Greenland (European Parliament constituency)
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European Parliament constituency | |
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Member state | Denmark |
Created | 1979 |
Dissolved | 1985 |
MEPs | 1 (1979-1984) |
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Prior to its secession from the European Community in 1985, Greenland was a constituency of the European Parliament for European elections.
Contents
Members of the European Parliament
Elected | Members | Party | |
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1979 | Finn Lynge | Siumut | |
1984 | |||
Constituency abolished |
Elections
1979
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The 1979 European election was the first election to the European Parliament. The vote was held on 9 June 1979. The eligible electorate was 29,188. Finn Lynge of Siumut was elected.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Forward (Siumut) | Finn Lynge | 5,118 | 55.3 | n/a | |
Atassut | Jørgen Hertling | 4,142 | 44.7 | n/a | |
Invalid votes | 512 | 5.2 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 9,772 | 33.5 | n/a | ||
Forward (Siumut) win (new seat) |
1984
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The 1984 European election was the second election to the European Parliament. The vote was held on 14 June 1984, and the eligible electorate was 34,653. Finn Lynge was reelected.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Forward (Siumut) | Finn Lynge | 7,364 | 63.5 | +8.2 | |
Atassut | Konrad Steenholdt | 4,241 | 36.5 | -8.2 | |
Invalid votes | 747 | 6.0 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 12,352 | 35.6 | +2.1 | ||
Forward (Siumut) hold | Swing |
When Greenland seceded from the European Community on 1 January 1985 Lynge's seat was transferred to the Danish Socialist People's Party.[2]
See also
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- Accession of Iceland to the European Union
- Enlargement of the European Union
- Representation of Greenland, Brussels
- Greenland–European Union relations
- Greenlandic European Economic Community membership referendum, 1982
- Norway–European Union relations
References
- ↑ Marquard, Arne (ed.) (1979). Folketingsårbog 1978-79 (Danish). Copenhagen, J. H. Schultz forlag, pp. 57-60. ISBN 87-569-0591-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Marquard, Arne (ed.) (1984). Folketingsårbog 1983-84 (Danish). Copenhagen, J. H. Schultz forlag, pp. 98-102. ISBN 87-569-1669-8.