1967 Greenlandic Provincial Council election

1967 Greenlandic Provincial Council election

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All 16 seats in the Provincial Council (plus compensatory seats)
Turnout	61.98%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Inuit Party  [ de ] Ulrik Rosing  [ de ] 6.76 1 New Independents – 86.14 16 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Chairman before Chairman after Vacant Erling Høegh  [ de ] Independent

Provincial Council elections were held in Greenland on 28 April 1967.

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

As the Inuit Party received more than 6.25% of the valid vote, they were entitled to a compensatory seat.

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Inuit Party  [ de ]	785	6.76	1
	KNAPK  [ de ]	353	3.04	0
	Johansen, Lynge, Olsen & Godtfredsen List	287	2.47	0
	Mørch & Nielsen List	184	1.59	0
	Independents	9,997	86.14	16
Total		11,606	100.00	17
Valid votes		11,606	97.67
Invalid votes		182	1.53
Blank votes		95	0.80
Total votes		11,883	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		19,184	61.94
Source: Atuagagdliutit, Danmarks Statistik

By constituency

The initial results in Nuuk showed independent candidates Peter K. S. Heilmann  [ de ] receiving 672 votes, following by Inuit Party candidates Thomas Berthels and Kaj Narup  [ de ] with 313 and 293 respectively. ^[1] Berthels was declared elected, as the Inuit Party candidate with the most votes. However, the result was challenged and a recount showed Heilmann with 700 votes, Narup with 326 and Berthels with 324, resulting in Narup replacing Berthels in the Provincial Council. ^[2]

Aasiaat

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Karl Skou  [ de ]	Independent	336	39.34
	Hans Lynge	Independent	141	16.51
	Peter Storch	Independent	116	13.58
	Lars Møller	Independent	107	12.53
	Anders Hove	Inuit Party	85	9.95
	Adam Sandgreen	Independent	35	4.10
	Hendrik Johansen	Johansen, Lynge, Olsen & Godtfredsen List	34	3.98
Total			854	100.00
Valid votes			854	97.16
Invalid votes			19	2.16
Blank votes			6	0.68
Total votes			879	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,337	65.74

Angmagssalik

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Aron Davidsen  [ de ]	Independent	220	48.57
	Hendrik Abelsen	Independent	156	34.44
	Johannes Boassen	Independent	42	9.27
	Harald Ignatiussen	Independent	35	7.73
Total			453	100.00
Valid votes			453	98.69
Invalid votes			5	1.09
Blank votes			1	0.22
Total votes			459	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			889	51.63

Ilulissat-Qasigiannguit

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Lars Chemnitz	Independent	381	37.39
	Hans Lennert	Independent	200	19.63
	Jørgen Samuelsen	Independent	133	13.05
	Frederik Jensen	Independent	124	12.17
	Julius Olsvig	Independent	91	8.93
	Otto Lange	Independent	90	8.83
Total			1,019	100.00
Valid votes			1,019	95.50
Invalid votes			31	2.91
Blank votes			17	1.59
Total votes			1,067	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,885	56.60

Kangaatsiaq

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Edvard Reimer  [ de ]	Independent	134	37.33
	Niels Siegstad	Independent	119	33.15
	Nikola Karlsen	Independent	106	29.53
Total			359	100.00
Valid votes			359	96.77
Invalid votes			3	0.81
Blank votes			9	2.43
Total votes			371	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			465	79.78

Maniitsoq

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Alibak Josefsen  [ de ]	Independent	465	49.10
	Niels Carlo Heilmann	KNAPK	262	27.67
	Ole Skifte	Independent	117	12.35
	Jens Simonsen	Independent	103	10.88
Total			947	100.00
Valid votes			947	98.85
Invalid votes			11	1.15
Blank votes			0	0.00
Total votes			958	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,520	63.03

Nanortalik

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Marius Abelsen  [ de ]	Independent	423	41.80
	Otto Korneliussen	Independent	360	35.57
	Jonathan Motzfeldt	Independent	145	14.33
	Jakob Nielsen	Independent	84	8.30
Total			1,012	100.00
Valid votes			1,012	98.92
Invalid votes			7	0.68
Blank votes			4	0.39
Total votes			1,023	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,345	76.06

Narsaq

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Erik Egede  [ de ]	Independent	410	65.92
	Johan Knudsen	Independent	124	19.94
	Lars Godtfredsen	Johansen, Lynge, Olsen & Godtfredsen List	88	14.15
Total			622	100.00
Valid votes			622	97.95
Invalid votes			9	1.42
Blank votes			4	0.63
Total votes			635	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,030	61.65

Nuuk

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Peter K. S. Heilmann  [ de ]	Independent	700	40.00
	Kaj Narup [3]	Inuit Party	326	18.63
	Thomas Berthels	Inuit Party	324	18.51
	Ulrik Rosing	Independent	118	6.74
	Laarseeraq Svendsen	Independent	98	5.60
	Odaq Olsen	Johansen, Lynge, Olsen & Godtfredsen List	93	5.31
	Hans Holm I	KNAPK	91	5.20
Total			1,750	100.00
Valid votes			1,750	97.33
Invalid votes			27	1.50
Blank votes			21	1.17
Total votes			1,798	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			3,189	56.38

Paamiut

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Isboseth Petersen  [ de ]	Independent	162	26.26
	Lars Petersen	Independent	141	22.85
	Emanuel Berthelsen	Independent	117	18.96
	John Eliassen	Independent	99	16.05
	Nathan Jakobsen	Independent	98	15.88
Total			617	100.00
Valid votes			617	95.96
Invalid votes			15	2.33
Blank votes			11	1.71
Total votes			643	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,111	57.88

Qaqortoq

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Erling Høegh  [ de ]	Independent	566	58.77
	Mads Lynge	Independent	314	32.61
	Hanning Høegh	Independent	57	5.92
	Daniel Jensen	Inuit Party	26	2.70
Total			963	100.00
Valid votes			963	99.38
Invalid votes			3	0.31
Blank votes			3	0.31
Total votes			969	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,325	73.13

Qeqertarsuaq-Qullissat

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	David Broberg  [ de ]	Independent	322	49.92
	Anda Nielsen	Independent	185	28.68
	Ulrik Møller	Independent	95	14.73
	Karl Møller	Independent	43	6.67
Total			645	100.00
Valid votes			645	97.73
Invalid votes			12	1.82
Blank votes			3	0.45
Total votes			660	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			988	66.80

Scoresbysund

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Jakob Simonsen  [ de ]	Independent	56	42.75
	Emil Aarqee	Independent	38	29.01
	Kristian Qunaaq	Independent	37	28.24
Total			131	100.00
Valid votes			131	95.62
Invalid votes			3	2.19
Blank votes			3	2.19
Total votes			137	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			212	64.62

Sisimiut

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Jørgen C. F. Olsen  [ de ]	Independent	597	75.57
	Holger L. Poulsen	Independent	97	12.28
	Jonas Lynge	Johansen, Lynge, Olsen & Godtfredsen List	72	9.11
	Hans Thomsen	Inuit Party	24	3.04
Total			790	100.00
Valid votes			790	96.58
Invalid votes			19	2.32
Blank votes			9	1.10
Total votes			818	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,850	44.22

Thule

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Qissunguaq Kristiansen  [ de ]	Independent	85	50.30
	Peter Jensen	Independent	84	49.70
Total			169	100.00
Valid votes			169	98.26
Invalid votes			3	1.74
Blank votes			0	0.00
Total votes			172	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			278	61.87

Upernavik

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Knud Kristiansen  [ de ]	Independent	338	60.57
	Jørgen Nielsen	Mørch & Nielsen List	94	16.85
	Peter Mørch	Mørch & Nielsen List	90	16.13
	Rasmus Jørgensen	Independent	36	6.45
Total			558	100.00
Valid votes			558	98.41
Invalid votes			9	1.59
Blank votes			0	0.00
Total votes			567	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			793	71.50

Uummannaq

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Elisabeth Johansen	Independent	278	38.77
	Hans Zeeb	Independent	173	24.13
	Jørgen Petersen	Independent	113	15.76
	Hans Johansen	Independent	92	12.83
	Vilhelm Olsen	Independent	61	8.51
Total			717	100.00
Valid votes			717	98.62
Invalid votes			6	0.83
Blank votes			4	0.55
Total votes			727	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			967	75.18

Aftermath

Erik Egede  [ de ] died in 1967 and was replaced by Niels Holm  [ de ]. In 1968 Aron Davidsen  [ de ] was replaced by Erinarteq Jonathansen  [ de ]. In 1969 Kaj Narup was replaced by Peter Nielsen  [ de ]. ^[4]

References

1. Landrådsvalget 1967 – Landrådimut kinersinek 1967 Atuagagdliutit
2. Tillægsmandatet gik til K. Narup
3. Elected by compensatory seat.
4. Axel Kjœr Sørensen (2007) Denmark-Greenland in the twentieth Century p176