Steve Mapsalak

Steve Mapsalak (born March 17, 1957) is a Canadian politician, who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut.

According to preliminary results, he was narrowly defeated by John Ningark in the 2008 election.

[2] In the revote on March 2, Ningark defeated Mapsalak by a margin of 193 to 179.

[3] In the 2013 election, Mapsalak was re-elected to the legislature, defeating Johnny Ningeongan in the redistributed district of Aivilik.

Mapsalak was previously the mayor of Repulse Bay, and also the chair of the board of governors for Nunavut Arctic College.