Municipal
Councillor
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected by everyone in Whale Cove
- 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
- Eva Voisey since October 2023 Report Source: elections.nu.ca, checked
- Guy Enuapik since October 2023 Report Source: elections.nu.ca, checked
- Joefrey Okalik since October 2023 Report Source: elections.nu.ca, checked
- Mariah Okalik since October 2023 Report Source: elections.nu.ca, checked
- Megan Angootealuk since October 2023 Report Source: elections.nu.ca, checked
- Michael Angutetuar since October 2023 Report Source: elections.nu.ca, checked
- Molly Okalik since October 2023 Report Source: elections.nu.ca, checked
- Sam Arualak since October 2023 Report Source: elections.nu.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
- elections.nu.ca · checked municipal: Elections Nunavut, 2023 municipal general election results for Whale Cove For: Eva Voisey, current term, Guy Enuapik, current term, Joefrey Okalik, current term, Mariah Okalik, current term, Megan Angootealuk, 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