Faroese general election, 1940

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Faroese general election, 1940
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  1936 30 January 1940 1943  

Party Leader% Seats±
Union Andrass Samuelsen 32.3% 8 0
People's Jóannes Patursson 24.7% 6 New
Social Democratic Peter Mohr Dam 23.9% 6 0
Self-Government Louis Zachariasen 16.2% 4 -4
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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General elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 30 January 1940. [1] The Union Party emerged as the largest party in the Løgting, winning 8 of the 24 seats.

Faroe Islands Autonomus constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark

The Faroe Islands, or the Faeroe Islands—a North Atlantic archipelago located 200 miles (320 km) north-northwest of the United Kingdom and about halfway between Norway and Iceland—are an autonomous country of the Kingdom of Denmark. Total area is about 1,400 square kilometres (540 sq mi) with a population of 50,322 in October 2017.

Union Party (Faroe Islands) political party in the Faroe Islands

The Union Party is a conservative-liberal and agrarian political party in the Faroe Islands. The party wants to maintain the Faroe Islands union with Denmark. On 24 October 2015 Bárður á Steig Nielsen succeeded Kaj Leo Johannesen as party leader.

Løgting parliament of the Faroe Islands

The Løgting is the unicameral parliament of the Faroe Islands, an autonomous country within the Danish Realm.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Union Party 2,72232.2980
People's Party 2,08424.726New
Social Democratic Party 2,01223.8660
Self-Government Party 1,36516.194–4
Separatist Party1391.650New
Independent1091.290New
Total8,431100240
Source: Election Passport

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References

  1. Faroe Islands Election Passport