Municipal
Mayor
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected by everyone in Sanirajak
- Exact method
- Head of council, elected at large for a four-year term at the municipal general election held on the fourth Monday of October every four years (Nunavut Elections Act, s. 224.8). If the office falls vacant, council appoints a councillor as mayor or holds a by-election (s. 224.10(1)).
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Jaypetee Audlakiak since March 2026 Report Source: nunatsiaq.com, checked
Most recent election, March 2, 2026: Jaypetee Audlakiak elected.
Next vote
Previous holders
- Philip Anguratsiaq October 2023 to March 2026
Sources
- nunavutlegislation.ca · checked municipal: Nunavut Elections Act ss. 224.8, 224.10 (consolidation current to 22 Sep 2025). For: Mayor
- nunatsiaq.com · checked Nunatsiaq News 5 March 2026: Audlakiak sworn in Thursday 5 March 2026 after winning the byelection. For: Jaypetee Audlakiak, current term
- nunatsiaq.com · checked Nunatsiaq News 5 March 2026: Jaypetee Audlakiak sworn in as Sanirajak mayor three days after winning a byelection. For: Philip Anguratsiaq, past term
- elections.nu.ca · checked municipal: Elections Nunavut, 2023 municipal general election results for Sanirajak For: Philip Anguratsiaq, past term
- elections.nu.ca · checked municipal: Elections Nunavut, municipal council elections: next municipal general election 25 October 2027; Nunavut Elections Act s. 224.8(2) (fourth Monday of October every four years). For: General election, October 25, 2027