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1967 Greenlandic Provincial Council election

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1967 Greenlandic Provincial Council election
Greenland
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All 16 seats in the Provincial Council (plus compensatory seats)
Turnout61.98%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Inuit Party [de] Ulrik Rosing [de] 7.34 1 New
Independents 85.58 16 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Chairman before Chairman after
Vacant Erling Høegh [de]
Independent

Provincial Council elections were held in Greenland on 28 April 1967.

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 the Inuit Party received more than 6.25% of the valid vote, they were entitled to a compensatory seat.

PartyVotes%Seats
Inuit Party [de]8527.341
KNAPK [de]3513.020
Johansen, Lynge, Olsen & Godtfredsen List2862.460
Mørch & Nielsen List1841.590
Independents9,93185.5816
Total11,604100.0017
Valid votes11,60497.59
Invalid/blank votes2862.41
Total votes11,890100.00
Registered voters/turnout19,18461.98
Source: Atuagagdliutit, Danmarks Statistik

Elected members

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The initial results in Nuuk showed independent candidates Peter K. S. Heilmann [de] receiving 672 votes, following by Inuit Party candidates Thomas Berthels and Kaj Narup [de] with 313 and 293 respectively.[1] Berthels was declared elected, as the Inuit Party candidate with the most votes. However, the result was challenged and a recount showed Heilmann with 700 votes, Narup with 326 and Berthels with 324, resulting in Narup replacing Berthels in the Provincial Council.[2]

Constituency Elected member
Aasiaat Karl Skou [de]
Angmagssalik Aron Davidsen [de]
Ilulissat Lars Chemnitz [de]
Kangâtsiaq Edvard Reimer [de]
Maniitsoq Alibak Josefsen [de]
Nanortalik Marius Abelsen [de]
Narsaq Erik Egede [de]
Nuuk Peter K. S. Heilmann [de]
Paamiut Isboseth Petersen [de]
Qaqortoq Erling Høegh [de]
Qeqertarsuaq David Broberg [de]
Scoresbysund Jakob Simonsen [de]
Sisimiut Jørgen C. F. Olsen [de]
Thule Qissunguaq Kristiansen [de]
Upernavik Knud Kristiansen [de]
Uummannaq Elisabeth Johansen
Supplementary seat Kaj Narup [de]
Source: Kjœr Sørensen

Aftermath

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Erik Egede [de] died in 1967 and was replaced by Niels Holm [de]. In 1968 Aron Davidsen [de] was replaced by Erinarteq Jonathansen [de]. In 1969 Kaj Narup was replaced by Peter Nielsen [de].[3]

References

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