Adam Lightstone

Adam Arreak Lightstone is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in the 2017 general election.^[1] He represents the electoral district of Iqaluit-Manirajak.

Adam Lightstone MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut for Iqaluit-Manirajak
Incumbent
Assumed office October 30, 2017
Preceded by	Monica Ell-Kanayuk
Personal details
Born	Adam Arreak Lightstone

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.^[2]

Electoral record

2021 election

2021 Nunavut general election[3]
	Name	Vote	%
	Adam Lightstone	306	65.4
	Joanasie Akumalik	162	34.6
Total Valid Ballots		446	100%
Voter Turnout 43.7%		Rejected Ballots 2

2017 election

2017 Nunavut general election
	Name	Vote	%
	Adam Lightstone	253
	Monica Ell-Kanayuk	227
	Jude Lewis	81
	Okalik Eegeesiak	64