Alexander Sammurtok (born 1952 or 1953) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in a by-election on February 10, 2014.[3] Sammurtok first ran in the 2013 election, but finished in an exact tie with incumbent MLA Lorne Kusugak in the redistributed district of Rankin Inlet South.[4]
He is the nephew of Tom Sammurtok, who was the MLA for the neighbouring electoral district of Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet.[5] Both Alexander and Tom Sammurtok were defeated in the 2017 Nunavut general election, Alexander by Kusugak and Tom by Cathy Towtongie; in the 2021 Nunavut general election, Alexander Sammurtok ran in Rankin Inlet North and defeated Towtongie.[6]
References
- ^ "MLAs sworn in by Nunavut commissioner". Nunatsiaq News. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ Neary, Derek (October 20, 2021). "MLA candidates on the issues: Alex Sammurtok, Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet". NUNAVUT NEWS.
- ^ "New Nunavut MLA ready to work “for the people”". Nunatsiaq News, February 11, 2014.
- ^ Nunavut recounts produce one winner and one intractable deadlock Archived 2013-11-14 at the Wayback Machine. Nunatsiaq News, November 5, 2013.
- ^ "Alexander Sammurtok beats Lorne Kusugak to take Rankin Inlet South". Nunatsiaq News, February 10, 2014.
- ^ Derek Neary, "Two judicial recounts required in Nunavut territorial election". Northern News Services, October 25, 2021.