Elections In The Faroe Islands

Elections in the Faroe Islands gives information on election and election results in the Faroe Islands. An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office. It is the mechanism by which a democracy fills elective offices in the legislature, and sometimes the executive and judiciary, and in which electorates choose local government officials.
See election for a more comprehensive discussion and the List of democracy and elections-related topics for an overview on related topics.
The Faroe Islands elects on national level a legislature. The Diet (Lgtingi) has 32 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation. The Faroe Islands have a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

1984 Election

JF - 23.4%, 8 members
FF - 21.6%, 7 members
SF - 21.2%, 7 members
TF - 19.5%, 6 members
SSF - 8.5%, 2 members
KFF - 5.8%, 2 members

1988 Election

FF - 23.2%, 8 members
JF - 21.6%, 7 members
SF - 21.2%, 7 members
TF - 16.2%, 6 members
SSF - 7.1%, 2 members
KFF - 5.5%, 2 members
Others - 2.2%, 0 members

1990 Election

JF - 27.5%, 10 members
FF - 21.9%, 7 members
SF - 18.9%, 6 members
TF - 14.7%, 4 members
SSF - 8.8%, 3 members
KFF - 5.9%, 2 members
Others - 2.3%, 0 members

1994 Election

SF - 23.4%, 8 members
FF - 16.0%, 6 members
JF - 15.4%, 5 members
TF - 13.7%, 4 members
VF - 9.5%, 3 members
KFF - 6.3%, 2 members
MF - 5.8%, 2 members
SSF - 5.6%, 2 members
Others - 4.3%, 0 members

1998 Election

TF - 23.8%, 8 members
JF - 21.9%, 7 members
FF - 21.3%, 8 members
SF - 18.0%, 6 members
SSF - 7.7%, 2 members
MF - 4.1%, 1 member
KFF - 2.5%, 0 members
VF - 0.8%, 0 members
Others - 0.8%, 0 members

2002 Election

SF - 26.0%, 8 members
TF - 23.7%, 8 members
JF - 20.9%, 7 members
FF - 20.8%, 7 members
SSF - 4.4%, 1 member
MF - 4.2%, 1 member

2004 Election

SF - 23.7%, 7 members
JF - 21.8%, 7 members
TF - 21.7%, 8 members
FF - 20.6%, 7 members
MF - 5.2%, 2 members
SSF - 4.6%, 1 member
Others - 2.4%, 0 members JF = Social-Democrats (Equality Party)
SF = Union Party (have been in coalition with the Labour Front and the Home Rule Party at some elections)
TF = Republican Party (Party for People's Government)
FF = People's Party
SSF = Self-Government Party
MF = Centre Party
KFF = Christian People's Party
VF = Workers' Movement

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