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Premier Paul Okalik asked for the five-year-old territory's first parliament to be dissolved on January 16 . The territory operates on a Consensus Government system with no Political Parties ; the Premier is subsequently chosen by and from the MLAs. There were 11,285 registered voters at the time of the election call. ISSUES Issues at the election included:
RESULTS Elections were held in 18 of the 19 electoral districts. The following district acclaimed its MLA:
The following is a list of the districts with their candidates. Results (CBC News) In the main, Nunavummiut decided to stay with their present legislature. The premier, four cabinet ministers, and three other MLAs were re-elected; five incumbents were defeated, including former speaker of the house Kevin O'Brien. Only two women were elected to the 19-seat legislature. Premier Paul Okalik was given a firm endorsement by the voters in his riding. He faced a strong challenge for the premier's job from Tagak Curley, who was acclaimed to his seat. However, Okalik was returned to the premiership on March 5 , 2004 , by the new legislature. {Link without Title} MISCELLANEOUS For the first time, residents of several tiny, isolated communities were able to vote by satellite phone. Voter Turnout was 110%, since there was no door-to-door enumeration and voter registration is permitted at the polling station. EXTERNAL LINKS
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