Baker Lake (electoral district)
Territorial electoral district in Nunavut, Canada
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Baker Lake (Inuktitut: ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒃ,[1] Inuinnaqtun: Qamanittuaq)[1] is a territorial electoral district (riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada. The riding consists of the community of Baker Lake. The current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Simeon Mikkungwak.
 Nunavut electoral district | |||
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Boundaries of Baker Lake | |||
| Territorial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Nunavut | ||
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| District created | 15 February 1999 | ||
| First contested | 1999 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Census division | Baker Lake | ||
The Nunavut Electoral Boundaries Commission has recommended the district be renamed Qamani'tuaq, after the Inuktitut name of the community, for the next election, along with minor boundary changes. However, the name appears to have not been changed.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
† by-election
| Parliament | Years | Member | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1999–2004 | Glenn McLean | |
| 2nd | 2004–2008 | David Simailak | |
| 3rd | 2008–2013 | Moses Aupaluktuq | |
| 4th | 2013–2017 | Simeon Mikkungwak | |
| 5th | 2017–2020 | ||
| 5th† | 2020–2021 | Craig Atangalaaq Simailak | |
| 6th | 2021–2025 | ||
| 7th | 2025–present | ||
Election results
2025 election
| 2025 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Craig Atangalaaq Simailak | 268 | 52.5 | ||||||
| Simeon Mikkungwak | 242 | 47.5 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 1,061 | |||||||
| Total valid ballots | 510 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 2 | |||||||
| Turnout | 48.44% | |||||||
| [3] | ||||||||
2021 election
| 2021 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Craig Atangalaaq Simailak | 327 | 73.3 | ||||||
| Elijah Amarook | 71 | 15.9 | ||||||
| Daniel Piryuaq | 48 | 10.8 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 1,027 | |||||||
| Total valid ballots | 446 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 8 | |||||||
| Turnout | 43.4% | |||||||
| [4] | ||||||||
2020 by-election
| 2020 Nunavut general election: Baker Lake | ||||||||
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| Candidate | Votes | |||||||
| Craig Atangalaaq Simailak | Acclaimed | |||||||
| [5] | ||||||||
2017 election
| 2017 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Simeon Mikkungwak | 389 | 58.15 | ||||||
| Karen Kabloona | 280 | 41.85 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 969 | |||||||
| Total valid ballots | 669 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 7 | |||||||
| Turnout | 69.05% | |||||||
| [6] | ||||||||
2013 election
| 2013 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Simeon Mikkungwak | 392 | 59.3 | ||||||
| Karen Yip | 269 | 40.7 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 935 | |||||||
| Total valid ballots | 661 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 1 | |||||||
| Turnout | 70.7% | |||||||
| [7] | ||||||||
2008 election
| 2008 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Moses Aupaluktuq | 266 | 41.2 | ||||||
| David Simailak | 236 | 36.5 | ||||||
| Elijah Amarook | 144 | 22.3 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 961 | |||||||
| Total valid ballots | 646 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 3 | |||||||
| Turnout | 67.25% | |||||||
| [8] | ||||||||
2004 election
| 2004 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| David Simailak | 352 | 48.22 | ||||||
| David Aksawnee | 209 | 28.63 | ||||||
| Becky Kudloo | 96 | 13.15 | ||||||
| David Toolooktook | 73 | 10.00 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 819 | |||||||
| Total valid ballots | 730 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 3 | |||||||
| Turnout | 89.50% | |||||||
| [9] | ||||||||
1999 election
| 1999 Nunavut general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Glenn McLean | 460 | 63.98 | ||||||
| Patrick Tagoona | 187 | 26.01 | ||||||
| David Toolooktook | 72 | 10.01 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 845 | |||||||
| Total valid ballots | 719 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 0 | |||||||
| [10] | ||||||||