Greenland (Folketing constituency)

Greenland (Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaat; Danish: Grønland) is one of the 12 multi-member constituencies of the Folketing, the national legislature of the Kingdom of Denmark. The constituency was established in 1975 following the merger of the two constituencies that covered Greenland. The constituency currently elects two of the 179 members of the Folketing using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 general election it had 41,305 registered electors.

Greenland
Kalaallit Nunaat
Grønland
Constituency
for the Folketing
Location of Greenland within Kingdom of Denmark
Municipality
List
Population56,562 (2022)
Electorate41,305 (2022)
Area2,166,086 km2 (2022)
Current constituency
Created1975
Seats2 (1975–present)
Members of the Folketing
List
  •   Aaja Chemnitz (IA)
  •   Aki-Matilda Høegh-Dam (S)
ParliamentInatsisartut
Created from
  • Greenland 1
  • Greenland 2
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