1980 Faroese general election

General elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 8 November 1980. The Union Party emerged as the largest party in the Løgting, winning eight of the 32 seats.[1]

8 November 1980

Party	Leader	%	Seats	±
Union	Pauli Ellefsen	23.9%	8	0
Social Democratic	Atli Dam	21.7%	7	-1
Republican	Signar Hansen	19.0%	6	0
People's	Jógvan Sundstein	18.9%	6	0
Self-Government	Hilmar Kass	8.4%	3	+1
Progress and Fisheries	Kjartan Mohr	8.2%	2	0

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

Prime Minister before	Prime Minister after
Atli Dam Social Democratic	Pauli Ellefsen Union

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Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Union Party	5,558	23.9	8	0
Social Democratic Party	5,043	21.7	7	–1
Republican Party	4,415	19.0	6	0
People's Party	4,399	18.9	6	0
Self-Government Party	1,953	8.4	3	+1
Progress and Fisheries Party	1,905	8.2	2	0
Total	23,273	100	32	0
Source: Election Passport

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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
See also: Elections and referendums in Denmark

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