1959 Greenlandic Provincial Council election

Politics of Greenland


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Provincial Council elections were held in Greenland on 29 June 1959. A total of 67 candidates contested the 13 seats, with Elisabeth Johansen, who was successful in Uummannaq, becoming the first woman elected to the Provincial Council.

Electoral system

Members of the Provincial Council were elected by first-past-the-post voting in 13 single-member constituencies.

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Independents			13
Total				13

Valid votes		6,641	97.65
Invalid/blank votes		160	2.35
Total votes		6,801	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		11,599	58.63
Source: Danmarks Statistik

Elected members

Constituency	Elected member
Aasiaat	Hans Lynge
Ilulissat	Marius Sivertsen [de]
Kangaatsiaq	Nikolaj Karlsen [de]
Maniitsoq	Lars Møller [de]
Nanortalik	Jakob Nielsen [da]
Narsaq	Erik Egede [de]
Nuuk	Peter K. S. Heilmann [de]
Paamiut	Nathan Jakobsen [de]
Qaqortoq	Erling Høegh [de]
Qullissat	Andreas Nielsen [de]
Sisimiut	Jørgen C. F. Olsen [de]
Upernavik	Ole Svendsen [de]
Uummannaq	Elisabeth Johansen
Source: Kjœr Sørensen

Aftermath

In May 1961 three additional constituencies were created covering Angmagssalik, Scoresbysund and Thule, with elections to fill these seats held on 30 May. Hendrik Abelsen [de] was elected in Angmagssalik, Peter Jensen [de] was elected in Thule and Magtikalaat Arqe [de] in Scoresysund.

Knud Kristiansen [de] was unable to attend sessions in May 1963, with Rasmus Kleemann [de] acting as a substitute.

References

^ "Statistisk Årbog 1962". Danmarks Statistik.
Adrian Howkins & Peder Roberts (2023). The Cambridge History of the Polar Regions. Cambridge University Press. p. 564. ISBN 978-1-108-62795-5.
^ Axel Kjœr Sørensen (2007) Denmark-Greenland in the twentieth Century p176

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