Greenland (; ) 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

Greenland Greenland is an autonomous territory in the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. It is by far the largest geographically of three constituent parts of the kingdom; the other two are metropolitan Denmark and the Faroe Islands. Citizens of Greenlan ...

. The constituency currently elects two of the 179

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using the

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. At the

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it had 41,305 registered electors.

Electoral system

Greenland currently elects two of the 179

using the

. Seats are allocated using the

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Election results

Summary

Detailed

2020s

=2022

= Results of the

held on 1 November 2022: The following candidates were elected: Aaja Chemnitz (IA), 4,296 votes; and

Aki-Matilda Høegh-Dam Aki-Matilda Tilia Ditte Høegh-Dam (born 17 October 1996) is a Greenlandic pro-independence politician who currently serves in the Folketing and concurrently in the Inatsisartut. She was elected to the Folketing during the 2019 Danish general ...

(S), 6,670 votes.

2010s

=2019

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

(S), 3,475 votes; and

Aaja Chemnitz Larsen Aaja Chemnitz Arnatsiaq Larsen (born 2 December 1977) 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 Aaja Che ...

(IA), 5,669 votes.

=2015

= Results of the 2015 general election held on 18 June 2015: The following candidates were elected: Aleqa Hammond (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 (S), 5,621 votes; and Sara Olsvig (IA), 7,956 votes.

2000s

=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 ...

(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.

1990s

=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 Hans-Pavia Rosing (22 June 1948 – 9 July 2018) was a Greenlandic politician and civil servant. In 1985, he received the Greenland Peace Prize. In 1987, he became a member of the Inatsisartut, serving as Minister of Economic Affairs for a specifi ...

(S), 3,608 votes.

=1994

= Results of the 1994 general election held on 21 September 1994: The following candidates were elected:

(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:

(S), 8,128 votes; and Otto Steenholdt (A), 5,417 votes.

1980s

=1988

= Results of the 1988 general election held on 10 May 1988: The following candidates were elected:

(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:

(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.

1970s

=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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