| 1997 Canadian federal election: Nunavut | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Nancy Karetak-Lindell | 3,302 | 45.88 | −23.87 | $30,212 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Okalik Eegeesiak | 1,737 | 24.13 | +3.54 | $11,251 | |||
| New Democratic | Hunter Tootoo | 1,710 | 23.76 | +14.10 | $11,918 | |||
| Reform | John Turner | 447 | 6.21 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,196 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 48 | 0.66 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,244 | 59.80 | ||||||
| Liberal notional hold | Swing | −13.70
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