1987 Greenlandic general election

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1987 Greenlandic general election
Greenland
← 1984 26 May 1987 (1987-05-26) 1991 →

All 27 seats in the Inatsisartut
14 seats needed for a majority
Turnout69.64% (Decrease 2.88 pp)
Party Leader % Seats +/–
Atassut Otto Steenholdt 40.07% 11 0
Siumut Jonathan Motzfeldt 39.84% 11 0
Inuit Ataqatigiit Aqqaluk Lynge 15.25% 4 +1
Issittup Nikolaj Heinrich 4.46% 1 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Jonathan Motzfeldt
Siumut
Jonathan Motzfeldt
Siumut

General elections were held in Greenland on 26 May 1987.[1] Siumut and Atassut both won 11 seats in the 27-seat Parliament.[2]

Results[edit]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Atassut10,04440.07110
Siumut9,98739.84110
Inuit Ataqatigiit3,82315.254+1
Polar Party1,1194.461New
Independents950.380New
Total25,068100.0027+2
Valid votes25,06897.30
Invalid/blank votes6962.70
Total votes25,764100.00
Registered voters/turnout36,99869.64
Source: DST, Parties & Elections

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tom Lansford (2014) Political Handbook of the World 2014, CQ Press, p393
  2. ^ Valg til Inatsisartut Greenland Statistics