1999 Greenlandic general election

16 February 1999 (1999-02-16)

All 31 seats in the Inatsisartut
16 seats needed for a majority

Turnout

76.00% (

6.41 pp)

Party	Leader	%	Seats	+/–
Siumut	Jonathan Motzfeldt	35.16%	11	−1
Atassut	Daniel Skifte	25.22%	8	−2
Inuit Ataqatigiit	Josef Motzfeldt	22.08%	7	+1
Kattusseqatigiit	Anthon Frederiksen	12.26%	4	+3
Independent	–	5.28%	1	+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 16 February 1999.^[1] Siumut remained the largest party in the Parliament, winning 11 of the 31 seats.^[2]

Results



Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Siumut	9,899	35.16	11	–1
	Atassut	7,100	25.22	8	–2
	Inuit Ataqatigiit	6,217	22.08	7	+1
	Association of Candidates	3,453	12.26	4	+3
	Independents	1,486	5.28	1	New
Total		28,155	100.00	31	0

Valid votes		28,155	98.82
Invalid/blank votes		335	1.18
Total votes		28,490	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		37,485	76.00
Source: Stat.gl

References

↑ Nordic Statistical Yearbook 2002, p175
↑ Greenland Parties and Elections

Elections and referendums in Greenland
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See also: Elections and referendums in Denmark

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