Nunakput

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title: "Nunakput" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["northwest-territories-territorial-electoral-districts", "paulatuk", "sachs-harbour", "tuktoyaktuk", "ulukhaktok"] description: "Territorial electoral district in the Northwest Territories, Canada" topic_path: "general/northwest-territories-territorial-electoral-districts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunakput" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Territorial electoral district in the Northwest Territories, Canada ::

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Field	Value
name	Nunakput
province	Northwest Territories
image	NWT Elections Nunakput.svg
caption	Boundaries of Nunakput
prov-status	active
prov-election-first	1983
prov-election-last	2023
prov-rep	Lucy Kuptana
demo-electors-date	2015
region	Inuvik Region
communities	Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour, Tuktoyaktuk, Ulukhaktok
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| name = Nunakput | province = Northwest Territories | image = NWT Elections Nunakput.svg | caption = Boundaries of Nunakput | prov-status=active | prov-created = | prov-abolished = | prov-election-first = 1983 | prov-election-last = 2023 | prov-rep = Lucy Kuptana | prov-rep-party = | demo-pop-ref = | demo-area-ref = | demo-electors-ref = | demo-census-date = | demo-pop = | demo-electors = | demo-electors-date = 2015 | demo-area = | region = Inuvik Region | communities = Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour, Tuktoyaktuk, Ulukhaktok Nunakput is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Its name translates to "our land" in Inuvialuktun, and its area covers much of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region in Inuit Nunangat. The district consists of Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour, Tuktoyaktuk and Ulukhaktok.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

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**Name **	Elected	Left Office
	Nellie Cournoyea	1983
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Election results

2023 election

2019 election

2015 election

2011 election

2007 election

2003 election

1983 election

Notes

References

References

1. [http://www.electionsnwt.ca/images/constituency_map.gif Constituency map of the NWT] {{webarchive. link. (2007-09-27)
2. (12 Aug 2011). "Nunakput". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
3. "Official Voting Results 2007 General Election". Elections NWT.
4. In the 2007 election, percentages assigned to candidates were based on the total votes cast. In prior elections the percentages were based on the valid votes.
5. (May 1984). "REPORT OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER ON THE ELECTIONS OF MEMBERS TO THE COUNCIL OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES 1983". Elections NWT.

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