Municipal
Councillor
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected by everyone in Gjoa Haven
- Exact method
- Eight councillors elected at large for a four-year term (Hamlets Act, s. 12(1); the Minister may vary the number at council's request, s. 12(2); Nunavut Elections Act, s. 224.8). Council appoints one as deputy mayor. A councillor vacancy is filled by council appointment, not a by-election (Nunavut Elections Act, s. 224.10(3)).
- Seats
- 8
Who holds these seats now
- Christine Porter since November 2023 Report Source: gjoahaven.ca, checked
- Miriam Aglukkaq since November 2023 Report Source: gjoahaven.ca, checked
- Peter Akkikungnaq since November 2023 Report Source: gjoahaven.ca, checked
- Salomie Qitsualik Report Source: gjoahaven.ca, checked
- Samuel Takkiruq since November 2023 Report Source: gjoahaven.ca, checked
- Stephanie Aaluk since November 2023 Report Source: gjoahaven.ca, checked
- Susan Hillier since November 2023 Report Source: gjoahaven.ca, checked
- Willy Aglukkaq Report Source: gjoahaven.ca, checked
Next vote
Sources
- nunavutlegislation.ca · checked municipal: Hamlets Act s. 12 (official consolidation current to 7 Nov 2024): mayor and eight elected councillors unless varied by ministerial order (whether any order applies to this hamlet was not checked); Elections Nunavut: "a municipal council normally has eight councillors plus a mayor". For: Councillor
- gjoahaven.ca · checked municipal: Hamlet of Gjoa Haven Mayor & Council page For: Christine Porter, current term, Miriam Aglukkaq, current term, Peter Akkikungnaq, current term, Salomie Qitsualik, current term, Samuel Takkiruq, current term and 3 more
- 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