Baffin South

Baffin South was an electoral district of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The district consisted of Cape Dorset (Kinngait) and Lake Harbour (Kimmirut). Before 1979, the district also included Frobisher Bay (now Iqaluit). It absorbed Hudson Bay district in 1987.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

	Name	Elected	Left Office
	Bryan Pearson	1975	1979
	Joe Arlooktoo	1979	1991
	Kenoayoak Pudlat	1991	1995
	Goo Arlooktoo	1995	1999

Election results

1983 election

1983 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
	Joe Arlooktoo	145	40.85%
	Joanasie Salamonie	113	31.83%
	Kananginak Pootoogook	97	27.32%
Total valid ballots / Turnout		353	71.46%
Rejected ballots		3
Source(s) "Election results: Baffin South". PoliCan. Retrieved 2025-04-04.

Note: The published electoral results ^[1] incorrectly reported Joanasie Salamonie as the winner. ^[2]

1979 election

1979 Northwest Territories general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
	Joe Arlooktoo	175	54.52%
	Kananginak Pootoogook	146	45.48%
Total valid ballots / Turnout		321	79.16%
Rejected ballots		2
Source(s) "REPORT OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER ON THE GENERAL ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO THE COUNCIL OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES 1979" (PDF). Elections NWT. January 1980. Retrieved 2025-04-01.

See also

• List of Northwest Territories territorial electoral districts
• List of Nunavut territorial electoral districts

References

1. "REPORT OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER ON THE GENERAL ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO THE COUNCIL OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES 1979" (PDF). Elections NWT. January 1980. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
2. "Election results: Baffin South". PoliCan. Retrieved 2025-04-04.