1967 Greenlandic Provincial Council election

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1967 Greenlandic Provincial Council election
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  1963 28 April 1967 (1967-04-28) 1971  

All 16 seats in the Provincial Council (plus compensatory seats)
Turnout61.98%
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
Inuit Party  [ de ] Ulrik Rosing  [ de ]7.341New
Independents 85.58160
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Chairman beforeChairman after
Vacant Erling Høegh  [ de ]
Independent

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

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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.

PartyVotes%Seats
Inuit Party  [ de ]8527.341
KNAPK  [ de ]3513.020
Johansen, Lynge, Olsen & Godtfredsen List2862.460
Mørch & Nielsen List1841.590
Independents9,93185.5816
Total11,604100.0017
Valid votes11,60497.59
Invalid/blank votes2862.41
Total votes11,890100.00
Registered voters/turnout19,18461.98
Source: Atuagagdliutit, Danmarks Statistik

Elected members

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]

ConstituencyElected member
Aasiaat Karl Skou  [ de ]
Angmagssalik Aron Davidsen  [ de ]
Ilulissat Lars Chemnitz  [ de ]
Kangâtsiaq Edvard Reimer  [ de ]
Maniitsoq Alibak Josefsen  [ de ]
Nanortalik Marius Abelsen  [ de ]
Narsaq Erik Egede  [ de ]
Nuuk Peter K. S. Heilmann  [ de ]
Paamiut Isboseth Petersen  [ de ]
Qaqortoq Erling Høegh  [ de ]
Qeqertarsuaq David Broberg  [ de ]
Scoresbysund Jakob Simonsen  [ de ]
Sisimiut Jørgen C. F. Olsen  [ de ]
Thule Qissunguaq Kristiansen  [ de ]
Upernavik Knud Kristiansen  [ de ]
Uummannaq Elisabeth Johansen
Supplementary seat Kaj Narup  [ de ]
Source: Kjœr Sørensen

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 ]. [3]

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