Photo: OhanaUnited Talk page · CC BY-SA 4.0Nunavut turned out at 34% in 2021, lower than 99% of Canada’s ridings
Without an open map of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut’s ridings, this page can’t say which one Kugluktuk is in. The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Kugluktuk is Nunavut, and Lori Idlout (Liberal Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons. Statistics Canada lists Kugluktuk as a hamlet. This page names no head of council for Kugluktuk, as no open list of councils exists in Nunavut.
What stands out in how Kugluktuk 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 Kugluktuk 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
Kugluktuk, 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.
There is no county government over Kugluktuk; Kitikmeot is a census division, not a council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Kugluktuk, from the most recent elections.
- 1Kugluktuk 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 Kugluktuk votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Kugluktuk council | 23 October 2023 | – |
| Legislative Assembly of Nunavut | 27 October 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Voters last chose the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut on 27 October 2025 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. 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.
Lori Idlout is one of 1 Liberal Party of Canada MPs among the 1 from Nunavut.
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. The current Parliament is Lori Idlout’s 2nd, counting from a first win in 2021. 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).
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
Results in Nunavut as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Nunavut elected Lori Idlout (New Democratic Party) in 2021: 48% of the vote, a lead of 849 over Pat Angnakak (Liberal Party of Canada). In 2019 Mumilaaq Qaqqaq had won it for the New Democratic Party 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 Kugluktuk 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. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
- Election results. Elections Canada redrew the ridings in 2023 and re-tallied the 2021 ballots onto the new map from polling divisions; that estimate, and the official 2019 and 2021 counts on the old map, are what you see.
- Not on this page. Band councils, municipal budgets and party control are left out; most councils sit without parties anyway.
Questions about how Kugluktuk is run
Who is the MP for Kugluktuk?
For Kugluktuk, it’s Lori Idlout (Liberal Party of Canada), who holds Nunavut.
Which party won Kugluktuk in the 2021 federal election?
Lori Idlout (New Democratic Party) took Nunavut in 2021 and is its MP today.
Who is the MLA for Kugluktuk?
Every MLA of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut is on its members page, which is where to find the one for Kugluktuk.
Who heads the council in Kugluktuk?
Kugluktuk, 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).