Provincial Council elections were held in Greenland on 16 April 1971.[1]

Electoral system

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

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

PartyVotes%Seats
KNAPK9236.501
Arnat Peqatigiit Kattuffiat4022.830
Blue Cross3542.490
National Confederation of Trade Unions3392.390
Greenland Business Association1551.090
Independents12,02984.7016
Total14,202100.0017
Valid votes14,20297.09
Invalid/blank votes4262.91
Total votes14,628100.00
Registered voters/turnout21,61067.69
Source: Atuagagdliutit, Danmarks Statistik

Elected members

Constituency Elected member
AasiaatOtto Steenholdt
AmmassalikErinarteq Jonathansen
IlulissatLars Chemnitz
IttoqqortoormiitAndreas Sanimuinaq
KangaatsiaqNikolaj Karlsen
ManiitsoqAlibak Josefsen
NanortalikMarius Abelsen
NarsaqJohan Knudsen
NuukLars-Emil Johansen
PaamiutOle Berglund
QaqortoqJonathan Motzfeldt
QeqertarsuaqDavid Broberg
SisimiutJørgen C. F. Olsen
ThuleQissunguaq Kristiansen
UpernavikKnud Kristiansen
UummannaqElisabeth Johansen
Supplementary seatNiels Carlo Heilmann
Source: Kjœr Sørensen

Aftermath

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

  1. ↑ Statistical Yearbook 1975 Danmarks Statistik
  2. ↑ Axel Kjœr Sørensen (2007) Denmark-Greenland in the twentieth Century p177
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