1991 Greenlandic general election

General elections were held in Greenland on 5 March 1991.[1] Siumut emerged as the largest party in the Parliament, winning 11 of the 27 seats.[2]

1991 Greenlandic general election
Greenland
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All 27 seats in the Inatsisartut
14 seats needed for a majority
Turnout69.64% (Decrease 2.15 pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Siumut Lars-Emil Johansen 37.30% 11 0
Atassut Konrad Steenholdt 30.11% 8 −3
Inuit Ataqatigiit Aqqaluk Lynge 15.25% 5 +1
Akulliit Bjarne Kreutzmann 9.49% 2 New
Issittup Nikolaj Heinrich 2.82% 1 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Jonathan Motzfeldt
Siumut
Lars-Emil Johansen
Siumut

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Siumut9,33637.30110
Atassut7,53630.118–3
Inuit Ataqatigiit4,84819.375+2
Centre Party2,3749.492New
Polar Party7062.8210
Independents2280.9100
Total25,028100.0027+1
Valid votes25,02896.58
Invalid/blank votes8873.42
Total votes25,915100.00
Registered voters/turnout38,39667.49
Source: Election Passport, Parties & Elections

References

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  1. ^ Nordic Statistical Yearbook 2002, p175
  2. ^ Greenland Archived 2013-07-22 at the Wayback Machine Parties and Elections