Moses Appaqaq
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Moses Appaqaq Jr. is a soap stone carver former retail clerk, and a former territorial level politician from Sanikiluaq
, Northwest Territories
(now Nunavut
, Canada
).
Appaqaq ran for a seat in the 1979 Northwest Territories general election
, he won the Hudson Bay
electoral district and his first term in office. Appaqaq ran for a second term in the 1983 Northwest Territories general election
. In that election he would defeat six other candidates. Appaqaq would be defeated running for a third term in office by Charlie Crow
in the 1987 Northwest Territories general election
.
After politics he became a Director on the board of Qikittaluk Corporation.
Appaqaq attempted a return to politics running in the Hudson Bay
electoral district in the 1999 Nunavut general election
. He was defeated by Peter Kattuk
. Kattuk and Appaqaq would face each other again in the 2004 Nunavut general election
, he would be defeated for the second time in a row.
Sanikiluaq, Nunavut
Sanikiluaq is a small Inuit hamlet located on the north coast of Flaherty Island in Hudson Bay, on the Belcher Islands, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. Nuiyak School, with 23 staff, teaches Grades K-12, with 302 students enrolled. The principal is Tim Hoyt...
, Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
(now Nunavut
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
).
Appaqaq ran for a seat in the 1979 Northwest Territories general election
Northwest Territories general election, 1979
The Northwest Territories general election, 1979 was the 14th general election in the Northwest Territories history. The election took place on October 1, 1979....
, he won the Hudson Bay
Hudson Bay (N.W.T. electoral district)
Hudson Bay was a former territorial electoral district, that elected Members to the Northwest Territories Legislature from 1979 until 1991. It was Abolished in 1987 when it became part of the Baffin South electoral district...
electoral district and his first term in office. Appaqaq ran for a second term in the 1983 Northwest Territories general election
Northwest Territories general election, 1983
The Northwest Territories general election, 1983 was the 15th general election in the Northwest Territories history. The election took place on November 21, 1983....
. In that election he would defeat six other candidates. Appaqaq would be defeated running for a third term in office by Charlie Crow
Charlie Crow
Charlie Crow is a former disc jockey and Member of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly from 1987 to 1991.-Early life:Crow became the first disc jockey for community radio station CKSN-FM when it opened in 1971...
in the 1987 Northwest Territories general election
Northwest Territories general election, 1987
The Northwest Territories general election, 1987 was the 16th general election in the history of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The election took place on October 5, 1987.This was the last election in which Elections Canada would administer the elections....
.
After politics he became a Director on the board of Qikittaluk Corporation.
Appaqaq attempted a return to politics running in the Hudson Bay
Hudson Bay (electoral district)
Hudson Bay is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.The riding consists of the community of Sanikiluaq.The current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Allan Rumbolt.-1999 election:-2004 election:...
electoral district in the 1999 Nunavut general election
Nunavut general election, 1999
Nunavut, Canada conducted its first general election on 15 February 1999, to elect the members of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut.Although Nunavut did not become a territory until 1 April 1999 the election was held early to enable the members to assume their duties on that date.The territory...
. He was defeated by Peter Kattuk
Peter Kattuk
Peter Kattuk is currently the Member of the Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Hudson Bay in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut from 1999 to 2008....
. Kattuk and Appaqaq would face each other again in the 2004 Nunavut general election
Nunavut general election, 2004
The Canadian territory of Nunavut conducted its second general election on February 16, 2004, to elect the 19 members of the Legislative Assembly.Premier Paul Okalik asked for the five-year-old territory's first parliament to be dissolved on January 16....
, he would be defeated for the second time in a row.