Lori Idlout has managed to stave off Liberal challenger Kilikvak Kabloona.

Idlout, the NDP incumbent MP, finished with a grand total of 2,945 votes with all 66 polls now reporting as of 3:15 p.m. EDT. Kabloona was the choice on 2,868 ballots, giving Idlout just a 77-vote win. 

Conservative James T. Arreak garnered 2,055 votes.

To this point, Nunavut's voter turnout is showing as 35.4 per cent. That's far below the NWT's 51.3 per cent and Yukon's 72 per cent.

Answering questions from Nunavut News during the election campaign, Idlout, who was a practising lawyer prior to her foray into federal politics, said her focus is on working towards increasing resources and ensuring the skills, wisdom and knowledge Nunavummiut have are utilized to help make the territory secure and prosperous.

鈥淣unavummiut Inuit have lived in the North all these years. They've got generations of knowledge that they still use out on the land as hunters and trappers, as seamstresses,鈥� Idlout said.

鈥淲e really just need to help make sure that we're lifting them up to help them realize that they do have expertise, that they do have amazing skills, and that their wisdom can be used to help alleviate poverty, to help make sure that Nunavummiut are enjoying life as Canadians.鈥�

Idlout added that her top priority is to secure more investments in Nunavut, particularly in housing and infrastructure.

The Liberals will form what appears to be a minority government as they were leading or elected in 169 ridings as of Tuesday afternoon, while the Conservatives were sitting at 144. Idlout's win brought the NDP's total to seven seats, which means they have lost official party status in the House of Commons; a party needs 12 seats in order to be official.