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♀ Nancy U. Karetak-Lindell
aliasNancy U. Karetak-Lindell
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
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Canada 4 0 4
Birth 10 December 1957
Age 66 years + 4 months
First mandate 2 June 1997 → 26 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 5 months
 
Mandate ended 15 years + 6 months ago (13 October 2008)
Special notes
None
 
Nancy U. Karetak-Lindell (1957– )
© Photo 2006 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
A Liberal, Karetak-Lindell was the first woman from Nunavut elected to the Canadian Parliament (1997–2008). She is also the first holder of the seat, which was created a few years before Nunavut became a territory distinct from the Northwest Territories.
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 11 4 8

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Manitok C. Thompson  f 
 		 ⊕ Hunter A. Tootoo  m 
 
Eligible: 12,114 Votes: 7,244 Participation: 59.80% Candidacies: 4
Federal
36		 Northwest Territories
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2948(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
39
LIB
 1/4 3,302 45.89% +1,565 Loser:
PC
 1,737 24.14% Okalik Eegeesiak

Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,369 Votes: 7,773 Participation: 54.10% Candidacies: 4
Federal
37		 Nunavut
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2644(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 1/4 5,327 69.01% +3,917 Loser:
NDP
 1,410 18.27% Palluq S. Enuaraq

Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 17,041 Votes: 7,496 Participation: 43.99% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38		 Nunavut
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1063(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
 1/5 3,818 51.30% +2,646 Loser:
IND
 1,172 15.75% Manitok C. Thompson

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 17,088 Votes: 9,251 Participation: 54.14% Candidacies: 5
Federal
39		 Nunavut
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 955(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/5 3,673 39.98% +1,003 Loser:
CPC
 2,670 29.06% David Aglukark

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 17,089 Votes: 8,092 Participation: 47.35% Candidacies: 4
Federal
40		 Nunavut
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5795(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
50		 Successor:
CPC
 2,815 34.92% Leona Aglukkaq

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mrs. Nancy Karetak-Lindell, M.P.		 02 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Madame Nancy Karetak-Lindell, députée		 02 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Nancy Karetak-Lindell		 02 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Nancy Karetak-Lindell		 02 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Feb 2024 23:00 (but data presented dynamically)

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