1971 Greenlandic Provincial Council election
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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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Provincial Council elections were held in Greenland on 16 April 1971.[1]
Electoral system
[edit]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
[edit]As 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
[edit]Aftermath
[edit]Marius 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
