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{{Infobox Politician
'''Jack Iyerak Anawak''' (born [[September 26]], [[1950]] in [[Repulse Bay, Nunavut|Repulse Bay, Northwest Territories]]) is a former [[Canada|Canadian]] politician. He represented the [[electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] of [[Nunatsiaq]] in the [[Canadian House of Commons]] from [[1988]] to [[1997]]. He was a member of the [[Liberal Party of Canada]]. In 1999 he was elected as a member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Nunavut]], but did not run for re-election in 2003.
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| office1 = [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Nunavut (electoral district)|Nunatsiaq]]
| term_start1 = 1988
| term_end1 = 1997
| predecessor1 = [[Thomas Suluk]]
| successor1 = [[Nancy Karetak-Lindell]]
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'''Jack Iyerak Anawak''' (born September 26, 1950) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] politician. He represented the [[electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] of [[Nunavut (electoral district)|Nunatsiaq]] in the [[House of Commons of Canada]] from 1988 to 1997. He sat in the house as a member of the [[Liberal Party of Canada]]. Following his retirement from federal politics, he also served a term in the [[Legislative Assembly of Nunavut]] after that territory was created in 1999. He ran as the [[New Democratic Party]]'s candidate for the riding of [[Nunavut (electoral district)|Nunavut]] in the [[Canadian federal election, 2015|2015 election]], but was defeated by Liberal candidate [[Hunter Tootoo]].
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==Political career==


===Federal politics===
[[Category:Members of the Canadian House of Commons from the Territories|Anawak, Jack]]
Anawak was first elected in the [[Canadian federal election, 1988|1988 election]], and served as the Liberal Party's opposition critic for Northern Affairs in the [[34th Canadian Parliament]]. Re-elected in the [[Canadian federal election, 1993|1993 election]], which was won by the Liberals, he was named [[parliamentary secretary]] to the [[Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development]] in the government of [[Jean Chrétien]].
[[Category:Liberal Party of Canada MPs|Anawak, Jack]]
[[Category:Inuit people|Anawak, Jack]]
[[Category:Nunavut MLAs|Anawak, Jack]]
[[Category:Kivalliq Region|Anawak, Jack]]
[[Category:1950 births|Anawak, Jack]]
[[Category:Living people|Anawak, Jack]]


===Territorial politics===
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In 1999 he was elected as a member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Nunavut]], but did not run for re-election in 2004.

Anawak attempted to run for a seat in the [[Nunavut general election, 2008|2008 Nunavut general election]]. He filed nomination papers to run in the electoral district of [[Akulliq]] but was denied as a candidate by [[Elections Nunavut]] Chief Electoral Officer Sandy Kusugak as he was not a full-time resident of Nunavut at the time his nomination papers were filed. Anawak took Elections Nunavut to court over and managed to halt the election in that district.<ref name="akcan">{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.nu.ca/apps/News/dspNews.aspx?ID=18|title=Akulliq election CANCELLED|publisher=Elections Nunavut|date=October 7, 2008|accessdate=2008-10-07}}</ref>

The case is currently before the [[Nunavut Court of Appeal]], where the judge will decide whether or not to strike down the current election residency laws.<ref name="akcan" />

===Return to federal politics===
In 2015, Anawak announced his intent to run for the federal parliamentary seat of [[Nunavut (electoral district)|Nunavut]], which replaced his former seat of Nunatsiaq, in the [[Canadian federal election, 2015|2015 election]], this time as the candidate of the [[New Democratic Party]].<ref>http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/jack-anawak-named-as-nunavut-s-ndp-candidate-1.3201188, Jack Anawak named as NDP's Nunavut Candidate, August 23, 2015, Retrieved August 24, 2015</ref> He came second in the race.

===Popular culture===
When the Canadian two-dollar coin was introduced, a number of nicknames were suggested. Jack Anawak proposed the name "[[Nanook|Nanuq]]" [nanook, [[polar bear]]] in honour of Canada's [[Inuit]] people and their northern culture; however, this culturally meaningful proposal went largely unnoticed beside the simple, mass-appeal "[[Canadian 2 dollar coin|Twonie/Toonie]]".<ref>http://openparliament.ca/hansards/1325/13/only/, Jack Iyerak Anawak on Two-Dollar Coin - Hansard April 26th, 1996, Retrieved March 30, 2011.</ref><ref>http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1881577, WordReference Forums - Vocabulaire Anglo-Normand, Retrieved March 30, 2011.</ref>

==Electoral History==
{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2015|Nunavut (electoral district)|Nunavut|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes|prelim=no}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[Hunter Tootoo]]|5,619|47.11%|+18.49|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Jack Iyerak Anawak|3,171|26.58%|+7.14|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|[[Leona Aglukkaq]]|2,956|24.78%|-25.07|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Spencer Rocchi|182|1.53%|-0.55|&ndash;}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|11,928|100.0 &nbsp;|&nbsp;|$202,334.18}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|95|&ndash;|&ndash;}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|12,203|62.54%|&ndash;}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|19,223}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: [[Elections Canada]]<ref>[http://www.elections.ca/Scripts/vis/candidates?L=e&ED=62001&EV=41&EV_TYPE=1&PC=&PROV=NU&PROVID=62&MAPID=&QID=8&PAGEID=17&TPAGEID=&PD=&STAT_CODE_ID=-1 Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Nunavut, 30 September 2015]</ref><ref>[http://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=can&dir=cand/canlim&document=index&lang=e Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates]</ref>}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian federal election, 1993/Nunatsiaq}}
{{Canadian federal election, 1988/Nunatsiaq}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Canadian Parliament links|ID=1918830f-6953-4a11-84fc-6a5d57f8b1dd}}
*[http://openparliament.ca/hansards/1325/13/only/ Jack Iyerak Anawak on Two-Dollar Coin - Hansard April 26th, 1996]
*[http://www.livingdictionary.com/index.jsp;jsessionid=6451902113FC1DE7E2CF0B986F7B923E Inuktitut Living Dictionary]

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Revision as of 04:20, 11 November 2015

Jack Iyerak Anawak
ᔭᒃ ᐃᐊᕋᒃ ᐊᓇᕙᒃ
Member of Parliament for Nunatsiaq
In office
1988–1997
Preceded byThomas Suluk
Succeeded byNancy Karetak-Lindell
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
In office
1999–2004
Preceded byfirst member
Succeeded byTagak Curley
ConstituencyRankin Inlet North
Personal details
Born (1950-09-26) September 26, 1950 (age 74)
Repulse Bay, Northwest Territories
Diedsmall
Resting placesmall
Political partyLiberal (MP, 1988-97)
Non Partisan (MLA, 1999-04)
New Democrat (Nominee, 2015)
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Jack Iyerak Anawak (born September 26, 1950) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Nunatsiaq in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997. He sat in the house as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. Following his retirement from federal politics, he also served a term in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut after that territory was created in 1999. He ran as the New Democratic Party's candidate for the riding of Nunavut in the 2015 election, but was defeated by Liberal candidate Hunter Tootoo.

Political career

Federal politics

Anawak was first elected in the 1988 election, and served as the Liberal Party's opposition critic for Northern Affairs in the 34th Canadian Parliament. Re-elected in the 1993 election, which was won by the Liberals, he was named parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development in the government of Jean Chrétien.

Territorial politics

In 1999 he was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, but did not run for re-election in 2004.

Anawak attempted to run for a seat in the 2008 Nunavut general election. He filed nomination papers to run in the electoral district of Akulliq but was denied as a candidate by Elections Nunavut Chief Electoral Officer Sandy Kusugak as he was not a full-time resident of Nunavut at the time his nomination papers were filed. Anawak took Elections Nunavut to court over and managed to halt the election in that district.[1]

The case is currently before the Nunavut Court of Appeal, where the judge will decide whether or not to strike down the current election residency laws.[1]

Return to federal politics

In 2015, Anawak announced his intent to run for the federal parliamentary seat of Nunavut, which replaced his former seat of Nunatsiaq, in the 2015 election, this time as the candidate of the New Democratic Party.[2] He came second in the race.

When the Canadian two-dollar coin was introduced, a number of nicknames were suggested. Jack Anawak proposed the name "Nanuq" [nanook, polar bear] in honour of Canada's Inuit people and their northern culture; however, this culturally meaningful proposal went largely unnoticed beside the simple, mass-appeal "Twonie/Toonie".[3][4]

Electoral History

2015 Canadian federal election: Nunavut
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Hunter Tootoo 5,619 47.11% +18.49 –
New Democratic Jack Iyerak Anawak 3,171 26.58% +7.14 –
Conservative Leona Aglukkaq 2,956 24.78% -25.07 –
Green Spencer Rocchi 182 1.53% -0.55 –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 11,928 100.0     $202,334.18
Total rejected ballots 95 – –
Turnout 12,203 62.54% –
Eligible voters 19,223
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]


1993 Canadian federal election: Nunatsiaq
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jack Iyerak Anawak 6,685 69.79 +29.85
Progressive Conservative Leena Evic-Twerdin 1,970 20.57 −2.37
New Democratic Mike Illnik 924 9.65 −23.51
Total valid votes 9,579 100.00  
Liberal hold Swing +16.11
1988 Canadian federal election: Nunatsiaq
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jack Iyerak Anawak 3,356 39.94 +11.04
New Democratic Peter Kusugak 2,786 33.15 +4.50
Progressive Conservative Sedluk Bryan Pearson 1,928 22.94 −28.52
Independent Richard Inukpak Lee 333 3.96 –
Total valid votes 8,403 100.00  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +3.27

References

  1. ^ a b "Akulliq election CANCELLED". Elections Nunavut. October 7, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  2. ^ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/jack-anawak-named-as-nunavut-s-ndp-candidate-1.3201188, Jack Anawak named as NDP's Nunavut Candidate, August 23, 2015, Retrieved August 24, 2015
  3. ^ http://openparliament.ca/hansards/1325/13/only/, Jack Iyerak Anawak on Two-Dollar Coin - Hansard April 26th, 1996, Retrieved March 30, 2011.
  4. ^ http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1881577, WordReference Forums - Vocabulaire Anglo-Normand, Retrieved March 30, 2011.
  5. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Nunavut, 30 September 2015
  6. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates

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