Photo: Timkal · CC BY-SA 3.0Nunavut turned out at 34% in 2021, lower than 99% of Canada’s ridings
Statistics Canada lists Arctic Bay as a hamlet. This page names no head of council for Arctic Bay, as no open list of councils exists in Nunavut. Arctic Bay’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut isn’t shown: no open file of the province’s riding boundaries could be found. For federal votes, Arctic Bay belongs to Nunavut, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); Lori Idlout (Liberal Party of Canada) holds it.
What stands out in how Arctic Bay is governed
A close federal race
In 2021 the winner in Nunavut led the runner-up (Liberal Party of Canada) by 11.8 points, a closer finish than in 69% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How Arctic Bay has voted ↓
Low federal turnout
At the 2021 federal election, 99% of the country’s ridings out-voted Nunavut. The 2021 turnout ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Arctic Bay, a hamlet in Nunavut, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
assembly.nu.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Arctic Bay has no upper-tier council: Qikiqtaaluk, its census division, exists for statistics only.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Arctic Bay, from the most recent elections.
- 1Arctic Bay councilHamlet
- 2Legislative Assembly of Nunavut–
- 3House of CommonsNunavut
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
When Arctic Bay votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic Bay council | 23 October 2023 | – |
| Legislative Assembly of Nunavut | 27 October 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Municipal elections in Nunavut were last held on 23 October 2023. The last general elections came on 27 October 2025 for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. Elections Canada’s open records end with the 2021 election; its 2025 results are under terms that rule out commercial use.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut: riding not placed
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MLA.
Find your MLA on the legislature’s site
assembly.nu.ca ↗Legislatures: their own member pages
Lori Idlout represents Nunavut in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Nunavut · Liberal Party of Canada · member since 11 March 2026 · first elected 2021
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada1
As Wikidata records them.
In Nunavut, 1 of 1 ridings are held by the Liberal Party of Canada, the party Lori Idlout sits with.
The MP’s record
Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Nunavut, the New Democratic Party would have led with 48%, 11.8 points over the runner-up (Liberal Party of Canada). The current Parliament is Lori Idlout’s 2nd, counting from a first win in 2021. Elected under the New Democratic Party banner in 2025, Lori Idlout crossed the floor to the Liberal Party of Canada on 11 March 2026.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
The New Democratic Party kept Nunavut in 2021 with Lori Idlout
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Nunavut; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
In 2021, Nunavut went to Lori Idlout (New Democratic Party) on 48%; Pat Angnakak (Liberal Party of Canada) finished 849 votes behind. Mumilaaq Qaqqaq (New Democratic Party) had taken it in 2019 with 41%.
All 3 candidates in Nunavut, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lori Idlout | New Democratic Party | 3,427 | 47.7% |
| Pat Angnakak | Liberal Party of Canada | 2,578 | 35.9% |
| Laura Mackenzie | Conservative Party of Canada | 1,184 | 16.5% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Having a say in how Arctic Bay is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
elections.nu.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Election results. Two maps are in play: the 2013 ridings, on which 2019 and 2021 were counted, and the 2023 ridings, onto which Elections Canada transposed the 2021 vote poll by poll.
- Not on this page. Party control (Canadian councils are mostly elected without parties, and the open lists record none), council budgets, and band councils.
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- Which riding. A riding is listed when 5% or more of the place’s 2021 Census residents live in it; the largest share comes first.
Questions about how Arctic Bay is run
Who is the MP for Arctic Bay?
Lori Idlout (Liberal Party of Canada) sits for Nunavut, the riding Arctic Bay is in.
Which party won Arctic Bay in the 2021 federal election?
The New Democratic Party: Lori Idlout won Nunavut in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MLA for Arctic Bay?
This page can’t say which riding Arctic Bay is in; the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut lists every MLA with theirs.
Who heads the council in Arctic Bay?
The head of Arctic Bay’s council isn’t named here; as a hamlet, it publishes its council itself.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).