Faroe Islands (Folketing constituency)

Faroe Islands is one of the 12 multi-member constituencies of the Folketing, the national legislature of Denmark. The constituency represents the Faroe Islands between the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

Faroe Islands
Føroyar
Færøerne
Constituency
for the Folketing
Outline map
Location of Faroe Islands within Kingdom of Denmark
MunicipalityList
Population53,941 (2022)[1]
Electorate37,264 (2019)
Current constituency
Created1850
Seats
List
  • 2 (1947–present)
  • 1 (1850-1947)
Members of the Folketing[2]
List
  •   Anna Falkenberg (B)
  •   Sjúrður Skaale (C)
LøgtingLøgting

2022 edit

2022 Danish general election:[3]

Party Candidate Total

Votes

% Seats
Union Party B Anna Falkenberg 8,198 30.2% 1
Social Democratic Party C Sjúrður Skaale 7,659 28.2% 1
Republic E Bjørt Samuelsen 4,927 18.1% 0
People's Party A Jógvan á Lakjuni 4,222 15.5% 0
Centre Party H Jenis av Rana 1,217 4.5% 0
Progress F 936 3.4% 0
Valid Votes 27,159 100.00% 2
Turnout 71.3%

2019 edit

2019 Danish general election:

Elected in the Faroe Islands
Union Bárður á Steig Nielsen[4] 28.8%
Social Democratic Aksel V. Johannesen 25.5%

References edit

  1. ^ "Fólkatal | Hagstova Føroya". hagstova.fo. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Find et medlem: Listen indeholder både medlemmer og evt. stedfortrædere. Du har søgt på storkreds Færøerne" (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark: Folketing. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  3. ^ Johansen, Lene Moyell (1 November 2022). "Orientering Folketingsvalget på Færøerne den 31. oktober 2022" (PDF). dst.dk.
  4. ^ "Landsliðsmanningarnar". 2012-05-22. Archived from the original on 2012-05-22. Retrieved 2021-03-08.

See also edit