Parliamentary election in Greenland in 1995

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Turnout: 69.6% (+ 2.5% p)

 %

40

30th

20th

10

0

38.4%

30.1%

20.3%

6.1%

0.4%

4.7%

S.

A.

IA

AP

IP

Independent

Gains and losses

compared to 1991

 % p

   4th

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

+1.1  % p

± 0.0  % p

+ 0.9  % p

-3.4  % p

-2.4  % p

+ 3.8  % p.p.

S.

A.

IA

AP

IP

Independent

Distribution of seats

6th

12

2

10

1

6th 12 2 10 1 

A total of 31 seats

• IA : 6
• S : 12
• AP : 2
• A : 10
• Independent: 1

In the parliamentary elections in Greenland in 1995 on March 4th, 31 seats in the Inatsisartut or Landsting, the Greenland parliament, were filled for the first time . In the previous election there were only 27 seats available.

Starting position

Lars-Emil Johansen (Siumut) has been Prime Minister of Greenland since the parliamentary elections in 1991 . He headed the Johansen I cabinet until the end of the legislative period .

Result

The social democratic party Siumut was again the strongest faction in the Inatsisartut, followed by the Atassut and the Inuit Ataqatigiit . The center party Akulliit Partiiat held its two seats in parliament, while the Issittup Partiia failed to re- enter .

Political party		German meaning	Alignment	be right			Seats
				number	%	+/-	number	+/-
	Siumut	Forward	Social democracy	9,803	38.4	+1.1	12	+1
	Atassut	Common sense	Legal liberalism	7,674	30.1	± 0.0	10	+2
	Inuit Ataqatigiit	Inuit community	Democratic socialism	5,180	20.3	+0.9	6th	+1
	Akulliit Partiiat	Party of the Middle	liberalism	1,560	6.1	−3.4	2	± 0
	Independent candidates			1,193	4.7	+3.8	1	+1
	Issittup Partiia	Party of the Icy	conservatism	90	0.4	−2.4	-	−1
Valid votes				25,500	100.0		31	+4
Empty and invalid				634
Votes cast				26,134
Turnout: 69.6% (+ 2.5% p), source: Statistics Greenland

consequences

Lars-Emil Johansen (Siumut) was confirmed in office as Prime Minister and from then on headed the Johansen II cabinet .