Municipal
Councillor
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected by everyone in Rankin Inlet
- 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
- Chris Eccles since October 2023 Report Source: rankininlet.ca, checked
- Danny Kowmuk since October 2023 Report Source: rankininlet.ca, checked
- David Kakuktinniq Jr. since October 2023 Report Source: rankininlet.ca, checked
- Harry Niakrok Sr. Report Source: rankininlet.ca, checked
- Levi Curley since October 2023 Report Source: rankininlet.ca, checked
- Martha Hickes since October 2023 Report Source: rankininlet.ca, checked
- Marvin Dion Report Source: rankininlet.ca, checked
- Michael Shouldice since October 2023 Report Source: rankininlet.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
- rankininlet.ca · checked municipal: Hamlet of Rankin Inlet council page (modified 2025-09-19) For: Chris Eccles, current term, Danny Kowmuk, current term, David Kakuktinniq Jr., current term, Harry Niakrok Sr., current term, Levi Curley, 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