Photo: Gordon Leggett · CC BY-SA 4.0Only 34% of electors voted in Nunavut in 2021, fewer than in 99% of Canada’s ridings
Without an open map of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut’s ridings, this page can’t say which one Gjoa Haven is in. Federally, Gjoa Haven sits in Nunavut, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), held by Lori Idlout of the Liberal Party of Canada. Locally, Gjoa Haven is run as a hamlet. No open list of councils exists in Nunavut, so no mayor of Gjoa Haven is named here.
What stands out in how Gjoa Haven 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 Gjoa Haven has voted ↓
Low federal turnout
Federal turnout in Nunavut trailed 99% of Canada’s ridings in 2021. 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
Gjoa Haven, 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 Gjoa Haven in Kitikmeot, 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 Gjoa Haven, from the most recent elections.
- 1Gjoa Haven 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 Gjoa Haven votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Gjoa Haven council | 23 October 2023 | – |
| Legislative Assembly of Nunavut | 27 October 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The latest vote shown is 2021: the 2025 counts carry Elections Canada’s non-commercial terms. The last general municipal elections in Nunavut took place on 23 October 2023. Voters last chose the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut on 27 October 2025 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025.
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.
Lori Idlout’s party, the Liberal Party of Canada, has 1 of the 1 seats from Nunavut.
The MP’s record
Mapped onto today’s Nunavut, the 2021 vote favoured the New Democratic Party with 48%, 11.8 points clear of the runner-up (Liberal Party of Canada). First elected in 2021, Lori Idlout is serving the 2nd term of a Commons career. Lori Idlout was elected for the New Democratic Party in 2025 and has sat with the Liberal Party of Canada since 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
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.
Mumilaaq Qaqqaq (New Democratic Party) had taken it in 2019 with 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 Gjoa Haven 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. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- Election results. Ridings changed in 2023: the 2019 and 2021 results are on the old map, and the 2021 vote on today’s map is Elections Canada’s own estimate from polling divisions.
- Not on this page. Band councils, municipal budgets and party control are left out; most councils sit without parties anyway.
Questions about how Gjoa Haven is run
Who is the MP for Gjoa Haven?
Lori Idlout (Liberal Party of Canada) sits for Nunavut, the riding Gjoa Haven is in.
Which party won Gjoa Haven in the 2021 federal election?
Lori Idlout (New Democratic Party) took Nunavut in 2021 and is its MP today.
Who is the MLA for Gjoa Haven?
Every MLA of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut is on its members page, which is where to find the one for Gjoa Haven.
Who heads the council in Gjoa Haven?
Gjoa Haven, a hamlet, lists its council on its own pages; no open list names the head here.
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).