Elisapee Sheutiapik | |
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Mayor of Iqaluit, Nunavut | |
In office 2003 – December 13, 2010 | |
Preceded by | John Matthews |
Succeeded by | Madeleine Redfern |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut | |
In office October 30, 2017 – September 20, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Paul Okalik |
Succeeded by | Janet Brewster |
Constituency | Iqaluit-Sinaa |
Personal details | |
Occupation | entrepreneur |
Elisapee Sheutiapik is a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Iqaluit, Nunavut, from 2003 to 2010, [1] and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in the 2017 general election. [2]
She won the mayoral election in 2003, defeating the incumbent mayor John Matthews by 40 votes, and was acclaimed to a second term in 2006.
On 10 September 2008, CBC North reported that Sheutiapik would be taking a leave of absence to run in the Nunavut election. [3] [4] She ran in Iqaluit West, which had the highest voter turnout at 90.2 per cent, but was defeated by incumbent MLA Paul Okalik by 44 votes. [5] [6] [7] She subsequently returned to the mayor's chair.
On 19 October 2009, Sheutiapik won a third term as mayor of Iqaluit. Her opponent was former city councillor Jim Little, who took 42.3% of the vote as opposed to 57.7% for Sheutiapik. [8] On November 9, 2010, she announced her resignation as mayor effective December 13. [9] She was succeeded by Madeleine Redfern. [10]
In the 2017 Nunavut territorial election, Sheutiapik again faced off against Okalik in the riding of Iqaluit-Sinaa. This time, she won with 44.8% of the vote, defeating him with 237 votes to 150, as well as two other candidates. [2]
Sheutiapik, whose sister Mary Ann was murdered by an abusive relative in 1997, has collaborated with Iqaluit-based rock singer Lucie Idlout on a national project to have cities across Canada name a city street "Angel" as a memorial to Canadian victims of domestic violence. [11] As of 2014, cities that have named Angel Streets as part of the campaign included St. John's, Edmonton, Regina, Fredericton, Yellowknife and Kamloops. [12]
2008 Nunavut general election | |||
[7] | Name | Vote | % |
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Paul Okalik | 340 | 53.5% | |
Elisapee Sheutiapik | 296 | 46.5% | |
Total Valid Ballots | 636 | 100% | |
Voter Turnout % | Rejected Ballots |
Elisapee Sheutiapik | |
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Mayor of Iqaluit, Nunavut | |
In office 2003 – December 13, 2010 | |
Preceded by | John Matthews |
Succeeded by | Madeleine Redfern |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut | |
In office October 30, 2017 – September 20, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Paul Okalik |
Succeeded by | Janet Brewster |
Constituency | Iqaluit-Sinaa |
Personal details | |
Occupation | entrepreneur |
Elisapee Sheutiapik is a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Iqaluit, Nunavut, from 2003 to 2010, [1] and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in the 2017 general election. [2]
She won the mayoral election in 2003, defeating the incumbent mayor John Matthews by 40 votes, and was acclaimed to a second term in 2006.
On 10 September 2008, CBC North reported that Sheutiapik would be taking a leave of absence to run in the Nunavut election. [3] [4] She ran in Iqaluit West, which had the highest voter turnout at 90.2 per cent, but was defeated by incumbent MLA Paul Okalik by 44 votes. [5] [6] [7] She subsequently returned to the mayor's chair.
On 19 October 2009, Sheutiapik won a third term as mayor of Iqaluit. Her opponent was former city councillor Jim Little, who took 42.3% of the vote as opposed to 57.7% for Sheutiapik. [8] On November 9, 2010, she announced her resignation as mayor effective December 13. [9] She was succeeded by Madeleine Redfern. [10]
In the 2017 Nunavut territorial election, Sheutiapik again faced off against Okalik in the riding of Iqaluit-Sinaa. This time, she won with 44.8% of the vote, defeating him with 237 votes to 150, as well as two other candidates. [2]
Sheutiapik, whose sister Mary Ann was murdered by an abusive relative in 1997, has collaborated with Iqaluit-based rock singer Lucie Idlout on a national project to have cities across Canada name a city street "Angel" as a memorial to Canadian victims of domestic violence. [11] As of 2014, cities that have named Angel Streets as part of the campaign included St. John's, Edmonton, Regina, Fredericton, Yellowknife and Kamloops. [12]
2008 Nunavut general election | |||
[7] | Name | Vote | % |
---|---|---|---|
Paul Okalik | 340 | 53.5% | |
Elisapee Sheutiapik | 296 | 46.5% | |
Total Valid Ballots | 636 | 100% | |
Voter Turnout % | Rejected Ballots |