IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Greenland

Greenland

5,813,751	5
Population (as of July 29, 2021)	Elections in our database
41,126	71.24%
Registered Voters (as of July 29, 2021)	Average Turnout

Name	Official Name	Type
Greenland Diet	Kalaallit Nunaanni Inatsisartut	Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: Queen MARGRETHE II *
Head of Government: Prime Minister Múte Bourup EGEDE (since 23 April 2021)
Assembly: Greenland has a unicameral Diet (Kalaallit Nunaanni Inatsisartut) with 31 seats.

* Queen MARGRETHE II of Denmark is represented by High Commissioner Mikaela ENGELL.

Description of electoral system:

The Queen is the hereditary head of state.
The Prime Minister is elected by parliament.
In the Diet (Kalaallit Nunaanni Inatsisartut) 31 members are elected by open list proportional representation in multi-member constituencies to serve 4-year terms.***

Elections

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Greenland Diet	2009-06-02	28,510	39,990	71.29
Greenland Diet	2013-03-12	30,136	40,588	74.25
Greenland Diet	2014-11-28	29,488	40,424	72.95
Greenland Diet	2018-04-24	29,296	40,769	71.86
Greenland Diet	2021-04-06	27,079	41,126	65.84

Voter Turnout

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