Rankin Inlet South
Rankin Inlet South (Inuktitut: ᑲᖏᕐᒃᖠᓂᐅᑉ ᓂᒋᐊ, French: Rankin Inlet Sud, Inuinnaqtun: Kangirliniq Hivuraa) is a territorial electoral district (riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.
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Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Nunavut | ||
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District created | 2013 | ||
First contested | 2013 | ||
Last contested | 2021 |
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.
The election resulted in a tie and a recount was held November 5. This confirmed the tie, forcing a by-election on February 10, 2014 which was won by Alexander Sammurtok.
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