photo courtesy Elections Nunavut
Charlie Inuarak was the byelection winner in Pond Inlet while Moses Appaqaq took the byelection in Sanikiluaq on Monday as the Qikiqtani Inuit Association elected new community directors.
Inuarak collected 79 votes, outdistancing Katherina Pudluk’s 52 votes and Cornelius Kadloo Nutarak’s 10.
Moses Appaqaq was named on 66 ballots, giving him the victory over Mick Appaqaq (42 votes), Elijassie Kavik (39 votes), Joe Arragutainaq (14 votes) and Lucy Uppik (nine votes).
The new community directors have been elected to two-year terms.