High Arctic (electoral district)

For the forced relocation of Inuit population by Canada, see High Arctic relocation.

The High Arctic was an electoral district of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The district consisted of Alert, Eureka, Mould Bay, Resolute, Grise Fiord, Arctic Bay, Nanisivik and Little Cornwallis Island.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

  Name Elected Left Office
District created
  Welland Phipps 1970 1975
  Ludy Pudluk 1975 1987

Election results

1983 election

1983 Northwest Territories general election
Candidate Votes %
Ludy Pudluk 183 54.30%
Frank Pearce 154 45.70%
Total valid ballots / Turnout 337 62.85%
Rejected ballots 3
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.

1979 election

1979 Northwest Territories general election
Candidate Votes %
Ludy Pudluk 147 74.24%
Llyod Ellsworth 51 25.76%
Total valid ballots / Turnout 198 38.85%
Rejected ballots 4
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 %
Ludy Pudluk 137 31.20%
Kenn Harper 119 27.11%
Simeonie Amagoalik 72 16.40%
Paul Koolerk 59 13.44%
Charlie Inuarak 52 11.85%
Total valid ballots / Turnout 439 83.68%
Rejected ballots 2
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 2025-04-29.

1970 election

See also


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