Iqaluit West

Iqaluit West was a territorial electoral district (riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada. The riding consists of the community of Iqaluit. Its most recent member of the Legislative Assembly was Paul Okalik who resigned to run in the 2011 Canadian federal election. A by-election was held 12 September 2011.^[1]

In 2008, Okalik defeated Iqaluit mayor Elisapee Sheutiapik in the 2008 provincial election.^[2]

Election results

1999 election

1999 Nunavut general election
	Name	Vote	%
	Paul Okalik	334	50.61%
	Ben S. Ell	166	25.15%
	Matthew Spence	160	24.24%
Total Valid Ballots		660	100%
Voter Turnout %		Rejected Ballots

2004 election

2004 Nunavut general election
[3]	Name	Vote	%
	Paul Okalik	415	76.99%
	Doug Workman	124	23.11%
Total Valid Ballots		539	100%
Voter Turnout 101.13%		Rejected Ballots 2

2008 election

2008 Nunavut general election
[4]	Name	Vote	%
	Paul Okalik	340	53.5%
	Elisapee Sheutiapik	296	46.5%
Total Valid Ballots		636	100%
Voter Turnout %		Rejected Ballots

2011 by-election

September 12, 2011 by-election
[5]	Name	Vote	%
	Monica Ell-Kanayuk	230	53.99%
	Kirt Ejesiak	158	37.09%
	Tuutalik Boychuck	38	8.92%
Total Valid Ballots		428	100%
Voter Turnout 60.20%		Rejected Ballots 2

See also

• List of Nunavut territorial electoral districts
• Canadian provincial electoral districts