Løgtingswahl 1998

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Løgtingswahl 1998
(in %)
 %
30th
20th
10
0
23.8
21.9
21.3
18.0
7.6
5.4
4.1
3.3
Otherwise.
Distribution of seats
       
A total of 34 seats

The 1998 Løgtingswahl in the Faroe Islands took place on April 1st of that year. It was the 14th election since the establishment of internal self-government ( heimastýri ) in 1948.

The left-wing Republican Tjóðveldisflokkurin emerged as the big winner and largest party from this election. He was able to double his seats from 4 to 8. The social democratic Javnaðarflokkurin and the conservative Fólkaflokkurin were each able to gain 2 seats.

The losers in this election were the unionist Sambandsflokkurin (−2) and the smaller parties such as Sjálvstýrisflokkurin (−1), Miðflokkurin (−1), Kristiligi Fólkaflokkurin (−2) and Verkamannafylkingin (−3).

For the Kristiligi Fólkaflokkurin and the Verkamannafylkingin this was the last choice. Both parties broke up by the next election in 2002.

As a result of the unique election results which led Unionist was state government Edmund Joensen II by the newly-formed state government anfinn kallsberg I replaced.

Results of the Løgting election on April 1, 1998

Eight parties took part in the election.

Political party be right percent Seats
E - Tjóðveldisflokkurin 6,584 23.8 8th
C - Javnaðarflokkurin 6,063 21.9 7th
A - Fólkaflokkurin 5,886 21.3 8th
B - Sambandsflokkurin 4,995 18.0 6th
D - Sjálvstýrisflokkurin 1,351 7.6 2
H - Miðflokkurin 1,125 4.1 1
F - Kristiligi Fólkaflokkurin 698 2.5 0
I - Verkamannafylkingin 215 0.8 0
total 27,682 100 32

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Løgtingsvalini, atkvøður og tingmenn 1980-2002: Árbók fyri Føroyar 2003 , Hagstova Føroya, pp. 76-78