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1971 Greenlandic Provincial Council election

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1971 Greenlandic Provincial Council election
Greenland
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All 16 seats in the Provincial Council (plus compensatory seats)
Turnout67.69%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
KNAPK [de] Lamik Møller [de] 6.50 1 +1
Independents 84.70 16 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Chairman before Chairman after
Erling Høegh [de]
Independent
Lars Chemnitz [de]
Independent

Provincial Council elections were held in Greenland on 16 April 1971.[1]

Electoral system

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Members of the Provincial Council were elected by first-past-the-post voting in 16 single-member constituencies. Political parties or lists were entitled to compensatory seats if they received more than one-sixteenth of the valid votes cast (6.25%).

Results

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As KNAPK [de] received more than 6.25% of the valid vote, they were entitled to a compensatory seat.

PartyVotes%Seats
KNAPK [de]9236.501
Arnat Peqatigiit Kattuffiat [de]4022.830
Blue Cross3542.490
National Confederation of Trade Unions3392.390
Greenland Business Association [de]1551.090
Independents12,02984.7016
Total14,202100.0017
Valid votes14,20297.09
Invalid/blank votes4262.91
Total votes14,628100.00
Registered voters/turnout21,61067.69
Source: Atuagagdliutit, Danmarks Statistik

Elected members

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Constituency Elected member
Aasiaat Otto Steenholdt [de]
Ammassalik Erinarteq Jonathansen [de]
Ilulissat Lars Chemnitz [de]
Ittoqqortoormiit Andreas Sanimuinaq [de]
Kangaatsiaq Nikolaj Karlsen [de]
Maniitsoq Alibak Josefsen [de]
Nanortalik Marius Abelsen [de]
Narsaq Johan Knudsen [de]
Nuuk Lars-Emil Johansen
Paamiut Ole Berglund [de]
Qaqortoq Jonathan Motzfeldt
Qeqertarsuaq David Broberg [de]
Sisimiut Jørgen C. F. Olsen [de]
Thule Qissunguaq Kristiansen [de]
Upernavik Knud Kristiansen [de]
Uummannaq Elisabeth Johansen
Supplementary seat Niels Carlo Heilmann [de]
Source: Kjœr Sørensen

Aftermath

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Marius Abelsen [de] died in 1972 and was replaced by Jørgen Poulsen [de]. Poulsen died in 1973 and was replaced by Hendrik Nielsen. Johan Knudsen [de] also died in 1973 and was replaced by Lars Godtfredsen [de]. In 1973 Mathæus Tobiassen [de] replaced Ole Berglund [de].[2]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Yearbook 1975 Danmarks Statistik
  2. ^ Axel Kjœr Sørensen (2007) Denmark-Greenland in the twentieth Century p177