Foxe Basin (electoral district)

Foxe Basin was an electoral district of the Northwest Territories, Canada. At one point, the district consisted of Igloolik, Repulse Bay (Naujaat), Mackar Inlet, Coral Harbour, Hall Beach (Sanirajak), Pond Inlet and Longstaff Bluff. In 1979, Coral Harbour and Repulse Bay were redistributed to the Keewatin North district and Cape Dorset to the Baffin South district.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

  Name Elected Left Office
  Mark Evaluarjuk 1975 1983

Election results

1979 election

1979 Northwest Territories general election: Foxe Basin
Candidate Votes %
Mark Evaluarjuk 218 48.02%
Paul Koolerk 133 29.29%
Lucien ukaliannuk 103 22.69%
Total valid ballots / Turnout 454 67.61%
Rejected ballots 1
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

1975 Northwest Territories general election
Candidate Votes %
Mark Evaluarjuk 394 69.86%
Terry Pearce 170 30.14%
Total valid ballots / Turnout 564 60.66%
Rejected ballots 8
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.

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