2019 Faroese general election

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]

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
Politics of the Faroe Islands
Constitution
The Crown
The unity of the Realm
Executive
Regeringen
The Government of Denmark
Landsstýri
The Government of the Faroe Islands
Privy Council
Legislature
Løgtingið
Parliament of the Faroe Islands
(35th National Parliament)
Folketinget
Parliament of the Kingdom of Denmark
(69th Kingdom Parliament)
Judiciary
Supreme Court
  • President
    • Poul Søgaard
Elections
Administrative divisions
Foreign relations
Related topics

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. "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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