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Provincial Council elections were held in Greenland on 16 April 1975. [1]
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Provincial Council elections were held in Greenland on 16 April 1975. [1]
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%).
KNAPK won a directly elected seat with Lamik Møller elected in Paamiut. As the National Confederation of Trade Unions also received over 6.25% of the vote, they were awarded a compensatory seat, taken by Odaq Olsen .
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| National Confederation of Trade Unions | 1,438 | 9.31 | 1 | |
| KNAPK | 1,061 | 6.87 | 1 | |
| Arnat Peqatigiit Kattuffiat | 410 | 2.65 | 0 | |
| Mikiki & Pedersen List | 155 | 1.00 | 0 | |
| Independents | 12,382 | 80.16 | 15 | |
| Total | 15,446 | 100.00 | 17 | |
| Valid votes | 15,446 | 95.16 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 786 | 4.84 | ||
| Total votes | 16,232 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 24,286 | 66.84 | ||
| Source: Atuagagdliutit, Danmarks Statistik | ||||
Severin Johansen was replaced by Hans Johansen during sessions between autumn 1976 and spring 1977. [2]
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