Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Nunavut was won by NDP at the 2021 general election, with a margin of 849 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in Nunavut from 1997 to 2021.
Full Election History, 1997–2021
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1997
Liberal
Liberal
3,302
45.9%
Progressive Conservative (1,737)
1,565 (21.7 pts)
2000
Liberal
Liberal
5,327
69.0%
NDP (1,410)
3,917 (50.7 pts)
2004
Liberal
Liberal
3,818
51.3%
Independent (1,172)
2,646 (35.6 pts)
2006
Liberal
Liberal
3,673
40.0%
Conservative (2,670)
1,003 (10.9 pts)
2008
Conservative
Conservative
2,815
34.9%
Liberal (2,349)
466 (5.8 pts)
2011
Conservative
Conservative
3,930
49.9%
Liberal (2,260)
1,670 (21.2 pts)
2015
Liberal
Liberal
5,619
47.1%
NDP (3,171)
2,448 (20.5 pts)
2019
NDP
NDP
3,861
40.8%
Liberal (2,918)
943 (10.0 pts)
2021
NDP
NDP
3,427
47.7%
Liberal (2,578)
849 (11.8 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1997
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
3,302
45.9%
Progressive Conservative
1,737
24.1%
NDP
1,710
23.8%
Reform
447
6.2%
2000
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
5,327
69.0%
NDP
1,410
18.3%
Progressive Conservative
633
8.2%
Green
349
4.5%
2004
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
3,818
51.3%
Independent
1,172
15.7%
NDP
1,129
15.2%
Conservative
1,075
14.4%
Green
248
3.3%
2006
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
3,673
40.0%
Conservative
2,670
29.1%
NDP
1,576
17.2%
Marijuana Party
724
7.9%
Green
544
5.9%
2008
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
2,815
34.9%
Liberal
2,349
29.1%
NDP
2,228
27.6%
Green
669
8.3%
2011
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
3,930
49.9%
Liberal
2,260
28.7%
NDP
1,525
19.4%
Green
160
2.0%
2015
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
5,619
47.1%
NDP
3,171
26.6%
Conservative
2,956
24.8%
Green
182
1.5%
2019
Party
Votes
Share
NDP
3,861
40.8%
Liberal
2,918
30.9%
Conservative
2,469
26.1%
Green
206
2.2%
2021
Party
Votes
Share
NDP
3,427
47.7%
Liberal
2,578
35.9%
Conservative
1,184
16.5%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each contested election, coloured by the winning party. Acclaimed elections (no opposing candidate) aren't plotted since there's no margin to measure.
Trend
Nunavut has been contested at 9 general elections on record since 1997. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Conservative, NDP.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Nunavut in the 2021 general election?
NDP won Nunavut in 2021 with 3,427 votes (47.7%), a margin of 849 votes over Liberal in second place.
Which parties have won Nunavut since 1997?
Since 1997, Nunavut has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, NDP.
What was the closest result in Nunavut?
The closest contested result on record for Nunavut was 2008, when Conservative beat Liberal by 466 votes (5.8 percentage points).