Provincial Council elections were held in Greenland on 16 April 1971.[ 1]
Electoral system
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%).
Results
As KNAPK [de ] received more than 6.25% of the valid vote, they were entitled to a compensatory seat.
By constituency
Aasiaat Candidate Party Votes % Otto Steenholdt [de ] Independent 357 35.24 Ado Lynge Independent 264 26.06 Jens Pavia Egede Independent 143 14.12 Lars Møller Independent 136 13.43 Mads Hendriksen Blue Cross 50 4.94 Lars Ostermann Independent 42 4.15 Søren Hansen National Confederation of Trade Unions 21 2.07 Total 1,013 100.00 Valid votes 1,013 98.06 Invalid votes 7 0.68 Blank votes 13 1.26 Total votes 1,033 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,361 75.90
Angmagssalik Candidate Party Votes % Erinarteq Jonathansen [de ] Independent 147 25.00 Josva Maqe Independent 116 19.73 Jakob Maqe Independent 109 18.54 Karl Pivat Independent 75 12.76 Aron Davidsen [de ] Independent 69 11.73 Aage Chemnitz Blue Cross 42 7.14 Karline Motzfeldt Arnat Peqatigiit Kattuffiat 30 5.10 Total 588 100.00 Valid votes 588 97.51 Invalid votes 13 2.16 Blank votes 2 0.33 Total votes 603 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,042 57.87
Ilulissat Candidate Party Votes % Lars Chemnitz Independent 483 34.95 Niels Svendsen Independent 321 23.23 Otto Sandgreen Independent 262 18.96 Wilhelm Olsen Independent 202 14.62 Lars Mathæussen National Confederation of Trade Unions 67 4.85 Arne Hansen Greenland Business Association 47 3.40 Total 1,382 100.00 Valid votes 1,382 96.17 Invalid votes 47 3.27 Blank votes 8 0.56 Total votes 1,437 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 2,231 64.41
Kangaatsiaq Candidate Party Votes % Nikolaj Karlsen [de ] Independent 197 58.63 Niels Siegstad Independent 139 41.37 Total 336 100.00 Valid votes 336 97.11 Invalid votes 4 1.16 Blank votes 6 1.73 Total votes 346 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 413 83.78
Maniitsoq Candidate Party Votes % Alibak Josefsen [de ] Independent 377 34.34 Niels Carlo Heilmann [de ] [ 2] KNAPK 312 28.42 Jens Heilmann Independent 206 18.76 Kristine Donadussen Arnat Peqatigiit Kattuffiat 110 10.02 Ole Skifte Independent 93 8.47 Total 1,098 100.00 Valid votes 1,098 96.91 Invalid votes 28 2.47 Blank votes 7 0.62 Total votes 1,133 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,791 63.26
Nanortalik Candidate Party Votes % Marius Abelsen [de ] Independent 453 40.74 Jens Adolfsen KNAPK 250 22.48 Otto Korneliussen Independent 234 21.04 Adam Nielsen Independent 175 15.74 Total 1,112 100.00 Valid votes 1,112 98.15 Invalid/blank votes 21 1.85 Total votes 1,133 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,443 78.52
Narsaq Candidate Party Votes % Johan Knudsen [de ] Independent 410 46.70 Niels Holm Independent 348 39.64 Ole Egede Independent 95 10.82 Børge Brodersen Greenland Business Association 25 2.85 Total 878 100.00 Valid votes 878 97.12 Invalid votes 12 1.33 Blank votes 14 1.55 Total votes 904 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,216 74.34
Nuuk Candidate Party Votes % Lars-Emil Johansen Independent 747 31.47 Peter K. S. Heilmann [de ] Independent 445 18.74 Hansepaajuk Gabrielsen Independent 226 9.52 Guldborg Chemnitz Arnat Peqatigiit Kattuffiat 223 9.39 Hans Holm I KNAPK 141 5.94 Ulrik Rosing KNAPK 135 5.69 Thomas Berthels Blue Cross 134 5.64 Odaak Olsen National Confederation of Trade Unions 129 5.43 Peter Nielsen Independent 66 2.78 Apollo H. K. J. Lynge Greenland Business Association 61 2.57 Knud Kleist Independent 32 1.35 Alibak Johansen Independent 26 1.10 Laarseeraq Svendsen Independent 9 0.38 Total 2,374 100.00 Valid votes 2,374 96.90 Invalid votes 53 2.16 Blank votes 23 0.94 Total votes 2,450 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 4,254 57.59
Paamiut Candidate Party Votes % Ole Berglund [de ] Independent 288 32.62 Karl M. Josefsen Independent 240 27.18 Lars Petersen Independent 150 16.99 Isboseth Petersen [de ] Independent 102 11.55 Akvillas Larsen Independent 64 7.25 Ane Sofie Hegelund Arnat Peqatigiit Kattuffiat 39 4.42 Total 883 100.00 Valid votes 883 96.61 Invalid votes 21 2.30 Blank votes 10 1.09 Total votes 914 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,396 65.47
Qeqertarsuaq Candidate Party Votes % David Broberg [de ] Independent 436 77.30 Ulrik Møller Blue Cross 128 22.70 Total 564 100.00 Valid votes 564 93.07 Invalid votes 27 4.46 Blank votes 15 2.48 Total votes 606 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 846 71.63
Sisimiut Candidate Party Votes % Jørgen C. F. Olsen [de ] Independent 418 42.96 Moses Olsen Independent 371 38.13 Jonas Jeremiassen Independent 81 8.32 Kristen Olsen KNAPK 61 6.27 Simon Thomassen National Confederation of Trade Unions 42 4.32 Total 973 100.00 Valid votes 973 97.30 Invalid votes 22 2.20 Blank votes 5 0.50 Total votes 1,000 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,635 61.16
Thule Candidate Party Votes % Qissunguaq Kristiansen [de ] Independent 124 61.39 Peter Jensen Independent 78 38.61 Total 202 100.00 Valid votes 202 99.02 Invalid votes 0 0.00 Blank votes 2 0.98 Total votes 204 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 280 72.86
Upernavik Candidate Party Votes % Knud Kristiansen [de ] Independent 255 42.50 Karl Elias Olsen Independent 157 26.17 Wilhelm Kristiansen Independent 81 13.50 Rasmus Jørgensen Independent 55 9.17 Jørgen Nielsen Independent 52 8.67 Total 600 100.00 Valid votes 600 98.68 Invalid votes 4 0.66 Blank votes 4 0.66 Total votes 608 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 781 77.85
Uummannaq Candidate Party Votes % Elisabeth Johansen Independent 222 26.81 Valdemar Petersen Independent 212 25.60 Pavia Nielsen Independent 162 19.57 Hans Zeeb Independent 157 18.96 Uvdloriaq Løvstrøm National Confederation of Trade Unions 32 3.86 Ib Regnar Overballe Greenland Business Association 22 2.66 David Gbrielsen Independent 21 2.54 Total 828 100.00 Valid votes 828 96.39 Invalid votes 24 2.79 Blank votes 7 0.81 Total votes 859 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,060 81.04
Aftermath
Marius Abelsen [de ] died in 1972 and was replaced by Jørgen Poulsen [de ] . Poulsen died in 1973 and was replaced by Hendrik Nielsen . Johan Knudsen [de ] also died in 1973 and was replaced by Lars Godtfredsen [de ] . In 1973 Mathæus Tobiassen [de ] replaced Ole Berglund [de ] .[ 3]
References
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