Greenlandic general election, 1979

General elections were held in Greenland in 1979 as the first election to the new Parliament after the introduction of home rule. The result was a victory for the separatist and left wing Siumut, which won 13 of the 21 seats in the Parliament, over the unionist and moderate Solidarity.^[1] The difference in seats won became relatively large because of the use of first past the post in five constituencies in northern and eastern Greenland, which were all won by Siumut, while the two partes split the 16 seats in the multi member constituencies in Western Greenland evenly. As a result of the election Jonathan Motzfeldt from Siumut became the first head of government in Greenland.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Siumut	8,505	46.12	13
Solidarity	7,688	41.69	8
Labour Party	1,041	5.64	0
Inuit Ataqatigiit	813	4.41	0
Independents	396	2.15	0
Invalid/blank votes	1,508	–	–
Total	19,951	100	21
Registered voters/turnout	28,672	69.58	–
Source: Election Passport, Parties & Elections

References

1. Greenland Parties and Elections