Akulliq

{{Short description|Former territorial electoral district in Nunavut, Canada}}

Akulliq ({{IPA|iu|akulːiq}}) was a territorial electoral district (riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada. The riding consisted of the communities of Kugaaruk and Repulse Bay. Kugaaruk is now a part of the Netsilik riding and Repulse Bay (which has since been renamed to Naujaat) is a part of the Aivilik riding.

Election results

=1999 election=

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|colspan=4 align=center|1999 Nunavut general election

!Name

!Vote

|Ovide Alakannuark

|219

|53.03%

|Steve Mapsalak

|194

|46.97%

colspan=2|Total Valid Ballots

|413

|100%

colspan=2 align=center|Voter Turnout %

|colspan=2 align=center|Rejected Ballots

=2004 election=

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colspan=4 align=center|2004 Nunavut general election

{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.nu.ca/apps/Docs/download.aspx?file=%2fapps%2fUPLOADS%2ffiles%2fGeneral%2520Elections%252f633577605230148844-1226306837-03-04_eng.pdf|title=Nunavut general election 2004 Election Results|pages=30|publisher=Elections Nunavut|accessdate=2008-09-24}}{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

!Name

!Vote

|Steve Mapsalak

|161

|34.04%

|Roland Tungilik

|96

|20.30%

|John Ningark

|87

|18.39%

|Joani Kringayark

|67

|14.17%

|George Bohlender

|62

|13.10%

colspan=2|Total Valid Ballots

|473

|100%

colspan=2 align=center|Voter Turnout 93.33%

|colspan=2 align=center|Rejected Ballots 3

=2008 election=

The 2008 election was delayed in Akulliq due to a legal challenge brought by former Member of Parliament Jack Anawak, who filed as a candidate but was rejected by Elections Nunavut because he had not lived in Nunavut for twelve consecutive months prior to the election.[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/incumbents-shut-out-of-kivalliq-region-1.752057 Incumbents shut out of Kivalliq region] - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2010-01-11. After Anawak's challenge was dismissed by the courts, a by-election was held on December 15, 2008, but only two votes separated incumbent MLA Steve Mapsalak and his main challenger, former Northwest Territories MLA John Ningark.[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/recount-underway-after-close-akulliq-byelection-1.735439 "Recount underway after close Akulliq byelection"], cbc.ca, December 16, 2008.

A judicial recount was conducted, but resulted in Ningark and Mapsalak each receiving exactly 157 votes, thus forcing a second election on March 2, 2009.[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/akulliq-byelection-recount-leads-to-tie-1.776427 "Akulliq by-election recount leads to tie"], cbc.ca, January 8, 2009.

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|colspan=4 align=center| December 15, 2008 by-election

{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.nu.ca/i18n/docs/cand/cand_eng.pdf |title=Official Candidates List |accessdate=2008-09-27 |publisher=Elections Nunavut |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081029201812/http://www.elections.nu.ca/i18n/docs/cand/cand_eng.pdf |archivedate=29 October 2008 |url-status=dead }}

!Name

!Vote

|Steve Mapsalak

|157

|33.91%

|John Ningark

|157

|33.91%

|Helena Malliki

|111

|23.97%

|Marius Tungilik

|38

|8.33%

colspan=2|Total Valid Ballots

|463

|100%

colspan=2 align=center|Voter Turnout 69.49%

|colspan=2 align=center|Rejected Ballots 4

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|colspan=4 align=center|March 2, 2009 by-election

{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.nu.ca/i18n/docs/releases/020309-akulliq.pdf?ID=27 |title=March 2, 2009 election results |accessdate=2009-03-13 |publisher=Elections Nunavut |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090920023505/http://www.elections.nu.ca/i18n/docs/releases/020309-akulliq.pdf?ID=27 |archivedate=September 20, 2009 }}

!Name

!Vote

|John Ningark

|193

|37.04%

|Steve Mapsalak

|179

|34.36%

|Ovide Alakannuark

|83

|15.93%

|Helena Malliki