Baffin Central
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Baffin Central (formerly Central Baffin) was an electoral district of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The district consisted of Pangnirtung, Cape Dyer, Broughton Island (Qikiqtarjuaq), Cape Hooper, Dewar Lakes and Clyde River.
The district was created under the name of Central Baffin in the 1975 Northwest Territories general election before it was renamed to Baffin Central in the 1979 Northwest Territories general election.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
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| Name | Elected | Left Office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created as Central Baffin | ||||
| Ipeelee Kilabuk | 1975 | 1979 | ||
| District renamed to Baffin Central | ||||
| James Arreak | 1979 | 1980 | ||
| Ipeelee Kilabuk | 1980 | 1983 | ||
| Pauloosie Paniloo | 1983 | 1987 | ||
| Ipeelee Kilabuk | 1987 | 1991 | ||
| Rebecca Mike | 1991 | 1995 | ||
| Tommy Enuaraq | 1995 | 1999 | ||
| District dissolved into Pangnirtung and Uqqummiut | ||||
Election results
[edit]1983 election
[edit]| 1983 Northwest Territories general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Pauloosie Paniloo | 307 | 51.77% | ||||||
| Iola Metuq | 286 | 48.23% | ||||||
| Total valid ballots / Turnout | 593 | 75.52% | ||||||
| Rejected ballots | 30 | |||||||
Source(s)
"Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the General Election of Members to the Council of the Northwest Territories 1983" (PDF). Elections NWT. May 1984. Retrieved 2025-04-04. | ||||||||
1980 by-election
[edit]James Arreak resigned his seat on April 1, 1980. Election took place on September 15, 1980. Ipeelee Kilabuk regained his seat after losing to Arreak a year ago.
| Northwest Territories territorial by-election, 1980 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Ipeelee Kilabuk | 221 | 45.38% | ||||||
| Iola Metuq | 154 | 31.62% | ||||||
| Stevie Audlakiak | 112 | 23.00% | ||||||
| Total valid ballots / Turnout | 487 | 64.27% | ||||||
| Rejected ballots | 4 | |||||||
Source(s)
"Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on Federal By-Elections and By-Elections to the Council of the Northwest Territories Held in 1980" (PDF). Elections NWT. 1981. Retrieved 2025-04-04. | ||||||||
1979 election
[edit]| 1979 Northwest Territories general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| James Arreak | 194 | 36.19% | ||||||
| Ipeelee Kilabuk | 183 | 34.14% | ||||||
| Stevie Audlakiak | 159 | 29.67% | ||||||
| Total valid ballots / Turnout | 536 | 70.05% | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||||
1975 election
[edit]| 1975 Northwest Territories general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Ipeelee Kilabuk | 236 | 47.39% | ||||||
| Bernadett Brintnell | 111 | 22.29% | ||||||
| Oolahnee Dialla | 88 | 17.67% | ||||||
| Jacopie Koksiak | 63 | 12.65% | ||||||
| Total valid ballots / Turnout | 498 | 71.65% | ||||||
| Rejected ballots | 5 | |||||||
Source(s)
"REPORT OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER ON FEDERAL BY-ELECTIONS, BY-ELECTIONS TO THE COUNCIL OF THE YUKON TERRITORY, AND NORTHWEST TERRITORIES COUNCIL GENERAL ELECTIONS HELD IN 1975" (PDF). Information Canada. 1976. Retrieved 2025-05-01. | ||||||||
See also
[edit]- List of Northwest Territories territorial electoral districts
- List of Nunavut territorial electoral districts