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Provincial Council elections were held in Greenland in 1955.

Electoral system

Members of the Provincial Council were elected by first-past-the-post voting in 13 single-member constituencies.

Elected members

Constituency Elected member
Aasiaat Ole Brandt [ de]
Bugten Frederik Jensen [ de]
Kangaatsiaq Nikolaj Karlsen [ de]
Maniitsoq Lars Møller [ de]
Nanortalik Jakob Nielsen [ da]
Narsaq Carl Egede [ de]
Nuuk Peter Nielsen [ de]
Paamiut Erling Høegh [ de]
Qaqortoq Klaus Lynge [ de]
Qullissat Carl Olsen [ de]
Sisimiut Jørgen C. F. Olsen [ de]
Upernavik Ole Nielsen [ de]
Uummannaq Edvard Kruse [ de]
Source: Kjœr Sørensen

Aftermath

Carl Egede [ de] was unable to attend sessions in March 1959, with Lars Motzfeldt [ de] acting as a substitute. [1]

References

  1. ^ Axel Kjœr Sørensen (2007) Denmark-Greenland in the twentieth Century p175