1987 Greenlandic general election

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All 27 seats in the Inatsisartut 14 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	69.64% ( 2.88 pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Atassut Otto Steenholdt 40.07% 11 0 Siumut Jonathan Motzfeldt 39.84% 11 0 Inuit Ataqatigiit Aqqaluk Lynge 15.25% 4 +1 Issittup Nikolaj Heinrich 4.46% 1 New 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
Constitution Constitution Act of Succession Freedom of Speech and the Press Taxation
The Crown Monarch King Frederik X Privy Council Purveyors to the Royal Court
Realm Kingdom of Denmark (The unity of the Realm) Greenland Denmark Faroe Islands
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Related topics Arctic Command Defence Command Politics of Denmark Politics of the Faroe Islands Unitarism Self rule
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General elections were held in Greenland on 26 May 1987.^[1] Siumut and Atassut both won 11 seats in the 27-seat Parliament.^[2]

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Atassut	10,044	40.07	11	0
	Siumut	9,987	39.84	11	0
	Inuit Ataqatigiit	3,823	15.25	4	+1
	Polar Party	1,119	4.46	1	New
	Independents	95	0.38	0	New
Total		25,068	100.00	27	+2
Valid votes		25,068	97.30
Invalid/blank votes		696	2.70
Total votes		25,764	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		36,998	69.64
Source: DST, Parties & Elections