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♂ John Ningark
aliasJohn Ningark
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nunavut 1 3 4
Northwest Territories 3 1 4
Total 4 4 8
Birth 17 March 1944 → 80 years + 1 month ago
Lived 72 years + 8 months
First mandate 5 June 1989 → 34 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 2 months
Death 17 November 2016 → 7 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 3 years + 21 days after 27 October 2013
Special notes
None
 
John Ningark (1944–2016) 200x176
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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 10 5 28 Z
Nunavut 4 7 26 Z
TOTAL 15 1 23

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 10  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Ovide Alakannuark  m 
⊖ William Lyall  m 
⊕ Uriash Puqiqnak  m 
⊕ I. Joseph Quqqiaq  m 
 		 ⊕ Michael Angottitauruq  m 
⊕ Steve Mapsalak  m  (3 runoffs)
⊕ Emiliano Qirngnuq  m 
 
Eligible: 706 Votes: 558 Participation: 79.04% Candidacies: 4
Territorial
11		 Northwest Territories
5 October 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30785(F) — 22 Jan 2023 05:31 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
43
IND
 2/4 156 28.11% -20 Winner:
IND
 176 31.71% Michael Angottitauruq
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Territorial
11		 Northwest Territories
5 June 1989
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30961(F) — 22 Jan 2023 05:29 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
IND
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 2 years 4 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Territorial
12		 Northwest Territories
15 October 1991
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30812(F) — 22 Jan 2023 05:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
IND
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years (Oppo.)
Eligible: 997 Votes: 712 Participation: 71.41% Candidacies: 2
Territorial
13		 Northwest Territories
16 October 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30836(F) — 22 Jan 2023 00:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
IND
 1/2 366 51.99% +28 Loser:
IND
 338 48.01% Uriash Puqiqnak

Service: 4 years 1 month 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 532 Votes: 415 Participation: 78.01% Candidacies: 2
Territorial
1		 Nunavut
15 February 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30357(F) — 17 Jan 2023 16:39 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
IND
 219 53.03% Ovide Alakannuark
Eligible: 497 Votes: 446 Participation: 89.74% Candidacies: 5
Territorial
2		 Nunavut
15 February 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30376(F) — 17 Jan 2023 12:30 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
59
IND
 3/5 87 19.64% -74 Winner:
IND
 161 36.34% Steve Mapsalak
Eligible: 596 Votes: 469 Participation: 78.69% Candidacies: 4
Territorial
3		 Nunavut
15 December 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30398(F) — 16 Jan 2023 22:22 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
64
IND
 2/4 157 33.91% 0 Winner:
IND
 157 33.91% Steve Mapsalak
Eligible: 722 Votes: 521 Participation: 72.16% Candidacies: 4
Territorial
3		 Nunavut
2 March 2009
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30417(F) — 16 Jan 2023 22:24 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
64
IND
 1/4 193 37.04% +14 Loser:
IND
 179 34.36% Steve Mapsalak

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Territorial
4		 Nunavut
28 October 2013
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30436(F) — 16 Jan 2023 20:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
69		 Successor:
IND
 Acclam. Jeannie K. Ugyuk
Eligible: inc. Votes: 446 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Territorial
4		 Nunavut
6 February 2016
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30446(F) — 16 Jan 2023 20:46 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
71
IND
 3/5 65 14.81% -72 Winner:
IND
 137 31.21% Emiliano Qirngnuq

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
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John Ningark		 31 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Ningark		 31 Dec 2023
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John Ningark		 31 Dec 2023

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