Federal electoral district in Nunavut, Canada
Nunavut is a federal electoral district in Nunavut, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. Before 1997, it was known as Nunatsiaq, and was one of two electoral districts in Northwest Territories.
The riding covers the entire territory of Nunavut. It is the largest federal electoral district by land area in Canada,[3] and since the abolition of the Division of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, it is the second largest electoral district in the world after Yakutsk in Russia and the largest one represented by a single legislator.[4] It is also the world's northernmost single-member constituency, Greenland electing two members to the Danish Folketing and using proportional representation for its own Inatsisartut.
Demographics
- According to the 2021 Canadian census; 2013 representation[5]
- Ethnic groups: 85.8% Indigenous, 10.6% White, 1.5% Black
- Languages: 52.2% Inuktitut, 33% English, 1.4% French
- Religions: 73.5% Christian (39.1% Anglican, 22.5% Catholic, 4% Pentecostal), 24.9% No religion
- Median income (2020): $37,600
- Average income (2020): $57,200
The Nunavut riding holds a host of demographic records:
- Lowest median age:[6] 24.1 years
- Highest percentage of Indigenous peoples:[7] 85.0%
- Highest percentage of Inuit: 84.0%
- Highest percentage of a non-official language as mother tongue:[8] 69.4%
- Highest percentage of an Indigenous language as mother tongue: 68.0%
- Highest percentage of Inuktitut as mother tongue: 66.8%
- Highest percentage of an Indigenous language as home language:[9] 53.0%
- Highest percentage of Inuktitut as home language: 51.9%
History
The riding was created in 1976 as "Nunatsiaq" from parts of the Northwest Territories riding. It was renamed "Nunavut" in 1996.
In 1999, the district's boundaries were redefined in the Nunavut Act, the law governing the creation of Nunavut as a separate jurisdiction from the Northwest Territories.
The boundaries of this riding were not changed in the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Riding associations
Riding associations are the local branches of political parties:
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
Election results
Graph of election results in Nunavut/Nunatsiaq (parties that never received 2% of the vote are omitted)
Nunavut
Nunatsiaq
See also
References
Notes
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2020
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2020
- ^ Madeline Redfern on Nunavut's electoral riding, largest in Canada, CBC, October 8, 2015
- ^ Durack: the electorate bigger than many countries still finds it hard to get noticed, The Guardian, 14 May 2016
- ^ "2021 National Household Survey Profile - Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)". December 15, 2021.
- ^ "Age (131) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2011 Census". www2.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
- ^ "Aboriginal Identity (8), Sex (3) and Age Groups (12) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data". 2.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
- ^ "2011 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations | Detailed Mother Tongue (232), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2011 Census". 2.statcan.gc.ca. October 24, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
- ^ "First Official Language Spoken (7), Detailed Language Spoken Most Often at Home (232), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2011 Census". 2.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Nunavut, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits
External links
73°N 91°W / 73°N 91°W / 73; -91 (Nunavut)
