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Nunavut by the numbers
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Quick facts
| Total land mass | 1,932,2545 sq km |
| Per cent of Canada's land mass | 21.4% |
| Population (as of 2006 census) | 29,474 |
| Eligible voters in 2008 | 14,090 |
| Number of election day polls | 41 |
| Number of advanced and other polls | 28 |
| 2004 voter turnout | 93.7% |
| 1999 voter turnout | 88.6% |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Elections Nunavut | |
Voters in constituencies with more than one community
| Constituency | Community | Number of voters (as of May 2008) |
| Akulliq | Repulse Bay Kugaaruk |
324 254 |
| Amittuq | Igloolik Hall Beach |
642 338 |
| Nanulik | Coral Harbour Chesterfield Inlet |
364 187 |
| Nattilik | Gjoa Haven Taloyoak |
527 341 |
| Quttiktuq | Arctic Bay Grise Fiord Resolute |
373 69 127 |
| Rankin Inlet South-Whale Cove | Rankin Inlet South Whale Cove |
734 165 |
| South Baffin | Cape Dorset Kimmirut |
630 226 |
| Uqqummiut | Qikiqtarjuaq Clyde River |
301 371 |
| Source: Elections Nunavut | ||
Voters in Nunavut's two largest communities, broken down by constituency
| Community | Constituency | Number of voters (as of May 2008) |
| Iqaluit | Iqaluit Centre Iqaluit East Iqaluit West Total |
744 949 716 2409 |
| Rankin Inlet | Rankin Inlet North Rankin Inlet South Total |
574 734 1308 |
| Source: Elections Nunavut | ||
Voters in constituencies with one community
| Constituency | Number of voters (2003-2004) |
Number of voters (as of May 2008) |
| Arviat | 953 | 986 |
| Baker Lake | 833 | 932 |
| Cambridge Bay | 718 | 708 |
| Hudson Bay | 373 | 408 |
| Kugluktuk | 618 | 700 |
| Pangnirtung | 671 | 683 |
| Tununiq | 589 | 717 |
| Source: Elections Nunavut | ||
Constituency Profiles
More Nunavut Votes Headlines »
- 'We just have to roll up our sleeves,' says Nunavut premier-elect Aariak
- Nunavut's new premier-elect said she plans to get to work right away with her fellow MLAs to move the northern territory ahead over the next four years.
- Eva Aariak topples incumbent to become Nunavut's 2nd premier
- First-time member of the legislative assembly Eva Aariak defeated incumbent Paul Okalik to become Nunavut's second premier Friday, and the northern territory's first female premier.
- Nunavut MLAs get ready to pick premier, cabinet
- As members of Nunavut's third legislative assembly prepare to decide who will lead the territory for the next four years, rumours and intense lobbying abound in the contest for the top job.
- Akulliq byelection scheduled for Dec. 15
- People living in Repulse Bay and Kugaaruk, Nunavut, will finally choose their MLA next month, after a court challenge cancelled the voting there in last month's territorial election.
- Nunavut MLAs to choose premier, cabinet next week
- Nunavut's newly elected politicians will select the territory's premier, speaker, and most of its cabinet ministers in a leadership forum scheduled for Nov. 14.
