1983 Greenlandic general election

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12 April 1983 (1983-04-12)

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All 26 seats in the Inatsisartut
14 seats needed for a majority

Turnout

74.23% (

4.65 pp)

	Leader	Vote %	Seats	+/–
Atassut	Lars Chemnitz	46.64%	12	+4
Siumut	Jonathan Motzfeldt	42.27%	12	−1
Inuit Ataqatigiit	Aqqaluk Lynge	10.65%	2	+2

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Prime Minister before	Prime Minister after
Jonathan Motzfeldt Siumut	Jonathan Motzfeldt Siumut

Politics of Greenland


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General elections were held in Greenland in April 1983. Siumut and Atassut both won 12 seats in the 26-seat Parliament.

Results



Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Atassut	11,443	46.64	12	+4
	Siumut	10,371	42.27	12	–1
	Inuit Ataqatigiit	2,612	10.65	2	+2
	Independents	111	0.45	0	0
Total		24,537	100.00	26	+5

Valid votes		24,537	97.35
Invalid/blank votes		667	2.65
Total votes		25,204	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		33,953	74.23
Source: Election Passport, Parties & Elections

References

Tom Lansford (2014) Political Handbook of the World 2014, CQ Press, p393
Greenland Archived 2013-07-22 at the Wayback Machine Parties and Elections

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