Johnny Mike to represent Pangnirtung after judicial recount

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Johnny Mike volition correspond Pangnirtung successful Nunavut's adjacent government. The erstwhile MLA won a judicial recount implicit Nathaniel Julai Alikatuktuk by 4 votes.

Pangnirtung is 1 of 3 Nunavut ridings with races excessively adjacent to telephone connected predetermination nighttime

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· Posted: Nov 07, 2025 4:00 PM EST | Last Updated: 42 minutes ago

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Johnny Mike is heading backmost to the Nunavut Legislative Assembly to correspond residents of Pangnirtung, Nunavut aft a judicial recount confirmed his triumph Friday.

Mike, who received 127 of 346 full votes for the riding, narrowly defeated campaigner Nathaniel Julai Alikatuktuk, who finished with 123 votes.

This volition beryllium Mike's 2nd word successful office, having served arsenic the hamlet's MLA successful the 4th Legislative Assembly from 2013-2017.

Close races successful Quttiktuq and successful Aggu besides pb to a recount. Voters successful Aggu volition beryllium heading backmost to the polls aft the recount recovered a necktie betwixt the 2 candidates.

Ballots successful Quttiktuq are being recounted Friday and Elections Nunavut’s main electoral serviceman said their results aren’t known yet.

With files from TJ Dhir

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