Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat; da, Grønland) is one of the 12

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of the

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, the national

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. The constituency was established in 1975 following the merger of the two constituencies that covered

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. The constituency currently elects two of the 179 members of the Folketing using the

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. At the 2019 general election it had 41,344 registered electors.

Electoral system

Greenland currently elects two of the 179 members of the Folketing using the

. Seats are allocated using the

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Election results

Summary

Detailed

2019

Results of the 2019 general election held on 5 June 2019: The following candidates were elected:

Aki-Matilda Høegh-Dam Aki-Matilda Tilia Ditte Høegh-Dam (born 17 October 1996 in Hillerød) is a Danish-Greenlandic politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Siumut political party. She was elected into parliament at the 2019 Danish general election, enteri ...

(S), 3,475 votes; and

Aaja Chemnitz Larsen Aaja Chemnitz Arnatsiaq Larsen (born 2 December 1977 in Nuuk) is a Greenlandic politician, who is a member of the Danish Folketing for the Inuit Ataqatigiit, representing one of the two parliament seats for Greenland. Education and civil career ...

(IA), 5,669 votes.

2015

Results of the 2015 general election held on 18 June 2015: The following candidates were elected:

Aleqa Hammond Aleqa Hammond (born 23 September 1965) is a Greenlandic politician and former member of the Danish Folketing (parliament). Formerly the leader of the Siumut party, she became Greenland's first female prime minister after her party emerged as the l ...

(S), 3,759 votes; and

(IA), 2,541 votes.

2011

Results of the 2011 general election held on 15 September 2011: The following candidates were elected:

Doris J. Jensen Doris J. Jensen, also Doris Jakobsen, (born 1978) is a Greenlandic politician in the Siumut or Forward party. A former member of the Danish Folketing (2011–2015), she became an elected member of the Parliament of Greenland in 2002. In April 201 ...

(S), 5,621 votes; and Sara Olsvig (IA), 7,956 votes.

2007

Results of the 2007 general election held on 13 November 2007: The following candidates were elected: Juliane Henningsen (IA), 5,170 votes; and

Lars-Emil Johansen Lars-Emil Johansen (born 24 September 1946) is a Greenlandic politician who served as the second prime minister of Greenland from 1991 to 1997, and Speaker of the Inatsisartut from 2013 to 2018. Johansen was chairman of the political party ''Si ...

(S), 5,621 votes.

2005

Results of the 2005 general election held on 8 February 2005: The following candidates were elected:

(S), 4,784 votes; and

Kuupik Kleist Jakob Edvard Kuupik Kleist (born 31 March 1958) is a Greenlandic politician who served as the fourth prime minister of Greenland between 2009 and 2013. A member of the Inuit Ataqatigiit party, he was the first Prime Minister not affiliated with S ...

(IA), 5,187 votes.

2001

Results of the 2001 general election held on 20 November 2001: The following candidates were elected:

(S), 5,097 votes; and

(IA), 6,369 votes.

1998

Results of the 1998 general election held on 11 March 1998: The following candidates were elected: Ellen Kristensen (A), 3,941 votes; and Hans-Pavia Rosing (S), 3,608 votes.

1994

Results of the 1994 general election held on 21 September 1994: The following candidates were elected: Hans-Pavia Rosing (i), 7,315 votes; and Otto Steenholdt (A), 4,541 votes.

1990

Results of the 1990 general election held on 12 December 1990: The following candidates were elected: Hans-Pavia Rosing (S), 8,128 votes; and Otto Steenholdt (A), 5,417 votes.

1988

Results of the 1988 general election held on 10 May 1988: The following candidates were elected: Hans-Pavia Rosing (S), 5,446 votes; and Otto Steenholdt (A), 6,429 votes.

1987

Results of the 1987 general election held on 8 September 1987: The following candidates were elected: Hans-Pavia Rosing (S), 3,861 votes; and Otto Steenholdt (A), 5,662 votes.

1984

Results of the 1984 general election held on 10 January 1984: The following candidates were elected: Preben Lange (S), 4,352 votes; and Otto Steenholdt (A), 5,875 votes.

1981

Results of the 1981 general election held on 8 December 1981: The following candidates were elected: Preben Lange (S), 4,455 votes; and Otto Steenholdt (A), 7,500 votes.

1979

Results of the 1979 general election held on 23 October 1979: The following candidates were elected: Preben Lange (S), 2,589 votes; and Otto Steenholdt (A), 4,826 votes.

1977

Results of the 1977 general election held on 15 February 1977: The following candidates were elected:

(Kf2), 5,915 votes; and Otto Steenholdt (Kf1), 4,645 votes.

1975

Results of the 1975 general election held on 9 January 1975: The following candidates were elected:

(Kf2), 7,775 votes; and Nikolaj Rosing (Kf1), 3,638 votes.

References

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