Calvin Pokiak
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Calvin P. Pokiak is an engineer a former civil servant and a current municipal and territorial level politician from Northwest Territories
, Canada
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Pokiak first became a politician on the municipal level serving as a councilor on the Hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk
council. He later served as mayor for the community.
Pokiak ran for a seat 2003 Northwest Territories general election
. He won the Nunakput
electoral district defeating incumbent Vince Steen
. He was defeated in his bid for re-election to a second term in the 2007 Northwest Territories general election
. He came last in a field of four candidates.
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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Pokiak first became a politician on the municipal level serving as a councilor on the Hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk
Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories
Tuktoyaktuk, or Tuktuyaaqtuuq , is an Inuvialuit hamlet located in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Commonly referred to simply by its first syllable, Tuk, the settlement lies north of the Arctic Circle on the shore of the Arctic Ocean...
council. He later served as mayor for the community.
Pokiak ran for a seat 2003 Northwest Territories general election
Northwest Territories general election, 2003
The Northwest Territories general election, 2003 was the 20th general election in the Canadian territory's history, conducted on November 24, 2003, to elect the 19 members of the Legislative Assembly.The election was called on October 27...
. He won the Nunakput
Nunakput
Nunakput is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The district consists of Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour, Tuktoyaktuk and Ulukhaktok.The current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Jackie Jacobson....
electoral district defeating incumbent Vince Steen
Vince Steen
Vince Steen was a politician. He served as a municipal councilor of Tuktoyaktuk and later became mayor. Afterwards he was also a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories...
. He was defeated in his bid for re-election to a second term in the 2007 Northwest Territories general election
Northwest Territories general election, 2007
The 2007 Northwest Territories general election took place on October 1, 2007. It was the 21st in the history of the territory. Nineteen members were elected to the Legislative Assembly from single member districts conducted under first-past-the-post voting system.The election was called on...
. He came last in a field of four candidates.