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 Democratic, Republic, and Progress.[2] Following the elections, a new 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 34 seats.[3]
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| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of the Faroe Islands |
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The unity of the Realm
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Regeringen
The Government of Denmark
Landsstýri
The Government of the Faroe Islands
Privy Council
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Folketinget
Parliament of the Kingdom of Denmark (69th Kingdom Parliament)
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Foreign relations
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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 3.03030%. Seats were allocated using the d'Hondt method.[4]
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |||||||||
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| People's Party | 8,290 | 24.5 |  | 8 | | |||||||||
| Social Democratic Party | 7,480 | 22.1 |  | 7 | | |||||||||
| Union Party | 6,874 | 20.3 | | 7 | | |||||||||
| Republic | 6,127 | 18.1 | | 6 | | |||||||||
| Centre Party | 1,815 | 5.4 | | 2 |  | |||||||||
| Progress | 1,559 | 4.6 | | 2 | | |||||||||
| New Self-Government | 1,157 | 3.4 | | 1 | | |||||||||
| Cannabis Initiative | 310 | 0.9 | New | 0 | New | |||||||||
| Faroese Party | 167 | 0.5 | New | 0 | New | |||||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 150 | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
| Total | 33,929 | 100 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 37,827 | 89.7 | | – | – | |||||||||
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Of the 150 void votes, 85 were blank and 65 invalid.[5]
References
- "Færøsk lagmand udskriver valg i åbningstale" (in Danish). Jyllands Posten. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- "What the Faroe Islands can tell us about small states, autonomy and climate change". EUROPP. 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
- Borgerlig færøsk regering ændrer udskældt fiskerireform Jydske Vestkysten, 14 September 2019
- Elections to the Faroese Løgting Election Resources
- Løgtingsval 31. august 2019 KVF
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