1987 Greenlandic general election

General elections were held in Greenland on 26 May 1987.[1] Siumut and Atassut both won 11 seats in the 27-seat Parliament.[2]

1987 Greenlandic general election
Greenland
← 1984 26 May 1987 (1987-05-26) 1991 →

All 27 seats in the Inatsisartut
14 seats needed for a majority
Turnout69.64% (Decrease 2.88 pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Atassut Otto Steenholdt 40.07% 11 0
Siumut Jonathan Motzfeldt 39.84% 11 0
Inuit Ataqatigiit Aqqaluk Lynge 15.25% 4 +1
Issittup Nikolaj Heinrich 4.46% 1 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Jonathan Motzfeldt
Siumut
Jonathan Motzfeldt
Siumut

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Atassut10,04440.07110
Siumut9,98739.84110
Inuit Ataqatigiit3,82315.254+1
Polar Party1,1194.461New
Independents950.380New
Total25,068100.0027+2
Valid votes25,06897.30
Invalid/blank votes6962.70
Total votes25,764100.00
Registered voters/turnout36,99869.64
Source: DST, Parties & Elections

References

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  1. ^ Tom Lansford (2014) Political Handbook of the World 2014, CQ Press, p393
  2. ^ Valg til Inatsisartut Greenland Statistics