2013 Greenlandic general election

{{Infobox legislative election

| country = Greenland

| previous_election = 2009

| election_date = 12 March 2013

| next_election = 2014

| seats_for_election= All 31 seats in the Inatsisartut

| majority_seats = 16

| turnout = 74.20% ({{increase}} 2.91pp)

| leader1 = Aleqa Hammond

| party1 = Siumut

| last_election1 = 9

| seats1 = 14

| percentage1 = 43.22

| leader2 = Kuupik Kleist

| party2 = Inuit Ataqatigiit

| last_election2 = 14

| seats2 = 11

| percentage2 = 34.73

| leader3 = Gerhardt Petersen

| party3 = Atassut

| last_election3 = 3

| seats3 = 2

| percentage3 = 8.21

| leader4 = Nikku Olsen

| party4 = Inuit Party

| last_election4 = new

| seats4 = 2

| percentage4 = 6.46

| leader5 = Jens B. Frederiksen

| party5 = Democrats (Greenland)

| last_election5 = 4

| seats5 = 2

| percentage5 = 6.26

| title = Prime Minister

| before_election = Kuupik Kleist

| before_party = Inuit Ataqatigiit

| after_election = Aleqa Hammond

| after_party = Siumut

| map =Greenland elections 2013.svg

| map_upright =0.7

| map_caption = Results by municipality

}}{{Politics of Greenland}}

General elections were held in Greenland on 12 March 2013.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21750668 Mining question dominates Greenland poll] BBC News, 12 March 2013 The opposition Siumut party emerged as the largest in Parliament, winning 14 of the 31 seats.[https://news.yahoo.com/mining-proponents-win-greenland-election-085902372--finance.html Mining proponents win Greenland election] AP, 13 March 2013 On 26 March Siumut leader Aleqa Hammond became Greenland's first female Prime Minister.{{cite news|url=http://en.europeonline-magazine.eu/female-premier-to-head-greenland_273024.html|title=Female premier to head Greenland|date=March 26, 2013|work=Europe Online Magazine|accessdate=26 March 2013}}

Electoral system

The 31 members of Parliament were elected by proportional representation in multi-member constituencies.[http://www.electionguide.org/election.php?ID=2013 Election Profile] IFES In Nuuk there was just one polling station.

Campaign

The main campaign issue was exploitation of the island's mineral wealth. The ruling Inuit Ataqatigiit party supported allowing foreign workers, most of whom would be Chinese, into the country to work in the mining industry, whilst the Siumut party was opposed to the proposal. Rare-earth elements were of particular concern.[https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324077704578357792781721964 Greenland Votes to Get Tough on Investors; New Ruling Party Campaigned to Backtrack on Country's Recent Opening to Investment From Foreign Mining Ventures], March 13, 2013, Wall Street Journal.

Results

{{Election results

|image=File:2013 Inatsisartut.svg

|party1=Siumut|votes1=12910|seats1=14|sc1=+5

|party2=Inuit Ataqatigiit|votes2=10374|seats2=11|sc2=–3

|party3=Atassut|votes3=2454|seats3=2|sc3=–1

|party4=Inuit Party|votes4=1930|seats4=2|sc4=New

|party5=Democrats|votes5=1870|seats5=2|sc5=–2

|party6=Association of Candidates|votes6=326|seats6=0|sc6=–1

|party7=Independents|votes7=9|seats7=0|sc7=0

|invalid=263

|total_sc=0

|electorate=40613

|source=[http://www.electionpassport.com/files/GL/GL.xlsx Election Passport], [http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/greenland.html Parties & Elections]

}}

Government formation

Following the election results, Siumut leader Aleqa Hammond claimed that she was "in no hurry to form a coalition" and would wait to hear the demands of the other parties.[http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/65674greenland_votes_for_change/ Greenland votes for change] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213195607/http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/65674greenland_votes_for_change |date=2018-02-13 }} Nunatsiaq Online, 13 March 2013 Hammond ultimately formed a government with Atassut and the Inuit Party. Siumut took six of the eight cabinet posts, with Solidarity taking the Health and Infrastructure portfolio and the Inuit Party taking the Environment portfolio.

References

Category:2013 elections in North America

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