Steven Taqtu to represent Quttiktuq after judicial recount
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Steven Taqtu will represent residents in the Nunavut electorate of Quttiktuq.
His victory was confirmed after a judicial recount on Friday – the third recount in Nunavut due to close results on election day.
Taqtu, who received 121 of 253 total votes in the riding, narrowly defeated Philip Kalluk by 14 votes.
This will be Taqtu's first time serving in the Nunavut Legislative Assembly.
Close races in Pangnirtung and Aggu also led to judicial recounts.
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Voters in Aggu will heading back to the polls after the recount found a tie between the two candidates.
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