Centre Party (Faroe Islands)

The Centre Party (Faroese: Miðflokkurin) is a Christian democratic,[1] conservative[7] political party on the Faroe Islands, led by Jenis av Rana. The party is known for its social conservatism, particularly its stance on LGBT rights.[8]

"Miðflokkurin" redirects here. Not to be confused with Miðflokkurinn of Iceland.
Centre Party
Miðflokkurin
LeaderJenis av Rana
Founded30 May 1992
Split fromChristian People's Party
Youth wingUng fyri Miðflokkin
Ideology
Political positionRight-wing
Nordic affiliationCentre Group
ColoursBlue
Løgting
2 / 33
Folketing
(Faroe seats)
0 / 2
Election symbol
H
Website
midflokkurin.fo

At the 2008 Faroese general election, the party won 8.4% of the popular vote and 3 out of 33 seats. In the 2011 Faroese general election, the party fell to 6.2% and two seats.

Current members of the Løgting

As of the 2022 general snap election:

NameElected (E), Re-elected (R), or Appointed (A)Votes obtained in the general electionTitle
Jenis av RanaR721Member of the Logting
Steffan Klein PoulsenE518Member of the Logting

Leaders

Party leaders

  

Parliamentary leaders

History of Centre Party in the Faroese and Danish general elections
Faroese general election[1]
Year Votes Seats Position
# % # ±
1994 1,491 5.2
2 / 32
 New Increase 7th
1998 1,125 4.1
1 / 32
 Decrease 1 Increase 6th
2002 1,292 4.2
1 / 32
 Steady 0 Steady 6th
2004 1,661 5.2
2 / 32
 Increase 1 Increase 5th
2008 2,610 8.4
3 / 33
 Increase 1 Steady 5th
2011 1,882 6.2
2 / 33
 Decrease 1 Decrease 6th
2015 1,775 5.5
2 / 33
 Steady 0 Steady 6th
2019 1,815 5.4
2 / 33
 Steady 0 Increase 5th
2022 2,242 6.6
2 / 33
 Steady 0 Decrease 6th
  
Danish general election
Year Votes Members
# %
2001 569 2.2
0 / 2
2005 829 3.3
0 / 2
2007 1,577 6.8
0 / 2
2011 872 4.2
0 / 2
2015 605 2.6
0 / 2
2019 Did not contest
2022 1,217 4.5
0 / 2

References
  1. Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Faroes/Denmark". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  2. Gaini, Firouz (2 December 2019). "Jerusalem in the North Atlantic: The Land and State of Israel from a Faroese Perspective". In Adams, Jonathan; Heß, Cordelia (eds.). Antisemitism in the North: History and State of Research. p. 219. ISBN 978-3-11-063193-7. ISSN 2627-440X.
  3. "Homo-lov vedtages på Færøerne - politiken.dk". 13 December 2006. Archived from the original on 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  4. "Holdningsskred i synet på homoseksuelle på Færøerne | Information". 23 October 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  5. "Færøsk politiker: Lesbisk statsminister forbryder sig mod Bibelen - politiken.dk". 8 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  6. "FAKTA: Her er de ni partier i Færøernes valg - Kristeligt Dagblad". Archived from the original on 2019-09-14. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  7. Christina Bergqvist (1 January 1999). Equal Democracies?: Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries. Nordic Council of Ministers. pp. 318–. ISBN 978-82-00-12799-4. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  8. Bertholdsen, Áki (22 September 2014). "Miðflokkurin setir treytaleyst krav". in.fo (in Faroese). Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
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