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1955 Greenlandic Provincial Council election

Provincial Council elections were held in Greenland in 1955.

Electoral system

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Members of the Provincial Council were elected by first-past-the-post voting in 13 single-member constituencies.

Elected members

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Constituency Elected member
Aasiaat Ole Brandt [de]
Bugten Frederik Jensen [de]
Kangaatsiaq Nikolaj Karlsen [de]
Maniitsoq Lars Møller [de]
Nanortalik Jakob Nielsen [da]
Narsaq Carl Egede [de]
Nuuk Peter Nielsen [de]
Paamiut Erling Høegh [de]
Qaqortoq Klaus Lynge [de]
Qullissat Carl Olsen [de]
Sisimiut Jørgen C. F. Olsen [de]
Upernavik Ole Nielsen [de]
Uummannaq Edvard Kruse [de]
Source: Kjœr Sørensen

Aftermath

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Carl Egede [de] was unable to attend sessions in March 1959, with Lars Motzfeldt [de] acting as a substitute.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Axel Kjœr Sørensen (2007) Denmark-Greenland in the twentieth Century p175
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