2019 Faroese general election
Faroe Islands
31 August 2019
All 33 members in the Løgting
17 seats needed for a majority
Turnout89.70%
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
People's Jørgen Niclasen 24.54 8 +2
Social Democratic Aksel V. Johannesen 22.14 7 −1
Union Bárður á Steig Nielsen 20.35 7 +1
Republic Høgni Hoydal 18.14 6 −1
Centre Jenis av Rana 5.37 2 0
Progress Poul Michelsen 4.62 2 0
Self-Government Jógvan Skorheim 3.43 1 −1
Map of the election, showing the largest party in each polling area.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister
Aksel V. Johannesen
Social Democratic		 Bárður á Steig Nielsen
Union

General elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 31 August 2019.[1] The elections resulted in the defeat of Aksel V. Johannesen's coalition government consisting of the Social Democrats, Republic, and Progress.[2] Following the elections, a new coalition government was formed by Union Party leader Bárður á Steig Nielsen, consisting of the Union Party, the People's Party and the Centre Party, which won 17 of the 33 seats.[3]

According to political scientist Lise Lyck, the main election issues were public finances (welfare, taxes and public coffers), recent reforms of the fishing sector and same-sex marriage.[2]

Electoral system

The 33 members of the Løgting were elected by open list proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency with an electoral threshold of 1⁄33 of votes (~3.03%).[4] Seats were allocated using the d'Hondt method.[5]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
People's Party8,29024.548+2
Social Democratic Party7,48022.147–1
Union Party6,87420.357+1
Republic6,12718.146–1
Centre Party1,8155.3720
Progress1,5594.6220
Self-Government1,1573.431–1
Cannabis Initiative3100.920New
Faroese Party1670.490New
Total33,779100.00330
Valid votes33,77999.56
Invalid votes650.19
Blank votes850.25
Total votes33,929100.00
Registered voters/turnout37,82789.70
Source: KVF

References

  1. ↑ "Færøsk lagmand udskriver valg i åbningstale" (in Danish). Jyllands Posten. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  2. 1 2 "What the Faroe Islands can tell us about small states, autonomy and climate change". EUROPP. 2019-09-06. Archived from the original on 2019-09-09. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  3. ↑ Borgerlig færøsk regering ændrer udskældt fiskerireform Jydske Vestkysten, 14 September 2019
  4. ↑ "Løgtingslóg nr. 49 frá 20. juli 1978 um val til Løgtingið, sum seinast broytt við løgtingslóg nr. 137 frá 22. september 2020". logir.fo. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  5. ↑ Elections to the Faroese Løgting Election Resources
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