Provincial Council elections were held in Greenland on 16 April 1971.[1]
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All 16 seats in the Provincial Council (plus compensatory seats) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 67.69% | |||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Electoral system
editMembers 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
editAs KNAPK received more than 6.25% of the valid vote, they were entitled to a compensatory seat.
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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KNAPK | 923 | 6.50 | 1 | |
Arnat Peqatigiit Kattuffiat | 402 | 2.83 | 0 | |
Blue Cross | 354 | 2.49 | 0 | |
National Confederation of Trade Unions | 339 | 2.39 | 0 | |
Greenland Business Association | 155 | 1.09 | 0 | |
Independents | 12,029 | 84.70 | 16 | |
Total | 14,202 | 100.00 | 17 | |
Valid votes | 14,202 | 97.09 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 426 | 2.91 | ||
Total votes | 14,628 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 21,610 | 67.69 | ||
Source: Atuagagdliutit, Danmarks Statistik |
Elected members
editAftermath
editMarius Abelsen died in 1972 and was replaced by Jørgen Poulsen . Poulsen died in 1973 and was replaced by Hendrik Nielsen. Johan Knudsen also died in 1973 and was replaced by Lars Godtfredsen . In 1973 Mathæus Tobiassen replaced Ole Berglund .[2]
References
edit- ^ Statistical Yearbook 1975 Danmarks Statistik
- ^ Axel Kjœr Sørensen (2007) Denmark-Greenland in the twentieth Century p177