1959 Greenlandic Provincial Council election

Provincial Council elections were held in Greenland on 29 June 1959. ^[1] A total of 67 candidates contested the 13 seats, ^[1] with Elisabeth Johansen, who was successful in Uummannaq, becoming the first woman elected to the Provincial Council. ^[2]

Electoral system

Members of the Provincial Council were elected by first-past-the-post voting in 13 single-member constituencies.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Independents			13
Total				13
Valid votes		6,641	97.65
Invalid/blank votes		160	2.35
Total votes		6,801	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		11,599	58.63
Source: Danmarks Statistik [3]

Elected members

Constituency	Elected member
Aasiaat	Hans Lynge
Ilulissat	Marius Sivertsen  [ de ]
Kangaatsiaq	Nikolaj Karlsen  [ de ]
Maniitsoq	Lars Møller  [ de ]
Nanortalik	Jakob Nielsen  [ da ]
Narsaq	Erik Egede  [ de ]
Nuuk	Peter K. S. Heilmann  [ de ]
Paamiut	Nathan Jakobsen  [ de ]
Qaqortoq	Erling Høegh  [ de ]
Qullissat	Andreas Nielsen  [ de ]
Sisimiut	Jørgen C. F. Olsen  [ de ]
Upernavik	Ole Svendsen  [ de ]
Uummannaq	Elisabeth Johansen
Source: Kjœr Sørensen [4]

Aftermath

In May 1961 three additional constituencies were created covering Angmagssalik, Scoresbysund and Thule, with elections to fill these seats held on 30 May. ^[1] Hendrik Abelsen  [ de ] was elected in Angmagssalik, Peter Jensen  [ de ] was elected in Thule and Magtikalaat Arqe  [ de ] in Scoresysund. ^[4]

Knud Kristiansen  [ de ] was unable to attend sessions in May 1963, with Rasmus Kleemann  [ de ] acting as a substitute. ^[4]

References

1. "Statistisk Årbog 1962". Danmarks Statistik.
2. Adrian Howkins & Peder Roberts (2023). The Cambridge History of the Polar Regions. Cambridge University Press. p. 564. ISBN   978-1-108-62795-5.
3. Danmarks Statistik
4. Axel Kjœr Sørensen (2007) Denmark-Greenland in the twentieth Century p176