1918 Faroese general election

General elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 24 April 1918,[1] the first in which women had the right to vote. Although the Union Party narrowly received the most votes, the result was a victory for the Self-Government Party, which won 11 of the 20 seats in the Løgting.

1918 Faroese general election
Faroe Islands
← 1916 24 April 1918 1920 →
Party Leader % Seats +/–
Union Oliver Effersøe 50.26 9 −1
Self-Government Jóannes Patursson 49.74 11 +2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Results edit

 
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Union Party2,96950.269–1
Self-Government Party2,93849.7411+2
Total5,907100.00200
Source: Løgting

References edit

  1. ^ Faroe Islands Election Passport