List of Nunavut territorial electoral districts

This is a list of Nunavut territorial electoral districts. In total there are 22 electoral districts in Nunavut spread over three administrative regions.[1] Each district elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in a first past the post system.[2] Unlike some other parts of Canada, such as Ontario, a new by-election must be held in a riding if the original result ended in a tie.[3][4] There are no political parties in Nunavut, each candidate runs as an independent and the territory operates by consensus government.[2]

  1. ^ Nunavut Constituencies map 2013
  2. ^ a b Consensus Government
  3. ^ Municipal Elections Act (Ontario, Canada) 1996, c. 32, Sched., s. 62 (3) : "If the recount indicates that two or more candidates who cannot both or all be declared elected to an office have received the same number of votes, the clerk shall choose the successful candidate or candidates by lot."
  4. ^ Government of Nunavut (2013-09-23). "Nunavut Elections Act" (PDF). p. 56. Retrieved 2013-10-02. Section 149. (2) If the judge certifies a tie in the number of votes, the Chief Electoral Officer shall order that a new election be held.