James Arvaluk (April 1948 – April 27, 2016) was a Canadian politician from Coral Harbour, Nunavut.[1] He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories from 1991 to 1995 and a member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut from 1999 to 2003. He served as Nunavut's first Minister of Education.
James Arvaluk | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories | |
| In office 1991–1995 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Irniq |
| Succeeded by | Manitok Thompson |
| Constituency | Aivilik |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut | |
| In office 1999–2003 | |
| Preceded by | first member |
| Succeeded by | Patterk Netser |
| Constituency | Nanulik |
| In office 2006 – May 16, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Jobie Nutarak |
| Succeeded by | Joe Enook |
| Constituency | Tununiq |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 1948 near Fury and Hecla Strait, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut |
| Died | April 27, 2016 (aged 67–68) Winnipeg |
| Political party | non-partisan consensus government |
Political career
editIn February 1995 Arvaluk resigned his seat in the NWT Legislative Assembly after being charged with sexual assault. He was convicted of two sexual assaults and sentenced to five years. However, after a successful appeal on one of the two counts he was required to serve only two and a half years.
On June 20, 2003 he resigned his seat after being convicted of assault causing bodily harm against his girlfriend in August 2000, for which he served nine months.[2][3]
Had he not resigned, the Legislative Assembly was prepared to meet in an emergency session and pass a motion forcing him to leave.
At the October 16, 2006 by-election, Arvaluk was elected to the Legislative Assembly representing the Tununiq electoral district. After suffering both a heart attack and a stroke in 2010, he resigned his post on May 16, 2011, citing health reasons.[4] He died in Winnipeg on April 27, 2016.[5]
| 1980 Canadian federal election: Nunatsiaq | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Peter Ittinuar | 2,688 | 47.27 | +10.99 | ||||
| Liberal | James Arvaluk | 2,377 | 41.80 | +15.81 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lyle Stevenson | 442 | 7.77 | −18.22 | ||||
| Rhinoceros | Lloyd Ellsworth | 180 | 3.17 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,687 | 100.00 | ||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | −2.41 | ||||||
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References
edit- ^ Inuit Tapirisat of Canada (1977). Inuit monthly. Vol. 6. Inuit Tapirisat of Canada. ISSN 0318-5346. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
- ^ Bell, Jim (January 16, 2004). "Lack of remorse gets Arvaluk nine months in jail". Nunatsiaq News. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- ^ D'Souza, Patricia (June 27, 2003). "Nanulik by-election could be held Sept. 2". Nunatsiaq Online. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ^ "Nunavut MLA Arvaluk steps down". CBC News. May 16, 2011.
- ^ Gregoire, Lisa (April 28, 2016). "Long-time Nunavut leader James Arvaluk passes away". Nunatsiaq News. Retrieved January 3, 2019.