Legislative Assembly of Nunavut

Legislative Assembly of Nunavut ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᐊ Nunavut Maligaliurvia Assemblée législative du Nunavut
7th Nunavut Legislature Pending
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	1999
Preceded by	Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Leadership
Speaker	TBD,non-partisan
Premier	P.J. Akeeagok,non-partisan since November 19, 2021
Structure
Seats	22
Political groups	Non-aligned assembly (Consensus based)   Members (22)
Elections
Last election	27 October 2025
Next election	2029
Meeting place
Legislative Chamber Legislative Building, Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
Website
assembly.nu.ca

The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut is the legislative assembly for the Canadian territory of Nunavut. The seat of the Assembly is the Legislative Building of Nunavut in Iqaluit.

Prior to the creation of Nunavut as a Canadian territory on 1 April 1999, the 1999 Nunavut general election was held on 15 February to determine the 1st Nunavut Legislature. The Legislative Assembly was opened by Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, on 7 October 2002, during her Golden Jubilee tour of Canada. In her speech the Queen stated: "I am proud to be the first member of the Canadian Royal Family to be greeted in Canada's newest territory." ^[1]

Prior to the opening of the Legislative Building in October 1999 the members met in the gymnasium of the Inuksuk High School.

The Hansard of the assembly is published in Inuktitut (syllabics) and English, ^[2] making the territory one of three Canadian jurisdictions to produce a bilingual Hansard, along with the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick ^[3] and both houses of the Parliament of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario. ^{[4] [5]}

The territory operates by consensus government; there are no political parties. Approximately two weeks after an election, the newly elected legislature meets in a special session called the Nunavut Leadership Forum to select the Executive Council, or cabinet.

Members of the Legislative Assembly are sworn in by the commissioner of Nunavut.

Current members

Ceremonial mace of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut

There are currently 22 seats in the legislature. The current assembly, the 7th Nunavut Legislature, had its membership selected in the 2025 election. ^{[6] [7]}

Members

Constituency	Member [6]	Portfolio [8]	First elected / previously elected
Aggu	Pending judicial recount [9]
Aivilik	Hannah Angootealuk		2025
Amittuq	Abraham Qammaniq		2025
Arviat North-Whale Cove	John Main		2017
Arviat South	Jamie Kablutsiak		2025
Baker Lake	Craig Simailak		2021
Cambridge Bay	Fred Pedersen		2025
Gjoa Haven	David Porter		2025
Hudson Bay	Daniel Qavvik [B]		2021
Iqaluit-Manirajak	Gwen Healey Akearok		2025
Iqaluit-Niaqunnguu	David Akeeagok		2017, 2025
Iqaluit-Sinaa	Janet Brewster		2021
Iqaluit-Tasiluk	George Hickes		2013
Kugluktuk	Simon Kuliktana		2025
Netsilik	Cecile Nelvana Lyall		2025
Pangnirtung	Pending judicial recount [10]
Quttiktuq	Pending judicial recount [11]
Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet	Alexander Sammurtok		2021
Rankin Inlet South	Annie Tattuinee		2025
South Baffin	David Joanasie [B]		2013
Tununiq	Brian Koonoo		2025
Uqqummiut	Gordon Kautuk		2025

Notes

^A After recount

^B Acclaimed

G7 Summit 2010

G7 finance ministers met at the Legislative Building in February 2010 for a two-day meeting. ^[12] Security at the summit was provided by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).

See also

• List of Nunavut general elections

References

1. Kay, Christine and Kearsey, Tara, "Royals start tour in Iqaluit" Archived 3 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine . Northern News Services, 7 October 2002.
2. "Rules of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. p. 52. Retrieved 8 March 2024. A printed transcript, known as Hansard ... is produced, edited, printed and distributed, in Inuktitut and English, under the authority of the Speaker. (emphasis added)
3. "Official Languages Act, SNB 2002, c O-0.5". CanLII . Section 8. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
4. Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. "Fact Sheet Role of Hansard" (PDF).
5. "Roundtable: Some Editing Required: Producing Canada's Hansards Vol 38 No 2 – Canadian Parliamentary Review – La Revue parlementaire canadienne". 22 July 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
6. "Official elections results". Elections Nunavut . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
7. "Joelie Kaernerk won a second term in Amittuq while Pamela Hakongak Gross will be the MLA for Cambridge Bay". 2 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
8. "Premier Akeeagok announces cabinet portfolios". Government of Nunavut. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
9. "2025 Territorial General Election Aggu" . Retrieved 30 October 2025. A judge will conduct a judicial recount of the ballots cast in this constituency. This is required because the number of votes between the two candidates is within 2% of the total votes cast.
10. "2025 Territorial General Election Pangnirtung" . Retrieved 30 October 2025. A judge will conduct a judicial recount of the ballots cast in this constituency. This is required because the number of votes between the two candidates is within 2% of the total votes cast.
11. "2025 Territorial General Election Quttiktuq" . Retrieved 30 October 2025. A judge will conduct a judicial recount of the ballots cast in this constituency. This is required because the number of votes between the two candidates is within 2% of the total votes cast.
12. "G7 leaders enjoy Arctic outing before talks". CBC News. 5 February 2010.

External links

• The official website

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