2011 Faroese general election

Early general elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 29 October 2011. Faroese law states that new elections must be held at least once every four years; however, either the Prime Minister (Løgmaður) or a majority of the members of the Faroese Parliament (the Løgting) may call an election before the end of this period. The previous elections having been held on 20 January 2008, the latest date on which the next elections could have been held was 19 January 2012. However, the Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands, Kaj Leo Johannesen, announced on 27 September 2011 that elections would be held on 29 October 2011. He gave no particular reason for his decision.[1]

2011 Faroese general election
Faroe Islands
29 October 2011
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
Union Kaj Leo Johannesen 24.70 8 +1
People's Jørgen Niclasen 22.53 8 +1
Republic Høgni Hoydal 18.29 6 -2
Social Democratic Aksel V. Johannesen 17.77 6 0
Progress Poul Michelsen 6.33 2 New
Centre Jenis av Rana 6.16 2 -1
Self-Government Kári P. Højgaard 4.22 1 -1
Prime Minister before Prime Minister
Kaj Leo Johannesen
Union		 Kaj Leo Johannesen
Union
Politics of the Faroe Islands
Constitution
The Crown
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Executive
Regeringen
The Government of Denmark
Landsstýri
The Government of the Faroe Islands
Privy Council
Legislature
Løgtingið
Parliament of the Faroe Islands
(35th National Parliament)
Folketinget
Parliament of the Kingdom of Denmark
(69th Kingdom Parliament)
Judiciary
Supreme Court
  • President
    • Poul Søgaard
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Parliamentary elections must be held no earlier than four weeks and no later than five weeks after the announcement has been made.[2]

Results

The centre-right parties gained significantly, with both the pro-union Union Party and pro-independence People's Party gaining a seat each, while the new Progress movement (classical liberal) – formed seven months earlier as a breakaway from the People's Party – entered the Løgting with two seats.[3] The left-wing and centrist parties all lost ground in consequence.[4]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Union Party 7,54624.708+1
People's Party 6,88322.538+1
Republic 5,58918.296–2
Social Democratic Party 5,42817.7760
Progress 1,9336.332New
Centre Party1,8836.162–1
Self-Government Party1,2904.221–1
Total30,552100.00330
Valid votes30,55299.48
Invalid/blank votes1610.52
Total votes30,713100.00
Registered voters/turnout35,44786.64
Source: Logting

See also

References
  1. "Sudurras.fo, Løgtingsval 29. oktober". Archived from the original on 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
  2. Logir.fo, LØGTINGSLÓG NR. 49 FRÁ 20. JULI 1978 UM VAL TIL LØGTINGIÐ, SUM SEINAST BROYTT VIÐ KUNNGERÐ NR. 114 FRÁ 5. SEPTEMBER 2011 Archived 2014-02-01 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Framsokn.fo (Formansfrágreiðing Endalig)
  4. Kringvarp.fo, Valúrslit (The result of the election of 2011 compared with the results from 2008. On the bottom of the page, where the headline says "Mandatbýti" shows the people who were elected for the Løgting, which party they belong to and how many votes they got.) Archived 2013-01-06 at archive.today
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