1987 Greenlandic general election explained

Election Name:1987 Greenlandic general election
Country:Greenland
Ongoing:no
Seats For Election:All 27 seats in the Inatsisartut
Majority Seats:14
Previous Election:1984
Next Election:1991
Turnout:69.64% (2.88 pp)
Leader1:Otto Steenholdt
Party1:Atassut
Last Election1:11
Seats1:11
Percentage1:40.07%
Leader2:Jonathan Motzfeldt
Party2:Siumut
Last Election2:11
Seats2:11
Percentage2:39.84%
Leader3:Aqqaluk Lynge
Party3:Inuit Ataqatigiit
Last Election3:3
Seats3:4
Percentage3:15.25%
Leader4:Nikolaj Heinrich
Party4:Polar Party
Last Election4:New
Seats4:1
Percentage4:4.46%
Prime Minister
Before Election:Jonathan Motzfeldt
Before Party:Siumut
After Election:Jonathan Motzfeldt
After Party:Siumut

General elections were held in Greenland on 26 May 1987.[1] Siumut and Atassut both won 11 seats in the 27-seat Parliament.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Tom Lansford (2014) Political Handbook of the World 2014, CQ Press, p393
  2. http://www.stat.gl/dialog/main.asp?lang=da&version=201201&sc=SA&subthemecode=O6&colcode=O Valg til Inatsisartut