Nunavut election result not validated as ballot box held up in cargo by blizzard – CBC

May 16, 2025

Final box from the community of Naujaat has not made it to Iqaluit to be tallied

The federal election result in Nunavut still has not been validated by Elections Canada, because one final ballot box has been delayed by a blizzard.

NDP incumbent Lori Idlout won the unofficial result by 77 votes over Liberal candidate Kilikvak Kabloona.

Elections Canada has a validation process to confirm the unofficial count completed on election night, but the final box from the community of Naujaat has not made it to Iqaluit to be tallied.

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