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♂ Paul Okalik
aliasPaul Okalik
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Nunavut 4 1 5
Total 4 2 6
Birth 26 May 1964
Age 60 years + 5 months
1st mandate 15 February 1999 → 25 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 8 months
 
Mandate end 7 years + 2 days ago (29 October 2017)
Special notes
None
 
Paul Okalik (1964– )
© Photo 2001 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nunavut 16 1 19 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NU 1–2
INDE
 1 Premier 34–44 15 Feb 1999 — 18 Nov 2008 9 9 3
2. NU 3
INDE
 1 Speaker 46 04 Nov 2010 — 06 Apr 2011 0 5 2

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Leona Aglukkaq  f 
 		 ⊕ Elisapee Sheutiapik  f  (2 runoffs)
 
Iqaluit West
Elig. 806 Votes: 664 Partic.: 82.38%
 !!! 
 Can.: 3
Territorial
1		 Nunavut
15 February 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30365(F) — 17 Jan 2023 15:11 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
IND
 1/3 334 50.61% +168 Loser:
IND
 166 25.15% Ben S. Ell
After his election:
5 Mar 1999 34
IND
 →
INDE
 Changed allegiance (joined cabinet)
Service: 5 years (Oppo. & Gov't)
Iqaluit West
Elig. 719 Votes: 541 Partic.: 75.24%
 !!! 
 Can.: 2
Territorial
2		 Nunavut
15 February 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30384(F) — 17 Jan 2023 12:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
IND
 1/2 415 76.99% +291 Loser:
IND
 124 23.01% Doug Workman
After his election:
5 Mar 2004 39
IND
 →
INDE
 Changed allegiance (joined cabinet)
Service: 4 years 8 months 11 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Iqaluit West
Elig. 842 Votes: 642 Partic.: 76.25%
 !!! 
 Can.: 2
Territorial
3		 Nunavut
27 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30406(F) — 16 Jan 2023 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
IND
 1/2 340 53.46% +44 Loser:
IND
 296 46.54% Elisapee Sheutiapik
After his election:
6 Apr 2011 46
IND
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 5 months 10 days (Oppo.)
Nunavut
Elig. 17,349 Votes: 7,931 Partic.: 45.71% Can.: 4
Federal
41		 Nunavut
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6335(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
46
LIB
 2/4 2,260 28.70% -1,670 Winner:
CPC
 3,930 49.90% Leona Aglukkaq
Iqaluit West
Elig. 808 Votes: 428 Partic.: 52.97% Can.: 3
Territorial
3		 Nunavut
12 September 2011
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30419(F) — 16 Jan 2023 23:11 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
47		 Successor:
IND
 230 53.99% Monica I. Ell-Kanayuk
Iqaluit-Sinaa
Elig. 771 Votes: 388 Partic.: 50.32% Can.: 4
Territorial
4		 Nunavut
28 October 2013
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30433(F) — 16 Jan 2023 21:11 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
49
IND
 1/4 180 46.39% +83 Loser:
IND
 97 25.00% Leesee Papatsie
After his election:
15 Nov 2013 49
IND
 →
INDE
 Changed allegiance (joined cabinet)
Service: 4 years 1 day (Oppo. & Gov't)
Iqaluit-Sinaa
Elig. 1,202 Votes: 538 Partic.: 44.76% Can.: 4
Territorial
5		 Nunavut
30 October 2017
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30458(F) — 16 Jan 2023 10:33 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
IND
 2/4 150 28.36% -87 Winner:
IND
 237 44.80% Elisapee Sheutiapik

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Paul Okalik		 22 Jun 2024
FR Wikipédia
Paul Okalik		 22 Jun 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 22 Jun 2024 09:19 (but data presented dynamically)

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