photo courtesy of the legislative assembly
Mila Kamingoak, MLA for Kugluktuk, has submitted her resignation as of April 3.
The legislative assembly issued a news release on Tuesday afternoon announcing the development.
Kamingoak took the seat by acclimation in 2017.
Speaker Paul Quassa stated, 鈥淥n behalf of all members of the legislative assembly, I thank Ms. Kamingoak for her service and wish her well as she focuses on the needs of her young family. I anticipate that the date of the byelection will be announced shortly.鈥�
This will be the second byelection required in the territory. Baker Lake's byelection, originally scheduled for April 27, was postponed to Aug. 24 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The seat in Baker Lake was vacated when Simeon Mikkungwak, who was House Speaker, announced his resignation during the winter sitting of the legislative assembly due to family reasons.
