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List of Faroese members of the parliament of Denmark. The Faroe Islands elect two members for the Danish parliament. [1] From 1849 to 1953 the Folketing was one of the two houses in the bicameral parliament known as the Rigsdag; the other house was known as the Landsting.
| Name | Party | Associated with | Period | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niels Christopher Winther | Independent | 1851–1857 | ||
| Enok Bærentsen | Independent | 1857–1858 | ||
| Hans Christopher Müller | Independent | 1858–1864 | ||
| Johannes Petersen | Independent | 1864–1866 | ||
| Jacob Andreas Lunddahl | Independent | 1866–1869 | ||
| Oliver Petræus Effersøe | Independent | 1869–1872 | ||
| Bærent Bærentsen | Independent | 1872–1884 | ||
| Johan Henrik Schrøter | Independent | 1884–1887 | ||
| Hans Christopher Müller | Independent | 1887–1890 | ||
| Thomas Thomsen | Independent | 1890–1898 | ||
| Klæmint Olsen | Independent | 1898–1901 | ||
| Jóannes Patursson [2] | Independent | Venstrereformpartiet | 1901–1906 | |
| Oliver Effersøe | Union Party | Venstre | 1906–1913 | Venstrereformpartiet before 1909 |
| Andrass Samuelsen | Union Party | Venstre | 1913–1915 | |
| Edward Mitens | Self-Government Party | 1915–1918 | ||
| Andrass Samuelsen | Union Party | Venstre | 1918–1939 | |
| Johan Poulsen | Union Party | Venstre | 1939–1943 | |
| Thorstein Petersen | People's Party | Conservative People's Party | 1943–1950 | Did not attend the meetings after 1947 (boycott) |
| Peter Mohr Dam | Social Democratic Party | Social Democrats | 1948–1953 | |
| Johan Poulsen | Union Party | Venstre | 1950–1953 |
| Name | Party | Associated with | Period | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johan Hendrik Weihe | Independent | 1851–1853 | ||
| Carl Emil Dahlerup | Independent | 1855–1863 | ||
| Peter Holten | Independent | 1862–1865 | ||
| Andreas Christian Lützen | Independent | 1863–1864 | ||
| Hans Christopher Müller | Independent | 1865–1886 | ||
| Harald Emil Høst | Independent | 1884–1890 | ||
| Klæmint Olsen | Independent | 1886–1894 | ||
| Fríðrikur Petersen | Independent | 1894–1902 | ||
| Christian Bærentsen | Independent | Venstrereformpartiet | 1902–1906 | |
| Fríðrikur Petersen | Union Party | Venstre | 1906–1914 | |
| Oliver Effersøe | Union Party | Venstre | 1914–1915 | |
| Fríðrikur Petersen | Union Party | Venstre | 1915–1917 | |
| Andrass Samuelsen | Union Party | Venstre | 1916–1917 | Suppleant |
| Jóannes Patursson | Self-Government Party | Radikale Venstre | 1918–1920 | |
| Oliver Effersøe | Union Party | Venstre | 1920–1928 | |
| Jóannes Patursson | Self-Government Party | Not associated with any Danish party | 1928–1936 | |
| Oliver Effersøe | Union Party | Venstre | 1929–1933 | |
| Oliver Effersøe | Union Party | Venstre | 1936–1953 | Died in 1953 |
| Hans Iversen | Union Party | Venstre | 1953 | Suppleant |
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