Elections in Greenland

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Elections in Greenland gives information on election and election results in Greenland.

Greenland elects on national level a legislature. The Diet (Inatsisartut) has 31 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation. Greenland has a multi-party system, with two or three strong parties and a third party that is electorally successful.

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Main article: Greenlandic parliamentary election, 2005

e•d Summary of the 15 November 2005 Parliament of Greenland election results
Parties	Votes 2005	% 2005	Seats 2005	% 2002	Seats 2002
Forward (Siumut)	8855	30,7	10	28,5	10
Democrats (Demokraatit)	6596	22,8	7	15,9	5
Inuit Community (Inuit Ataqatigiit)	6517	22,6	7	25,3	8
Feeling of Community (Atassut)	5527	19,1	6	20,2	7
Independents (Kattusseqatigiit)	1170	4,1	1	5,3	1
Others	216	0,8	-	4,8	-
Total, Turnout 74,9% (2002: 74,6%)			31		31
Source: Namminersornerullutik Oqartussat