Aggu
Territorial electoral district in Nunavut, Canada
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Aggu (Inuktitut: ᐊᒡᒍ)[2] is a territorial electoral district (riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.[3] The riding consists of part of the community of Igloolik. The district was created prior to the 28 October 2013 general election. The community had been in Amittuq.[4]
 Nunavut electoral district | |||
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Boundaries of Aggu | |||
| Territorial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Nunavut | ||
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| District created | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 2013 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
Members of the Legislative Assembly
† by-election
| Parliament | Years | Member | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 2013–2017 | Paul Quassa | |
| 5th | 2017–2021 | ||
| 6th | 2021–2025 | Joanna Quassa | |
| 7th† | 2025–present | Edward Attagutaluk[1] | |
Election results
2025 by-election
A by-election for the riding was held on December 15, 2025, following a tied result in the general election.[1]
| 2025 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Edward Attagutaluk | 86 | 45.26 | ||||||
| Joanna Quassa | 26 | 13.68 | ||||||
| George Qaunaq | 25 | 13.16 | ||||||
| Erasmus Ivvalu | 24 | 12.63 | ||||||
| Louis Tapardjuk | 20 | 10.53 | ||||||
| Louisa Iyerak | 8 | 4.21 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 572 | |||||||
| Total valid ballots | 189 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 1 | |||||||
| Turnout | 33.22% | |||||||
| [1] | ||||||||
2025 election
| 2025 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Joanna Quassa | 105 | 50.00 | ||||||
| Erasmus Ivvalu | 105 | 50.00 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 533 | |||||||
| Total valid ballots | 209 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 8 | |||||||
| Turnout | 40.75% | |||||||
| [5] | ||||||||
2021 election
| 2021 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Joanna Quassa | 96 | 52.8 | ||||||
| Methusalah Kunuk | 86 | 47.3 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 522 | |||||||
| Total valid ballots | 182 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 0 | |||||||
| Turnout | 34.9% | |||||||
| [6] | ||||||||
2017 election
| 2017 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Paul Quassa | 106 | 35.9 | ||||||
| Matt Teed | 96 | 32.5 | ||||||
| Richard Amarualik | 79 | 26.8 | ||||||
| Jerome Sheaves | 14 | 4.7 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 472 | |||||||
| Total valid ballots | 295 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 8 | |||||||
| Turnout | 62.5% | |||||||
| [7] | ||||||||
2013 election
| 2013 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Paul Quassa | 96 | 43.4 | ||||||
| John Illupalik | 83 | 37.6 | ||||||
| Daniel Uyarak | 42 | 19.0 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 447 | |||||||
| Total valid ballots | 221 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 5 | |||||||
| Turnout | 49.4% | |||||||
| [8] | ||||||||