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Member of Parliament: Hon. Leona Aglukkaq (Conservative) Minister of Health One term in office

Group: Nunavut

• Jack Hicks (NDP)
• Scott MacCallum (Green)
• Paul Okalik (Liberal)

Winnability:

• Leona Aglukkaq won by 466 votes or 9 votes per poll
• Nunavut was a close 3 party race with only 1.5% separating 2nd and 3rd place
• Nunavut has gone Liberal in the past 3 elections
• The Liberal percentage of vote has dropped from 69% in 2000 to 29% in 2008
• Complex riding
• Largest riding in Canada

• Population 29,474
• Family income (avg): $78,435
• Unemployment rate: 15.6%
• Youngest riding in Canada with median age of 23
• 70% do not speak English or French as their first language

• Margin of victory: 5.78% / 466 votes
• Voters registered: 17,089
• Voter turnout: 47.4% (54.1% in 2006; 43.9% in 2004)

2008 General Election Poll Results:
Legend
Conservative
Liberal
NDP
Bloc
Green
Click image to view 2008 results, poll by poll, in Google Earth (courtesy Cédric Sam)

News:

• Cash from Alberta ridings helped support Aglukkaq campaign — Hill Times
• Raitt calls isotope crisis 'sexy,' criticizes Aglukkaq on audiotape — CBC

• CBC: Canada Votes 2008
• Elections Canada: Voter Information Service; Electoral Map
• Parliament of Canada: Constituency Profile; Parliamentarian File
• Wikipedia: Nunavut