Greenland (European Parliament constituency)

Greenland
European Parliament constituency
Shown in orange (along with Denmark)
Member state	Denmark
Created	1979
Dissolved	1984
MEPs	1 (1979–1984)
Sources
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Greenland was a European Parliament constituency for elections in the European Union covering the territory of Greenland. It seceded from the European Community in 1985. It was represented by one Member of the European Parliament.

Members of the European Parliament

Elected		Members	Party
	1979	Finn Lynge	Siumut
	1984
	1985	constituency abolished

Elections

1979

Main article: 1979 European Parliament election in Greenland

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.

1984

Main article: 1984 European Parliament election in Greenland

The 1984 European election was the second election to the European Parliament and the second for Greenland. The vote was held on 14 June 1984, and the eligible electorate was 34,653. Finn Lynge was re-elected. When Greenland seceded from the European Community on 1 January 1985 Lynge's seat was transferred to the Danish Socialist People's Party.

1984 European Parliament election: Greenland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Siumut	Finn Lynge	7,364	63.46	+8.19
	Atassut	Konrad Steenholdt	4,241	36.54	−8.19
Total formal votes			11,605	93.95	−0.81
Informal votes			7.47	6.05	+0.81
Turnout			12,352	35.64	+2.16
	Siumut hold		Swing	+8.19

See also

• Accession of Iceland to the European Union
• Enlargement of the European Union
• Representation of Greenland, Brussels
• Greenland–European Union relations
• 1982 Greenlandic European Economic Community membership referendum
• Norway–European Union relations

External links

• European Election News by European Election Law Association (Eurela)