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Elections in the Faroe Islands

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The Faroe Islands elects on the national level a legislature. The Faroese Parliament (Løgtingið in Faroese) has 33 members of parliament, elected for a four-year term by proportional representation. The Faroe Islands have a multi-party system (disputing on independence and unionism as well as left and right), with numerous parties in which a single party normally does not have a chance of gaining power alone, and therefore the parties must work together in order to form a coalition government.

Latest elections

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The People's Party won the most with 26.8% of the vote, receiving nine seats, three more than the 2022 election. Their vote share was the highest any one party had received since 1990. The Union Party followed in second with 21.5% of the vote, receiving seven seats. In third place were the Social Democrats with 18.9% of the vote and six seats, a decrease in three seats. Republic similarly received six seats after winning 17.4% of the vote. Progress and the Centre Party received two seats each after the former won 6.6% and the latter won 5.3% of the vote. Sjálvstýri won one seat after receiving 3.6% of the vote, returning to the Løgting after losing their mandate in the previous election.[1][2] The number of women elected to the Løgting was 10, the same amount as the last election.[3][4] Turnout for the election was 89.5%, 1.4 percentage points higher than the last election.[5]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
People's Party9,45126.759+3
Union Party7,60021.5170
Social Democratic Party6,67218.886–3
Republic6,14317.3960
Progress2,3196.562–1
Centre Party1,8665.2820
Sjálvstýri1,2843.631+1
Total35,335100.00330
Valid votes35,33599.43
Invalid votes570.16
Blank votes1450.41
Total votes35,537100.00
Registered voters/turnout39,70389.51
Source: kvf.fo

Past elections and referendums

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  • JF – Social-Democrats (Equality Party)
  • SF – Union Party (have been in coalition with the Labour Front and the Self-Government Party at some elections)
  • TF – Republican Party
  • FF – People's Party
  • SSF – Self-Government Party
  • MF – Centre Party
  • KFF – Christian People's Party
  • VF – Workers' Movement
  • F – Progress

1984

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JF – 23.4%, 8 MPs
FF – 21.6%, 7 MPs
SF – 21.2%, 7 MPs
TF – 19.5%, 6 MPs
SSF – 8.5%, 2 MPs
KFF – 5.8%, 2 MPs

1988

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FF – 23.2%, 8 MPs
JF – 21.6%, 7 MPs
SF – 21.2%, 7 MPs
TF – 16.2%, 6 MPs
SSF – 7.1%, 2 MPs
KFF – 5.5%, 2 MPs
Others – 2.2%, 0 MPs

1990

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JF – 27.5%, 10 MPs
FF – 21.9%, 7 MPs
SF – 18.9%, 6 MPs
TF – 14.7%, 4 MPs
SSF – 8.8%, 3 MPs
KFF – 5.9%, 2 MPs
Others – 2.3%, 0 MPs

1994

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SF – 23.4%, 8 MPs
FF – 16.0%, 6 MPs
JF – 15.4%, 5 MPs
TF – 13.7%, 4 MPs
VF – 9.5%, 3 MPs
KFF – 6.3%, 2 MPs
MF – 5.8%, 2 MPs
SSF – 5.6%, 2 MPs
Others – 4.3%, 0 MPs

1998

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TF – 23.8%, 8 MPs
JF – 21.9%, 7 MPs
FF – 21.3%, 8 MPs
SF – 18.0%, 6 MPs
SSF – 7.7%, 2 MPs
MF – 4.1%, 1 MPs
KFF – 2.5%, 0 MPs
VF – 0.8%, 0 MPs
Others – 0.8%, 0 MPs

2002

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SF – 26.0%, 8 MPs
TF – 23.7%, 8 MPs
JF – 20.9%, 7 MPs
FF – 20.8%, 7 MPs
SSF – 4.4%, 1 MPs
MF – 4.2%, 1 MP

2004

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SF – 23.7%, 7 MPs
JF – 21.8%, 7 MPs
TF – 21.7%, 8 MPs
FF – 20.6%, 7 MPs
MF – 5.2%, 2 MPs
SSF – 4.6%, 1 MP

2008

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TF – 23.3%, 8 MPs
SF – 21%, 7 MPs
FF – 20.1%, 7 MPs
JF – 19.4%, 6 MPs
MF – 8.4%, 3 MPs
SSF – 7.2%, 2 MPs
Others – 0.7%, 0 MPs

2011

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SF – 24.7%, 8 MPs
TF – 23.3%, 8 MPs
FF – 18.3%, 6 MPs
JF – 17.7%, 6 MPs
F – 6.3%, 2 MPs
MF – 6.2%, 2 MPs
SSF – 4.2%, 1 MP

2015

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JF – 25.1%, 8 MPs
TF – 20.7%, 7 MPs
FF – 18.9%, 6 MPs
SF – 18.7%, 6 MPs
F – 7.0%, 2 MPs
MF – 5.5%, 2 MPs
SSF – 4.1%, 2 MPs

2019

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FF – 24,5%, 8 MPs
JF – 22,1%, 7 MPs
SF – 20,4%, 7 MPs
TF – 18.1%, 6 MPs
MF – 5,4%, 2 MPs
F – 4,6%, 2 MPs
SSF – 3,4%, 1 MPs
Others – 1,4%, 0 MPs

2022

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JF – 26,6%, 9 MPs
SF – 20,0%, 7 MPs
FF – 19,0%, 6 MPs
TF – 17,7%, 6 MPs
F – 7,5%, 3 MPs
MF – 6,5%, 2 MPs
SSF – 2,7%, 0 MPs

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Dall, Anders; Mikkelsen, Michala Rask (27 March 2026). "Konservative Fólkaflokkurin vinder valget på Færøerne". DR (in Danish). Archived from the original on 27 March 2026. Retrieved 27 March 2026. Partiet fik ni mandater ud af 33 mulige. Det er tre mere end ved valget til det færøske parlament for fire år siden, hvor partiet fik seks mandater.
  2. ↑ Samuelsen, Ingi (26 March 2026). "Beinir stendur sum vinnari – pápabeiggin sum ein av taparunum". Dagur.fo (in Faroese). Archived from the original on 27 March 2026. Retrieved 27 March 2026. Fólkaflokkurin og Beinir Johannesen gjørdist stóri vinnarin av valinum. 9.444 atkvøður og ein framgongd á næstan 8 prosentstig vísti seg at geva 9 tingfólk í nýggja løgtinginum.
  3. ↑ Michelsen, Elin (27 March 2026). "Tíggju kvinnur á ting". KVF (in Faroese). Archived from the original on 27 March 2026. Retrieved 27 March 2026. Sjálvt um nakað av útskifting er í tinginum, tá tað snýr seg um fólkavaldu kvinnurnar, so er talið hitt sama sum til seinasta val.
  4. ↑ Nielsdóttir, Alda (27 March 2026). "10 kvinnur valdar á ting". Dagur.fo (in Faroese). Archived from the original on 27 March 2026. Retrieved 27 March 2026. Á valinum í gjár vórðu bert tíggju av teimum 33 valdu tinglimunum kvinnur, tað sama sum á seinasta vali.
  5. ↑ Prestá, Agnar (27 March 2026). "Valluttøkan táttaði í tey 90 prosentini". Dagur.fo (in Faroese). Archived from the original on 27 March 2026. Retrieved 27 March 2026. Tað er 1,4 prosentstig hægri, í mun til seinasta løgtingsval, sum var 8. desember 2022.
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