Alexander Sammurtok

Canadian politician

Alexander Sammurtok MLA

Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut for Rankin Inlet South
In office February 10, 2014 – September 24, 2017
Preceded by	Riding Established
Succeeded by	Lorne Kusugak
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut for Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet
Incumbent
Assumed office November 19, 2021^[1]
Preceded by	Cathy Towtongie

Personal details
Born	1952 or 1953 (age 70–71)^[2]
Political party	non-partisan consensus government
Residence(s)	Rankin Inlet, Nunavut

Alexander Sammurtok (born 1952 or 1953) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in a by-election on February 10, 2014.^[3] Sammurtok first ran in the 2013 election, but finished in an exact tie with incumbent MLA Lorne Kusugak in the redistributed district of Rankin Inlet South.^[4]

He is the nephew of Tom Sammurtok, who was the MLA for the neighbouring electoral district of Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet.^[5] Both Alexander and Tom Sammurtok were defeated in the 2017 Nunavut general election, Alexander by Kusugak and Tom by Cathy Towtongie; in the 2021 Nunavut general election, Alexander Sammurtok ran in Rankin Inlet North and defeated Towtongie.^[6]

References

^ "MLAs sworn in by Nunavut commissioner". Nunatsiaq News. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
^ Neary, Derek (October 20, 2021). "MLA candidates on the issues: Alex Sammurtok, Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet". NUNAVUT NEWS.
^ "New Nunavut MLA ready to work “for the people”". Nunatsiaq News, February 11, 2014.
^ Nunavut recounts produce one winner and one intractable deadlock Archived 2013-11-14 at the Wayback Machine. Nunatsiaq News, November 5, 2013.
^ "Alexander Sammurtok beats Lorne Kusugak to take Rankin Inlet South". Nunatsiaq News, February 10, 2014.
^ Derek Neary, "Two judicial recounts required in Nunavut territorial election". Northern News Services, October 25, 2021.