Alexander Sammurtok

Alexander Sammurtok (born 1952 or 1953)^[2] is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in a by-election on February 10, 2014.^[3] Sammurtok first ran in the 2013 election, but finished in an exact tie with incumbent MLA Lorne Kusugak in the redistributed district of Rankin Inlet South.^[4]

Alexander Sammurtok MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut for Rankin Inlet South
In office February 10, 2014 – September 24, 2017
Preceded by	Riding Established
Succeeded by	Lorne Kusugak
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut for Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet
Incumbent
Assumed office November 19, 2021[1]
Preceded by	Cathy Towtongie
Personal details
Born	1952 or 1953 (age 71–72)[2]
Political party	non-partisan consensus government
Residence(s)	Rankin Inlet, Nunavut

He is the nephew of Tom Sammurtok, who was the MLA for the neighbouring electoral district of Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet.^[5] Both Alexander and Tom Sammurtok were defeated in the 2017 Nunavut general election, Alexander by Kusugak and Tom by Cathy Towtongie; in the 2021 Nunavut general election, Alexander Sammurtok ran in Rankin Inlet North and defeated Towtongie.^[6]