1950 Faroese general election

General elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 8 November 1950, the first after the granting of home rule two years earlier. The People's Party remained the largest party in the Løgting, winning 8 of the 25 seats.[1]

1950 Faroese general election
Faroe Islands
← 1946 8 November 1950 1954 →
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
People's Thorstein Petersen 32.25 8 0
Union Johan Poulsen 27.26 7 +1
Social Democratic Peter Mohr Dam 22.40 6 +2
Republic Erlendur Patursson 9.85 2 New
Self-Government Louis Zachariasen 8.23 2 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Andrass Samuelsen
Union
Kristian Djurhuus
Union

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
People's Party3,75032.2580
Union Party3,17027.267+1
Social Democratic Party2,60522.406+2
Republican Party1,1459.852New
Self-Government Party9578.2320
Total11,627100.0025+5
Source: Election Passport

References

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  1. ^ Faroes/DK Parties and elections in Europe