2019 Faroese general election All 33 members in the Løgting 17 seats needed for a majorityTurnout 89.70%
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Map of the election, showing the largest party in each polling area.
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 Democrats , Republic , and Progress .[2] Following the elections, a new coalition 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 33 seats.[3]
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 [ edit ]
The 33 members of the Løgting were elected by open list proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency with an electoral threshold of 1 ⁄33 of votes (~3.03%).[4] Seats were allocated using the d'Hondt method .[5]
Results [ edit ]
Party Votes % Seats +/– People's Party 8,290 24.54 8 +2 Social Democratic Party 7,480 22.14 7 –1 Union Party 6,874 20.35 7 +1 Republic 6,127 18.14 6 –1 Centre Party 1,815 5.37 2 0 Progress 1,559 4.62 2 0 Self-Government 1,157 3.43 1 –1 Cannabis Initiative 310 0.92 0 New Faroese Party 167 0.49 0 New Total 33,779 100.00 33 0 Valid votes 33,779 99.56 Invalid votes 65 0.19 Blank votes 85 0.25 Total votes 33,929 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 37,827 89.70 Source: KVF
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