David Iqaqrialu is a former territorial level politician from Nunavut

Nunavut

Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...

, 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...

. He served as a member of the Nunavut Legislature from 1999 until 2004.

Iqaqrialu was first elected to the Nunavut Legislature in the 1999 Nunavut general election

Nunavut general election, 1999

Nunavut, Canada conducted its first general election on 15 February 1999, to elect the members of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut.Although Nunavut did not become a territory until 1 April 1999 the election was held early to enable the members to assume their duties on that date.The territory...

. He won the electoral district of Uqqummiut

Uqqummiut

Uqqummiut is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.The riding consists of the communities of Clyde River and Qikiqtarjuaq.The current Member of the Legislative Assembly is James Arreak.-1999 election:...

 in a hotly contested three way race defeating former Northwest Territories

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...

 MLA's Tommy Enuaraq

Tommy Enuaraq

Tommy Enuaraq is a published author and former territorial level politician from Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada.He wrote a children's book Who's Going to Eat Me? ISBN 1-5503S242-9. The book was published by Nortex in 1991....

 and Pauloosie Paniloo

Pauloosie Paniloo

Pauloosie Paniloo was a territorial level politician. He served as a member of the Northwest Territories Legislature from 1983 to 1987. He was also a member of the Canadian Rangers, serving as a ranger for 28 years.-Canadian Rangers:Paniloo joined the Canadian Rangers in 1979...

. He served a single term in the legislature as chair of the Committee of the Whole.

Iqaqrialu ran for re-election in the 2004 Nunavut general election

Nunavut general election, 2004

The Canadian territory of Nunavut conducted its second general election on February 16, 2004, to elect the 19 members of the Legislative Assembly.Premier Paul Okalik asked for the five-year-old territory's first parliament to be dissolved on January 16....

 but was badly defeated by James Arreak

James Arreak

James Arreak is a territorial and municipal level politician in Canada. He has served as a member of both the Nunavut and Northwest Territories legislatures.Arreak is from Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada....

finishing sixth out of seventh. His popular vote evaporated with 74% since the last election swinging to other candidates.