General election in Greenland in 1971
On April 16, 1971, elections to Grønlands Landsråd were held for the sixth time . The number of eligible voters was 21,610, the turnout 67.7%.
Suffrage
In each of the 16 constituencies, there were two to thirteen candidates for election, of which the candidate with the highest number of votes ( relative majority ) was elected. In addition, a compensation mandate could be obtained for a party or list if their candidates together achieved more than one sixteenth of the valid votes cast. No parties ran for this election, but a few lists. However, as in the previous elections, most of the candidates were independent individual candidates.
Starting position
In Landsråd in Greenland, elected in 1967, there were 16 independent members and one representative of the Inuit party (Ip), which did not run again in 1971. The regional council chairman was Erling Høegh .
Participating lists
In addition to the independent candidates, five different lists stood for election:
| list | Abbreviation | German meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blå Kors | BK | Blue cross | |
| Grønlands Arbejder Sammenslutning | GAS | Greenland workers' association | |
| Grønlandske Arbejdsgiverforening | GAF | Greenland Employers' Association | |
| De Grønlandske Kvindeforeningers Sammenslutning | GKS | Association of the Greenlandic women's associations | |
| Kalaallit Nunaanni Aalisartut Piniartullu Kattuffiat | KNAPK | Greenland fishermen and hunters association | |
Results
Overall result
- KNAPK : 1
- Independent: 16
| list | be right | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | % | +/- | number | +/- | ||
| Independent candidates | 12,029 | 84.7 | −0.9 | 16 | ± 0 | |
| Kalaallit Nunaanni Aalisartut Piniartullu Kattuffiat (KNAPK) | 923 | 6.5 | +3.5 | 1 | +1 | |
| De Grønlandske Kvindeforeningers Sammenslutning (GKS) | 402 | 2.8 | +2.8 | - | ± 0 | |
| Blå Kors (BK) | 354 | 2.5 | +2.5 | - | ± 0 | |
| Grønlands Arbejder Sammenslutning (GAS) | 339 | 2.4 | +2.4 | - | ± 0 | |
| Employers' Association (GAF) | 155 | 1.1 | +1.1 | - | ± 0 | |
| Inuit party (Ip) | 0 | 0.0 | −7.3 | - | −1 | |
| total | 14,202 | 100.0 | 17th | ± 0 | ||
| Valid votes | 14,202 | 97.1 | ||||
| Empty and invalid votes | 426 | 2.9 | ||||
| voter turnout | 14,628 | 67.7 | ||||
| Eligible voters | 21,610 | 100.0 | ||||
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Constituency results
| Constituency | Elected candidate | votes received | % | valid votes | Voter turnout (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanortalics | Marius Abelsen (f) | 453 | 40.7 | 1112 | 78.5 |
| Julianehab | Jonathan Motzfeldt (n) | 573 | 47.6 | 1209 | 80.4 |
| Narssaĸ | Johan Knudsen (n) | 410 | 46.7 | 878 | 74.3 |
| Frederikshåb | Ole Berglund (n) | 288 | 32.6 | 883 | 65.5 |
| Godthab | Lars Emil Johansen (n) | 747 | 31.5 | 2374 | 57.6 |
| Succulent tops | Alibak Josefsen (f) | 377 | 34.3 | 1098 | 63.3 |
| Holsteinsborg | Jørgen CF Olsen (f) | 418 | 43.0 | 973 | 61.2 |
| Kangâtsiaĸ | Nikolaj Karlsen (n) | 197 | 58.6 | 337 | 83.8 |
| Bugten ( Jakobshavn & Christianshåb ) | Lars Chemnitz (f) | 483 | 34.9 | 1382 | 64.4 |
| Egedesminde | Otto Steenholdt (n) | 357 | 35.2 | 1013 | 70.3 |
| Godhavn | David Broberg (w) | 436 | 77.3 | 565 | 71.6 |
| Ũmánaĸ | Elisabeth Johansen (f) | 222 | 26.8 | 828 | 81.0 |
| Upernavik | Knud Kristiansen (f) | 255 | 42.5 | 600 | 77.8 |
| Thule | K'issúnguaĸ Kristiansen (f) | 124 | 61.4 | 202 | 72.9 |
| Angmagssalik | Erinarteĸ Jonathansen (n) | 147 | 25.0 | 587 | 57.8 |
| Scoresbysund | Andreas Sanimuínaĸ (n) | 81 | 50.0 | 162 | 75.8 |
| Compensation mandate | Niels Carlo Heilmann ( KNAPK ) (n) | 312 | |||
| Note: (n) newly elected; (w) re-elected | |||||
List results
In order to receive a compensation mandate, a list had to receive more than 887 votes. That applied to the KNAPK's list. Thus their most-elected candidate Niels Carlo Heilmann was chosen. The other lists remained below the required number of 887 votes.
consequences
Lars Chemnitz was elected chairman of the regional council, replacing Erling Høegh in this office. Furthermore, it was Jonathan Motzfeldt elected deputy chairman.
See also
Web links
- Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten 1971, No. 9 (April 29, 1971) .
- Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten 1971, No. 10 (May 13, 1971), p. 36 .
