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1999 Greenlandic general election

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1999 Greenlandic general election
Greenland
← 1995 16 February 1999 (1999-02-16) 2002 →

All 31 seats in the Inatsisartut
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout76.00% (Increase 6.41 pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Siumut Jonathan Motzfeldt 35.16% 11 −1
Atassut Daniel Skifte 25.22% 8 −2
Inuit Ataqatigiit Josef Motzfeldt 22.08% 7 +1
Kattusseqatigiit Anthon Frederiksen 12.26% 4 +3
Independent 5.28% 1 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Jonathan Motzfeldt
Siumut
Jonathan Motzfeldt
Siumut

General elections were held in Greenland on 16 February 1999.[1] Siumut remained the largest party in the Parliament, winning 11 of the 31 seats.[2]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Siumut9,89935.1611–1
Atassut7,10025.228–2
Inuit Ataqatigiit6,21722.087+1
Association of Candidates3,45312.264+3
Independents1,4865.281New
Total28,155100.00310
Valid votes28,15598.82
Invalid/blank votes3351.18
Total votes28,490100.00
Registered voters/turnout37,48576.00
Source: Stat.gl

References

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  1. ^ Nordic Statistical Yearbook 2002, p175
  2. ^ Greenland Parties and Elections