Photo: BaShildy . · CC BY 3.0Only 34% of electors voted in Nunavut in 2021, fewer than in 99% of Canada’s ridings
Igloolik’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut isn’t shown: no open file of the province’s riding boundaries could be found. Federally, Igloolik sits in Nunavut, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), held by Lori Idlout of the Liberal Party of Canada. Statistics Canada lists Igloolik as a hamlet. No open list of councils exists in Nunavut, so no mayor of Igloolik is named here.
What stands out in how Igloolik 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 Igloolik has voted ↓
Low federal turnout
More electors stayed home in Nunavut than in 99% of Canada’s ridings at the 2021 election. 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
Igloolik, 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.
Igloolik 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 Igloolik, from the most recent elections.
- 1Igloolik 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 Igloolik votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Igloolik council | 23 October 2023 | – |
| Legislative Assembly of Nunavut | 27 October 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
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. No open copy of the 2025 counts exists, and Elections Canada’s own terms rule out commercial reuse, so 2021 is the last vote shown.
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
Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Nunavut gives the New Democratic Party 48%, a lead of 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
Nunavut stayed with the New Democratic Party in 2021, electing Lori Idlout
Results in Nunavut as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
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 Igloolik 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. The members named here are Wikidata’s, kept up by volunteers; a by-election or a floor crossing may take a few days to show.
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
- Election results. Official counts for 2019 and 2021 are by the 2013 ridings; Elections Canada also re-counted the 2021 ballots onto the 2023 ridings by polling division, and that estimate is what “today’s boundaries” means here.
- Not on this page. Band councils, municipal budgets and party control are left out; most councils sit without parties anyway.
Questions about how Igloolik is run
Who is the MP for Igloolik?
Lori Idlout of the Liberal Party of Canada is the MP for Nunavut, which includes Igloolik.
Which party won Igloolik in the 2021 federal election?
Lori Idlout (New Democratic Party) took Nunavut in 2021 and is its MP today.
Who is the MLA for Igloolik?
The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut lists each MLA with the riding they hold; this page can’t place Igloolik in one.
Who heads the council in Igloolik?
Igloolik, 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).