| Rankin Inlet South | |
| Province: | Nunavut |
| Prov-Status: | active |
| Prov-Created: | 2013 |
| Prov-Election-First: | 2013 |
| Prov-Election-Last: | 2021 |
| Prov-Rep: | Lorne Kusugak |
Rankin Inlet South (iu|ᑲᖏᕐᒃᖠᓂᐅᑉ ᓂᒋᐊ,[1] fr|Rankin Inlet Sud,[1] Inuinnaqtun: Kangirliniq Hivuraa)[1] is a territorial electoral district (riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.[2]
The riding consists of part of Rankin Inlet. The district was created prior to the 28 October 2013 general election. The community used to be in Rankin Inlet South/Whale Cove.[3]
The election resulted in a tie and a recount was held November 5. This confirmed the tie,[4] forcing a by-election on February 10, 2014 which was won by Alexander Sammurtok.[5]
| 2013 Nunavut general election | |||||||||
| [6] | Name | Vote | % | Lorne Kusugak | 172 | 50.0% | Alexander Sammurtok | 172 | 50.0% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Valid Ballots | 344 | 100% | |||||||
| Voter Turnout 56.9% | Rejected Ballots 6 | ||||||||
| February 10, 2014 by-election | |||||||||
| Name | Vote | % | Alexander Sammurtok | 268 | 54.3% | Lorne Kusugak | 225 | 45.7% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Valid Ballots | 493 | 100% | |||||||
| Voter Turnout 80.4% | Rejected Ballots 2 | ||||||||
| 2017 Nunavut general election | ||||||||||
| Name | Vote | % | Lorne Kusugak | 309 | Alexander Sammurtok | 136 |
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| 2021 Nunavut general election[7] | ||||||||||||
| Name | Vote | % | Lorne Kusugak | 198 | 52.4 | Tagak Curley | 98 | 25.9 | Bobby Oolooyuk | 82 | 21.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Valid Ballots | 378 | 100% | ||||||||||
| Voter Turnout 52.0% | Rejected Ballots 1 | |||||||||||