1954 Faroese general election

General elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 8 November 1954. The Union Party emerged as the largest party in the Løgting, winning 7 of the 27 seats.[1]

8 November 1954

Party	Leader	%	Seats	±
Union	Johan Poulsen	26.0%	7	0
Republican	Erlendur Patursson	23.8%	6	+4
People's	Hákun Djurhuus	20.9%	6	-2
Social Democratic	Peter Mohr Dam	19.8%	5	-1
Self-Government	Louis Zachariasen	7.1%	2	0
Independent	–	2.5%	1	New

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Prime Minister before	Prime Minister after
Kristian Djurhuus Union	Kristian Djurhuus Union

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Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Union Party	3,312	26.0	7	0
Republican Party	3,028	23.8	6	+4
People's Party	2,660	20.9	6	–2
Social Democratic Party	2,518	19.8	5	–1
Self-Government Party	908	7.1	2	0
Independents	323	2.5	1	New
Total	12,749	100	27	+2

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References

Faroes/DK Parties and elections in Europe

Elections and referendums in the Faroe Islands
Løgting elections	1906 1908 1910 1912 1914 1916 1918 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1943 1945 1946 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1980 1984 1988 1990 1994 1998 2002 2004 2008 2011 2015 2019
Referendums	1907 1946 1973 2012
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