1975 Greenlandic Provincial Council election explained

Country:Greenland
Seats For Election:All 16 seats in the Provincial Council, plus compensatory seats
Previous Election:1971
Next Election:1979
Turnout:66.84%
Last Election2:1
Seats2:1
Percentage2:6.87
Party1:National Confederation of Trade Unions of Greenland
Last Election1:0
Seats1:1
Percentage1:9.31
Leader3:
Party3:Independents
Last Election3:16
Seats3:15
Percentage3:80.16
Chairman
Before Party:Independent politician
After Party:Independent politician

Provincial Council elections were held in Greenland on 16 April 1975.[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

won a directly elected seat with elected in Paamiut. As the National Confederation of Trade Unions also received over 6.25% of the vote, they were awarded a compensatory seat, taken by .

Elected members

ConstituencyElected member
Aasiaat
Ammassalik
Ittoqqortoormiit
Kangâtsiaq
Maniitsoq
NanortalikHendrik Nielsen
Narsaq
Nuuk
Paamiut
Qaanaaq
QaqortoqJonathan Motzfeldt
Qasigiannguit
Qeqertarsuaq
Sisimiut
Upernavik
Uummannaq
Supplementary seat
Source: Kjœr Sørensen

Aftermath

was replaced by during sessions between autumn 1976 and spring 1977.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.dst.dk/pukora/epub/upload/13350/hele.pdf Statistical Yearbook 1975
  2. Axel Kjœr Sørensen (2007) Denmark-Greenland in the twentieth Century p177