Enoki Irqittuq

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Enoki Irqittuq
MLA for Amittuq
In office
1999–2004
Preceded byfirst member
Succeeded by Louis Tapardjuk
Personal details
Born (1955-02-05) February 5, 1955 (age 66)
Political partynon-partisan
consensus government

Enoki Irqittuq is a former territorial level politician from Hall Beach, Nunavut, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut from 1999 until 2004.

Irqittuq was elected in the 1999 Nunavut general election. He won the electoral district of Amittuq in a close race defeating former Northwest Territories MLA Mark Evaloarjuk and three other candidates winning 33% of the popular vote. He ran for a second term in office in the 2004 Nunavut general election but was badly defeated by candidate Louis Tapardjuk finishing second last in a field of five candidates. [1]

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References

  1. "Nunavut Votes 2004 Amittuq Profile". CBC News. Retrieved 2007-09-26.