Ovide Alakannuark
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Ovide Alakannuark is a former territorial level politician in Canada
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
from 1999 until 2004.
Alakannuark was elected in the 1999 Nunavut general election
. He defeated candidate Steve Mapsalak
by just 25 votes to win the Akulliq
electoral district. He only served a single term in the Legislature deciding not to run for re-election when it was dissolved in 2004.
He attempted a return to politics running in rerun for the Akulliq district finishing a distant third on March 2, 2009. The two front runners Steve Mapsalak and John Ningark
had also served as MLA's in the Nunavut Legislature.
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...
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada, is located in Iqaluit, and is the territory's parliament.The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut was opened by Queen Elizabeth II, as Queen of Canada, on 7 October 2002, during her Golden Jubilee tour of Canada...
from 1999 until 2004.
Alakannuark was elected 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 defeated candidate Steve Mapsalak
Steve Mapsalak
Steve Mapsalak is a Canadian politician, who has served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Akulliq in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. He won the seat in the 2004 Nunavut election.According to preliminary results, he was narrowly defeated by John Ningark...
by just 25 votes to win the Akulliq
Akulliq
Akulliq is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.The riding consists of the communities of Kugaaruk and Repulse Bay.-1999 election:-2004 election:-2008 election:...
electoral district. He only served a single term in the Legislature deciding not to run for re-election when it was dissolved in 2004.
He attempted a return to politics running in rerun for the Akulliq district finishing a distant third on March 2, 2009. The two front runners Steve Mapsalak and John Ningark
John Ningark
John Ningark is a territorial level politician in Canada. He is a former member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, and a current member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut.-Political history:...
had also served as MLA's in the Nunavut Legislature.