Løgtingswahl 2019
The 2019 Løgtingswahl in the Faroe Islands took place on Saturday , August 31, 2019. It was the 20th parliamentary election since internal self-government ( heimastýri ) was achieved in 1948.
Parties available for election
Nine parties registered with the election officer for the election. In addition to the seven parties that have already been represented in parliament, two new parties are standing for election. On the one hand , there was Framtakið , a thematic party that campaigns for the release of cannabis for medicinal purposes, and on the other, Føroyaflokkurin , a party that has taken up classic liberalism . In particular, the party advocates regional issues and the strengthening of sparsely populated outlying areas compared to the metropolitan areas.
A total of 179 candidates stood for election, 121 men and 58 women.
Election result
Political party | be right | Seats | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
number | % | +/- | number | +/- | ||
A - Fólkaflokkurin
|
8,290 | 24.5% | 5.6 | 8th | 2 | |
C - Javnaðarflokkurin
|
7,480 | 22.1% | 2.9 | 7th | 1 | |
B - Sambandsflokkurin
|
6,874 | 20.3% | 1.6 | 7th | 1 | |
E - Tjóðveldi
|
6.127 | 18.1% | 2.6 | 6th | 1 | |
H - Miðflokkurin
|
1,815 | 5.4% | 0.1 | 2 | ||
F - Framsókn
|
1,559 | 4.6% | 2.3 | 2 | ||
D - Sjálvstýri
|
1,157 | 3.4% | 0.6 | 1 | 1 | |
K - Framtakið
|
310 | 0.9% | New | 0 | New | |
L - Føroyaflokkurin
|
167 | 0.5% | New | 0 | New | |
total | 33,779 | 100.0% | 33 | |||
Valid votes | 33,779 | 99.56% | ||||
Invalid votes | 150 | 0.44% | ||||
Votes cast | 33,929 | 100.0% | ||||
Number of eligible voters and turnout | 37,827 | 89.7% | ||||
Source: KVF |
See also
Web links
- Candidates available for election , portal.fo
- Announcement of the election date , lms.fo (in Faroese)
- Scheduling overview , dagur.fo (in Faroese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Færøsk lagmand udskriver valg i åbningstale , jyllands-posten.dk, July 29, 2019 (in Danish)
- ↑ Valevnislistin hjá Framtakið , r7, Aug. 18, 2019 (in Faroese)
- ↑ So he stevnuskráin hjá Føroyaflokkinum almenn, bæði í teksti og sum ljóðfíla , r7, Aug. 8, 2019 (in Faroese)
- ↑ 179 valevni bjóða seg fram til løgtingsvalið , portal.fo (in Faroese)
- ↑ Candidates available for election , portal.fo