At stake in this election:     

• 31 seats in Greenland’s Diet (Kalaallit Nunaanni Inatsisartut)  

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: Queen of Denmark MARGRETHE II of Denmark (since 14 January 1972)
• High Commissioner: Mikaela ENGELL (since April 2011)
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Aleqa HAMMOND (since 13 March 2013)
• Assembly: Greenland has a unicameral Parliament (Diet/Kalaallit Nunaanni Inatsisartut) with 31 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The Queen of Denmark is hereditary.
• The High Commissioner is appointed by the monarch.
• The Prime Minister is elected by parliament to serve a 4-year term.
• In the Parliament (Diet/Kalaallit Nunaanni Inatsisartut) 31 members are elected by open list proportional representation in multi-member constituencies to serve 4-year terms.*

* Votes are tabulated using the d’Hondt method.

Election Note:

On Friday 28 November 2014, Greenland will hold a “snap” election for parliament (Diet).[i] Protests over an “expenses scandal involving Prime Minister Aleqa HAMMOND” led to the fall of the government on Wednesday 1 October 2014.[ii]

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: Simut (S)
  • Leader: Kim KIELSEN
  • Seats won in last election: 14
• Party: Inuit Ataqatigiit (IA)
  • Leader: Sara OLSVIG
  • Seats won in last election: 11
• Party: Demokraatit (D)
  • Leader: Anda ULDUM
  • Seats won in last election: 2
• Party: Atassut (A)
  • Leader: Gerhardt PETERSEN
  • Seats won in last election: 2
• Party: Unuit Party (PI)
  • Leader: Nikku OLSEN
  • Seats won in last election: 2
• Party: Partii Naleraq (PN)
  • Leader: Hans ENOKSEN
  • Seats won in last election: N/A

Last election:

• The last election to the Diet in Greenland was held on 12 March 2013.[iii] Turnout was 74 percent and 30,136 of 40,588 casted ballots.[iv] The Simut (S) party won 43.22 percent of the vote or 14 seats, while the left-Green Inuit Ataqatigiit (IA) won 34.73 percent of the vote or 11 seats.[v] Results can be found here.

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 57,728 (July 2014 est)[vi]
• Registered Voters: 40,588 (March 2013)[vii]