Faroese general election, 1945

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Faroese general election, 1945
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  1943 6 November 1945 1946  

Party Leader% Seats±
People's Jóannes Patursson 43.4% 11 -1
Union Andrass Samuelsen 24.4% 6 -2
Social Democratic Peter Mohr Dam 22.8% 6 +1
Self-Government Louis Zachariasen 9.4% 2 +2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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General elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 6 November 1945. The People's Party remained the largest in the Løgting, winning 11 of the 25 seats. [1]

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.

Peoples Party (Faroe Islands) Political party in the Faroe Islands

The Faroese People's Party – Radical Self-Government is a pro-Faroese independence conservative and conservative-liberal political party in the Faroe Islands, led by Jørgen Niclasen. One of the four major parties, it has had eight seats in the Løgting since the 2011 election, making it the joint-largest party, but it has neither of the Faroes' seats in the Folketing.

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+/–
People's Party 5,72543.411–1
Union Party 3,21424.46–2
Social Democratic Party 3,00522.86+1
Self-Government Party 1,2399.42+2
Total13,183100250
Source: Election Passport

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References

  1. Faroes/DK Parties and elections in Europe