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♂ Tagak Curley
aliasTagak Curley
Record
13854 · 8741

Inuit   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 57%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Nunavut 2 1 3
Northwest Territories 2 1 3
Total 4 3 7
Birth c. 1944
Age ± 80 years
First mandate 1 October 1979 → 44 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age ± 35 years
 
Mandate ended 10 years + 6 months ago (27 October 2013)
Special notes
None
 
Tagak Curley (c.1944– ) 200x210
© Photo 2021 Tagak Curley via NNSL — Fair trade
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
Northwest Territories 8 0 2 Z
Nunavut 9 8 10 Z
TOTAL 17 8 12

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Piita T. Irniq  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Lorne Q. Kusugak  m 
 		 ⊕ Peter F.K. Ittinuar  m 
 
Eligible: 8,558 Votes: 5,202 Participation: 60.79% Candidacies: 3
Federal
31		 Northwest Territories
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4411(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±35
LIB
 2/3 1,887 36.27% -76 Winner:
NDP
 1,963 37.74% Peter F.K. Ittinuar
Eligible: 872 Votes: 486 Participation: 55.73% Candidacies: 4
Territorial
9		 Northwest Territories
1 October 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30742(F) — 22 Jan 2023 13:34 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±35
IND
 1/4 161 33.26% +43 Loser:
IND
 118 24.38% Joe Manik

Service: 4 years 1 month 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 890 Votes: 845 Participation: 94.94% Candidacies: 2
Territorial
10		 Northwest Territories
21 November 1983
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30772(F) — 22 Jan 2023 12:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±39
IND
 1/2 420 50.18% +3 Loser:
IND
 417 49.82% Piita T. Irniq

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,228 Votes: 1,028 Participation: 83.71% Candidacies: 2
Territorial
11		 Northwest Territories
5 October 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30774(F) — 22 Jan 2023 11:52 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±43
IND
 2/2 480 47.29% -55 Winner:
IND
 535 52.71% Piita T. Irniq
Eligible: 671 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Territorial
2		 Nunavut
15 February 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30390(F) — 17 Jan 2023 10:42 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
±60
IND
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 8 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 535 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Territorial
3		 Nunavut
27 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30412(F) — 16 Jan 2023 23:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±64
IND
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
26 Jan 2009 ±65
IND
 →
INDE
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 5 years (Oppo.)
Eligible: 778 Votes: 466 Participation: 59.90% Candidacies: 4
Territorial
4		 Nunavut
28 October 2013
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30439(F) — 16 Jan 2023 21:43 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±69		 Successor:
IND
 212 45.79% Tom Sammurtok
Eligible: 729 Votes: 379 Participation: 51.99% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
6		 Nunavut
25 October 2021
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 36080(F) — 15 Jan 2023 18:50 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
±77
IND
 2/3 98 25.93% -100 Winner:
IND
 198 52.38% Lorne Q. Kusugak

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN OpenNWT: Politicians
Tagak Curley		 31 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Tagak Curley		 31 Dec 2023

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Rev.: 31 Dec 2023 09:01 (but data presented dynamically)

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