Photo: https://www.flickr.com/people/naturallight/ Leslie Philipp · CC BY 2.0Only 34% of electors voted in Nunavut in 2021, fewer than in 99% of Canada’s ridings
In the census’s list of municipalities, Sanikiluaq is a hamlet. This page names no head of council for Sanikiluaq, as no open list of councils exists in Nunavut. Sanikiluaq’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut isn’t shown: no open file of the province’s riding boundaries could be found. For federal votes, Sanikiluaq 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 Sanikiluaq is governed
A close federal race
In 2021 the winner in Nunavut led the runner-up (Liberal Party of Canada) by 11.8 points, a closer finish than in 69% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How Sanikiluaq 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
Sanikiluaq, 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.
Sanikiluaq 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 Sanikiluaq, from the most recent elections.
- 1Sanikiluaq 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 Sanikiluaq votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Sanikiluaq council | 23 October 2023 | – |
| Legislative Assembly of Nunavut | 27 October 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Municipal elections in Nunavut were last held on 23 October 2023. The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut was last elected on 27 October 2025, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. The latest vote shown is 2021: the 2025 counts carry Elections Canada’s non-commercial terms.
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). Lori Idlout was first elected in 2021; the current Parliament is Lori Idlout’s 2nd. 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
The New Democratic Party kept Nunavut in 2021 with Lori Idlout
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Nunavut; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
41% had won it for Mumilaaq Qaqqaq (New Democratic Party) in 2019. The 2021 count in Nunavut put Lori Idlout (New Democratic Party) first at 48%, with Pat Angnakak (Liberal Party of Canada) 849 votes back.
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 Sanikiluaq 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. 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. Party control (Canadian councils are mostly elected without parties, and the open lists record none), council budgets, and band councils.
- Who holds each seat. MPs come from Wikidata’s records of the 45th Parliament, which can lag a resignation or a by-election by some days.
- Which riding. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
Questions about how Sanikiluaq is run
Who is the MP for Sanikiluaq?
Lori Idlout (Liberal Party of Canada) sits for Nunavut, the riding Sanikiluaq is in.
Which party won Sanikiluaq in the 2021 federal election?
The New Democratic Party: Lori Idlout won Nunavut in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MLA for Sanikiluaq?
Use the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut’s own list: every MLA is there by riding, though Sanikiluaq isn’t placed in one here.
Who heads the council in Sanikiluaq?
Ask the municipality itself: Sanikiluaq, a hamlet, isn’t on an open list of councils we can use.
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).