Faroese general election, 1988

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Faroese general election, 1988
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  1984 17 November 1988 1990  

Party Leader% Seats±
People's Jógvan Sundstein 23.2% 8 +1
Social Democratic Atli Dam 21.6% 7 -1
Union Pauli Ellefsen 21.2% 7 0
Republican Signar Hansen 19.2% 6 0
Self-Government Hilmar Kass 7.1% 2 0
Christian People's Kjartan Mohr 5.5% 2 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Atli Dam
Social Democratic
Jógvan Sundstein
People's
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the Faroe Islands

Parliamentary elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 17 November 1988.

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.

Results

e    d  Summary of the 8 November 1988 Faroe Løgting election results
PartyVotes%Seats
People's Party 6 692 23.2% 8
Social Democratic Party 6,233 21.6% 7
Union Party 6,116 21.2% 7
Republican Party 5,520 19.2% 6
Self-Government Party 2,033 7.1% 2
Christian People's Party 1,582 5.5% 2
Progress Party 617 2.1% 0
Independents 13 0.0% 0
Total28,806100.032