1859 Faroese general election

Partial general elections were held in the Faroe Islands in 1859 to elect nine of the eighteen elected members of the Løgting.[1] The Danish administrator (Amtmaður) and the local dean (Próstur) were also members, with the administrator serving as the speaker.[2]

Electoral system

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Members of the Løgting were elected by first-past-the-post voting, with voters having as many votes as there were seats available in their constituency. Nine of the 18 seats were elected every two years. Voting was restricted to men aged 25 or over who met certain tax-paying criteria.[1]

Results

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Constituency Elected members Notes
Eysturoy Elias Petersen
Peter Petersen
Peter Christian Weihe
Sámal Jákup Weihe Re-elected
Norðurstreymoy Enok Bærentsen
Joen Hansen
Suðurstreymoy Thomas Juul Kjelnes
Vágar Mikkjal Danielsen
Heine Heinesen Re-elected
Source: Løgting[1]

By constituency

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Norðurstreymoy
CandidateVotes%
Enok Bærentsen729.17
Joen Hansen729.17
Jacob Jacobsen729.17
Hans Christopher Müller28.33
Jens Christian Djurhuus14.17
Total24100.00
Total votes16
Registered voters/turnout14011.43
Source: Løgting[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "LØGTINGIÐ 150" (PDF). Løgting.
  2. ^ Hans Andrias Sølvará (2016). The Rise of Faroese Separatism: Danish-Faroese relations from 1906–1925 and the radicalization of the national- and home rule question. Faroe University Press.