1951 Greenlandic Provincial Council election

none Provincial Council elections were held in Greenland for the first time on 29 June 1951, alongside district council elections.Northern News https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201342/http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic5-1-58.pdf 2016-03-04 Arctic Voter turnout was 73%. Background The Provincial Council was created after the Danish Parliament passed a law on 27 May 1950. It replaced two provincial councils covering the north and south of the island, which had been indirectly elected. Electoral system All Danish citizens over the age of 23 who had lived on the island for at least six months were eligible to vote or run for election. Candidates required nomination from 5–10 supporters. The 13 members of the Provincial Council were elected in single-member constituencies The election had to be re-run in two constituencies; in Upernavik icy conditions had prevented distribution of election materials, whilst a measles outbreak in Nanortalik meant that most voters were ill on election day. Results ConstituencyWinning candidateVotes received%Total votesDiskoJens Olsen12420.60602Disko BugtMarius Sivertsen14126.76527EgedesmindeFrederik Lynge14936.08413FrederikshaabAbel Kristiansen17632.96534GodthåbAugo Lynge56778.97718HolsteinsborgKnud Olsen9725.13386JulianehaabFrederi Nielsen18443.50423KangaatsiaqNikolai Rosing23963.56376NanortalikJacob Nielsen13022.00591NarsaqGerhard Egede20775.55274SukkertoppenPeter Egede21037.37562UpernavikHendrik Olsen14735.85410UummannaqPeter Fleischer12322.40549Source: Arctic Aftermath The Provincial Council met for the first time on 25 September 1951. References Category:1951 elections in North America Category:1950s in Greenland Category:1951 in Denmark Category:1951 in North America 1951 Category:June 1951 in North America