his youth between Iqaluit and Kingston, Ontario.
Prior to entering politics, he worked in several roles in the Department of Finance of the government of Nunavut, most recently as a senior fiscal advisor with the expenditure management division, where he worked to prepare the government's budgets, monitor forecasts, and provide recommendations on financial matters to the Financial Management Board. After graduating from Inuksuk High School he continued his education and received an advanced accounting diploma from St. Lawrence College and a bachelor's degree in business administration from Laurentian University.
He is the nephew of Eva Aariak, the territory's second premier.[http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/65674nunavut_election_upset_iqaluit_voters_choose_youth_over_experience/ "Nunavut election upset: Iqaluit voters choose youth over experience"]. Nunatsiaq News, November 1, 2017.
Electoral record
=2021 election=
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|colspan=4 align=center|2021 Nunavut general election{{Cite web |title=2021 General Election Results |url=https://www.elections.nu.ca/sites/default/files/documents/2021%20GE%20Results_0.pdf |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=Elections Nunavut}} |
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!Vote !% {{Canadian party colour|NU|Independent|row}} |306 |65.4 {{Canadian party colour|NU|Independent|row}} |Joanasie Akumalik |162 |34.6 |
colspan=2|Total Valid Ballots
|446 |100% |
colspan=2 align=center|Voter Turnout 43.7%
|colspan=2 align=center|Rejected Ballots 2 |
=2017 election=
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|colspan=4 align=center|2017 Nunavut general election |
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!Vote !% {{Canadian party colour|NU|Independent|row}} |253 | {{Canadian party colour|NU|Independent|row}} |Monica Ell-Kanayuk |227 | {{Canadian party colour|NU|Independent|row}} |Jude Lewis |81 | {{Canadian party colour|NU|Independent|row}} |Okalik Eegeesiak |64 | |
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Category:21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
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Category:People from Rankin Inlet
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