Rankin Inlet South (Inuktitut: ᑲᖏᕐᒃᖠᓂᐅᑉ ᓂᒋᐊ,[1] French: Rankin Inlet Sud,[1] Inuinnaqtun: Kangirliniq Hivuraa)[1] is a territorial electoral district (riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.[2]
The riding consists of part of Rankin Inlet. The district was created prior to the 28 October 2013 general election. The community used to be in Rankin Inlet South/Whale Cove.[3]
The election resulted in a tie and a recount was held November 5. This confirmed the tie,[4] forcing a by-election on February 10, 2014 which was won by Alexander Sammurtok.[5]
^ abc"Nunavut Elections Act Office Consolidation, English version". Elections Nunavut. p. 135. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 5, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
^Nunavut Constituencies Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
^Report of the 2011 Nunavut Electoral Boundaries Commission
^Murphy, David (2013-11-05). "Nunavut recounts produce one winner and one intractable deadlock". Nunatsiaq News. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
^"New Nunavut MLA ready to work “for the people”". Nunatsiaq News, February 11, 2014.
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