Iqaluit Municipal Council - 2009-2012

2009-2012

The 2009 municipal election was held on 19 October. Elisapee Sheutiapik and former councillor, Jim Little, were both running for mayor. Sheutiapik won with 57.7% of the vote to Little's 42.3%.

For council, a total of 21 people ran for the eight seats. These included incumbents Glenn Williams, Jimmy Kilabuk, David Alexander, Simon Nattaq and Claude Martel. On the day of the election Alexander was shown with 597 votes, one more than Romeyn Stevenson. However a recount was held and Stevenson gained five more votes for a total of 601.

Results
Name Total votes % Elected
Mary Ekho Wilman 1,002 9.7% Elected
David Ell 736 4.2% Elected
Jimmy Kilabuk 709 6.8% Elected
Simon Nattaq 709 6.8% Elected
Mary Akpalialuk 654 6.3% Elected
Mat Knicklebein 651 6.3% Elected
Natsiq Alainga-Kango 637 5.8% Elected
Romeyn Stevenson 601 5.8% Elected
David Alexander 597 4.2%
Glenn A. Williams 576 5.6%
Anthony (Tony) Rose 561 5.4%
Betty Brewster 526 2.7%
Nancy Gillis 436 6.2%
Caroline Anawak 432 5.1%
Eddie Rideout 318 3.1%
Brad Chambers 284 2.7%
David Eddie Devries 279 7.1%
Claude Martel 263 2.5%
Brian Willoughby 153 1.5%
Kathleen E. Marko 120 1.2%
Boazie Ootoova 107 1.0%

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