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Idlout’s NDP nomination win by coin toss a first for Nunavut
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| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Aug 16, 2021 11:28pm |
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| Author | Mélanie Ritchot |
| News Date | Friday, August 13, 2021 10:05:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Iqaluit lawyer Lori Idlout’s nomination as the New Democratic Party’s candidate in Nunavut made history as the first nominee elected to the party by coin toss in the territory.
After Monday’s vote among NDP members was tied between two potential candidates — Idlout and Clyde river-born Aliqa Illauq — twice, the results fell to chance, as outlined in the party’s policy, Charlotte McLeod, a spokesperson for the party confirmed.
“If ties cannot be resolved amongst the tying candidates, one re-vote will occur on the final day of convention,” the party’s Quick Guide to Elections for 2021 reads. “If that vote results in a tie, a coin toss will determine the result.”
With the nomination meeting having been held virtually due to the ongoing pandemic, the “coin toss” was done through a website that spun a wheel with both hopefuls’ names on it, ultimately landing on Idlout’s, her counterpart, Illauq confirmed. |
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