Parliamentary election in Greenland 2009
The 2009 parliamentary elections in Greenland took place on June 2nd. All 31 seats in the Inatsisartut or Landsting, the Greenlandic parliament, had to be filled .
Suffrage
The 31 members of the Inatsisartut are elected in multiple constituencies using proportional representation . In the allocation of seats, only parties or lists that overcome an explicit blocking clause amounting to 2% of the valid votes cast are taken into account . The seat assignment is done according to the D'Hondt method .
Starting position
As a result of the result of the last parliamentary election, the Enoksen II cabinet was formed in 2005 under the leadership of Hans Enoksen (Siumut), which held office for the entire legislative period until the Inatsisartut was re-elected.
Participating parties
Six different parties ran for election:
| Political party | Abbreviation | German meaning | Alignment | camp | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inuit Ataqatigiit | IA | Inuit community | democratic-socialist | government | |
| Atassut | A. | Common sense | right-wing liberal | ||
| Siumut | S. | Forward | social democratic | ||
| Democracy | D. | Democrats | social liberal | opposition | |
| Kattusseqatigiit Partiiat | KP | Party of the united | conservative | ||
| Sorlaat Partiiat | SP | Party of the grassroots | liberal - socialist | ||
Result
| Political party | be right | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | % | +/- | number | +/- | ||
| Inuit Ataqatigiit (IA) | 12,457 | 44.1 | +21.5 | 14th | +7 | |
| Siumut (S) | 7,567 | 26.8 | −3.9 | 9 | −1 | |
| Democracy (D) | 3,620 | 12.8 | −10.0 | 4th | −3 | |
| Atassut (A) | 3,094 | 10.9 | −8.2 | 3 | −3 | |
| Kattusseqatigiit Partiiat (KP) | 1,084 | 3.8 | −0.3 | 1 | ± 0 | |
| Sorlaat Partiiat (SP) | 383 | 1.4 | +1.4 | - | ± 0 | |
| Independent candidates | 70 | 0.2 | −0.5 | - | ± 0 | |
| total | 28,275 | 100.0 | 31 | ± 0 | ||
| Valid votes | 28,275 | 99.2 | ||||
| Empty and invalid votes | 235 | 0.8 | ||||
| voter turnout | 28,510 | 71.3 | ||||
| Eligible voters | 39,990 | 100.0 | ||||
| Source: Valg.gl | ||||||
consequences
In the election, Siumut , the strongest party to date, lost significantly in votes. The same is true of Democraatit and Atassut . The Inuit Ataqatigiit was the only party to benefit from this . It was by far the strongest force in the Inatsisartut and together with the Demokraatit and the Kattusseqatigiit Partiiat formed the new government ( Kleist cabinet ) with a large parliamentary majority. It replaced the coalition of Siumut, Inuit Ataqatigiit and Atassut. The newly founded, according to its own statements, the liberal-socialist Sorlaat Partiiat failed to enter parliament. On June 12, 2009 Kuupik Kleist (IA) was elected Prime Minister .
