Joanna Quassa is a Canadian Inuk politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in the 2021 Nunavut general election.Madalyn Howitt, "Nunavummiut elect 11 fresh faces to territorial legislature". Nunatsiaq News, October 25, 2021. She represented the electoral district of Aggu.
She is the sister-in-law of her predecessor Paul Quassa,Jeff Pelletier, "Nunavut votes: Aggu up for grabs following Quassa’s departure". Nunatsiaq News, October 15, 2021. and previously served as mayor of Igloolik.Jane George, "The candidates: Aggu". CBC North, October 21, 2021.
She ran for election to the assembly in the 2025 election and received the largest number of votes in the Aggu electoral district but with less than 2 per cent difference between her and Erasmus Ivvalu, triggering a judicial recount. As the final result was tied, a by-election was held on December 15, 2025; she lost it to Edward Attagutaluk, placing second.
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