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| Turnout | 74.23% ( 4.65 pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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General elections were held in Greenland in April 1983. [1] Siumut and Atassut both won 12 seats in the 26-seat Parliament. [2]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Atassut | 11,443 | 46.64 | 12 | +4 | |
| Siumut | 10,371 | 42.27 | 12 | –1 | |
| Inuit Ataqatigiit | 2,612 | 10.65 | 2 | +2 | |
| Independents | 111 | 0.45 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 24,537 | 100.00 | 26 | +5 | |
| Valid votes | 24,537 | 97.35 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 667 | 2.65 | |||
| Total votes | 25,204 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 33,953 | 74.23 | |||
| Source: Election Passport, Parties & Elections | |||||
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