Photo: OhanaUnited Talk page · CC BY-SA 4.0Fewer of Nunavut voted in 2021 than in most ridings: 34%, behind 99%
Rankin Inlet is a hamlet by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. This page names no head of council for Rankin Inlet, as no open list of councils exists in Nunavut. The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut’s ridings aren’t published as open data we could find, so Rankin Inlet isn’t placed in one. For federal votes, Rankin Inlet 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 Rankin Inlet is governed
A close federal race
The 2021 winner in Nunavut finished 11.8 points ahead of the runner-up (Liberal Party of Canada), a closer race than 69% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How Rankin Inlet 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
Rankin Inlet, 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.
Rankin Inlet has no upper-tier council: Kivalliq, its census division, exists for statistics only.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Rankin Inlet, from the most recent elections.
- 1Rankin Inlet 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 Rankin Inlet votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Rankin Inlet council | 23 October 2023 | – |
| Legislative Assembly of Nunavut | 27 October 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 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. In Nunavut, municipalities last voted 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.
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 sits with the Liberal Party of Canada, which holds 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). The current Parliament is Lori Idlout’s 2nd, counting from a first win in 2021. 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
The New Democratic Party kept Nunavut in 2021 with Lori Idlout
Nunavut as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
The 2019 vote had elected Mumilaaq Qaqqaq of the New Democratic Party, 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 Rankin Inlet 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. 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. Who controls the council by party (the open lists give none, and most Canadian councils sit without parties), 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. Ridings are assigned from the 2021 Census: the one with most residents first, then any holding 5% or more.
Questions about how Rankin Inlet is run
Who is the MP for Rankin Inlet?
Rankin Inlet is in Nunavut, represented by Lori Idlout (Liberal Party of Canada).
Which party won Rankin Inlet in the 2021 federal election?
Lori Idlout (New Democratic Party) took Nunavut in 2021 and is its MP today.
Who is the MLA for Rankin Inlet?
Use the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut’s own list: every MLA is there by riding, though Rankin Inlet isn’t placed in one here.
Who heads the council in Rankin Inlet?
Rankin Inlet 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).