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♂ Piita T. Irniq
aliasPiita T. Irniq
Record
29214 · 8893

Inuit   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Northwest Territories 2 2 4
Birth 22 August 1947
Age 76 years + 8 months
First mandate 10 March 1975 → 49 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 27 years + 6 months
 
Mandate ended 32 years + 6 months ago (14 October 1991)
Special notes
None
 
Piita T. Irniq (1947– ) 200x189
© Photo 2022 Jean Delisle / Radio-Canada — 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 7 0 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ James Arvaluk  m 
⊕ Tagak Curley  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Charlie Crow  m 
 
Eligible: 1,199 Votes: 862 Participation: 71.89% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
8		 Northwest Territories
10 March 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Majority
ID: 30711(F) — 22 Jan 2023 14:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
27
IND
 1/3 367 43.02% +56 Loser:
IND
 311 36.46% Charlie Crow

Service: 4 years 6 months 20 days (Oppo.)
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
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
32		 Successor:
IND
 161 33.26% Tagak Curley
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
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
36
IND
 2/2 417 49.82% -3 Winner:
IND
 420 50.18% Tagak Curley
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
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
40
IND
 1/2 535 52.71% +55 Loser:
IND
 480 47.29% Tagak Curley

Service: 4 years 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 629 Votes: 539 Participation: 85.69% Candidacies: 5
Territorial
12		 Northwest Territories
15 October 1991
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30798(F) — 22 Jan 2023 01:13 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
44
IND
 2/5 100 18.73% -85 Winner:
IND
 185 34.64% James Arvaluk

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN OpenNWT: Politicians
Peter Ernerk		 31 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Piita Irniq		 31 Dec 2023

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