Photo: Ansgar Walk · CC BY-SA 2.5Turnout in Nunavut was just 34% in 2021, below 99% of ridings
Clyde River’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut isn’t shown: no open file of the province’s riding boundaries could be found. Clyde River is in Nunavut, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Lori Idlout of the Liberal Party of Canada. For local government, Clyde River is a hamlet. No open list of councils exists in Nunavut, so no mayor of Clyde River is named here.
What stands out in how Clyde River is governed
A close federal race
With 11.8 points between the winner and the runner-up (Liberal Party of Canada), Nunavut beat 69% of the 338 ridings for closeness in 2021. How Clyde River 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
Clyde River, 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.
The census places Clyde River in Qikiqtaaluk, a division that governs nothing; no county council sits above the town’s.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Clyde River, from the most recent elections.
- 1Clyde River 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 Clyde River votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Clyde River council | 23 October 2023 | – |
| Legislative Assembly of Nunavut | 27 October 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The last general elections came on 27 October 2025 for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. The last general municipal elections in Nunavut took place on 23 October 2023. Why not 2025? Elections Canada publishes those counts under non-commercial terms, and its open data stop at the 2021 election.
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.
The Liberal Party of Canada holds 1 of 1 seats from Nunavut, including Lori Idlout’s.
The MP’s record
Elected under the New Democratic Party banner in 2025, Lori Idlout crossed the floor to the Liberal Party of Canada on 11 March 2026. Lori Idlout was first elected in 2021; the current Parliament is Lori Idlout’s 2nd. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Nunavut would have put the New Democratic Party first with 48%, 11.8 points ahead of the runner-up (Liberal Party of Canada).
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
In 2021 Lori Idlout won Nunavut, as the New Democratic Party had in 2019
Results in Nunavut as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
The New Democratic Party held it before, with Mumilaaq Qaqqaq elected in 2019 on 41%. Nunavut elected Lori Idlout (New Democratic Party) in 2021: 48% of the vote, a lead of 849 over Pat Angnakak (Liberal Party of Canada).
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 Clyde River 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
- Who holds each seat. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
- Which riding. Each place is put in its ridings by where its 2021 Census residents live; a riding holding 5% or more of them is listed.
- 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. Council budgets, band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
Questions about how Clyde River is run
Who is the MP for Clyde River?
For Clyde River, it’s Lori Idlout (Liberal Party of Canada), who holds Nunavut.
Which party won Clyde River in the 2021 federal election?
Lori Idlout (New Democratic Party) took Nunavut in 2021 and is its MP today.
Who is the MLA for Clyde River?
The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut’s website names each MLA by riding; the riding of Clyde River has to be looked up there.
Who heads the council in Clyde River?
Clyde River is a hamlet; its own website or the province’s municipal directory names the head of council.
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).