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Provincial Council elections were held in Greenland for the first time on 29 June 1951, alongside district council elections. [1] Voter turnout was 73%. [1]
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Provincial Council elections were held in Greenland for the first time on 29 June 1951, alongside district council elections. [1] Voter turnout was 73%. [1]
The Provincial Council was created after the Danish Parliament passed a law on 27 May 1950. It replaced two provincial councils covering the north and south of the island, which had been indirectly elected. [1]
All Danish citizens over the age of 23 who had lived on the island for at least six months were eligible to vote or run for election. Candidates required nomination from 5–10 supporters. [1] The 13 members of the Provincial Council were elected in single-member constituencies
The election had to be re-run in two constituencies; in Upernavik icy conditions had prevented distribution of election materials, whilst a measles outbreak in Nanortalik meant that most voters were ill on election day. [1]
| Constituency | Winning candidate | Votes received | % | Total votes |
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| Disko | Jens Olsen | 124 | 20.60 | 602 |
| Disko Bugt | Marius Sivertsen | 141 | 26.76 | 527 |
| Egedesminde | Frederik Lynge | 149 | 36.08 | 413 |
| Frederikshaab | Abel Kristiansen | 176 | 32.96 | 534 |
| Godthåb | Augo Lynge | 567 | 78.97 | 718 |
| Holsteinsborg | Knud Olsen | 97 | 25.13 | 386 |
| Julianehaab | Frederi Nielsen | 184 | 43.50 | 423 |
| Kangaatsiaq | Nikolai Rosing | 239 | 63.56 | 376 |
| Nanortalik | Jacob Nielsen | 130 | 22.00 | 591 |
| Narsaq | Gerhard Egede | 207 | 75.55 | 274 |
| Sukkertoppen | Peter Egede | 210 | 37.37 | 562 |
| Upernavik | Hendrik Olsen | 147 | 35.85 | 410 |
| Uummannaq | Peter Fleischer | 123 | 22.40 | 549 |
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The Provincial Council met for the first time on 25 September 1951. [1]
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