Nunatsiavut Assembly
The Nunatsiavut Assembly is the legislative branch of the government of Nunatsiavut, Canada.
Electoral system
The Nunatsiavut Assembly consists of 10 ordinary members, the president of Nunatsiavut and the heads of the Inuit Community governments and corporations. Nain, Canada and Upper Lake Melville are each represented by 2 members while Hopedale, Makkovik, Postville and Rigolet are each represented by 1 member. Only Inuit residents of each constituency can vote in Nunatsiavut's elections while minorities are represented in municipal councils which each have a non-Inuit member to promote minority interests. Nunatsiavut does not use a party system.Current members
Additional members
The President of Nunatsiavut also serves on the Nunatsiavut Assembly. The holder of this role since 2016 is Johannes Lampe.Inuit Community Government heads
The heads of the Inuit Community governments also serve in the assembly.Inuit Community Government | Member |
AngajukKâk for Hopedale | Majorie Flowers |
AngajukKâk for Makkovik | Barry Andersen |
AngajukKâk for Nain | Joe Dicker |
AngajukKâk for Postville | Glen Sheppard |
AngajukKâk for Rigolet | Charlotte Wolfrey |
Additionally, the chairperson of the NunaKatiget Community Corporation and the chairperson of the Sivunivut Inuit Community Corporation serve on the Nunatsiavut Assembly. The 2 corporations represent the Inuit of Upper Lake Melville.
Corporation | Chairperson |
NunaKatiget Community Corporation | Gary Mitchell |
Sivunivut Inuit Community Corporation | Trudy Mesher-Barkman |