1984 Greenlandic general election

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6 June 1984 (1984-06-06)

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All 25 seats in the Inatsisartut
13 seats needed for a majority

Turnout

66.76% (

7.47 pp)

	Leader	Vote %	Seats	+/–
Siumut	Jonathan Motzfeldt	44.11%	11	−1
Atassut	Lars Chemnitz	43.77%	11	−1
Inuit Ataqatigiit	Aqqaluk Lynge	12.11%	3	+1

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 on 6 June 1984. Siumut and Atassut both won 11 seats in the 25-seat Parliament. The elections were held part-way through the negotiations of Greenland's exit from the European Economic Community.

Results



Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Siumut	9,949	44.11	11	–1
	Atassut	9,873	43.77	11	–1
	Inuit Ataqatigiit	2,732	12.11	3	+1
Total		22,554	100.00	25	–1

Valid votes		22,554	97.69
Invalid/blank votes		534	2.31
Total votes		23,088	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		34,582	66.76
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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See also: Elections and referendums in Denmark

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