1946 Faroese general election

Early general elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 8 November 1946. The elections were called after King Christian X dissolved the Løgting following the contentious aftermath of the Faroese independence referendum held in September. The People's Party remained the largest party in the Løgting, winning 8 of the 20 seats.[1] They were the last elections held before the Faroe Islands were granted home rule on 30 March 1948.

1946 Faroese general election
Faroe Islands
← 1945 8 November 1946 1950 →
Party Leader % Seats +/–
People's Thorstein Petersen 40.92 8 −3
Union Andrass Samuelsen 28.69 6 0
JFS Peter Mohr Dam 28.10 6 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Results edit

 
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
People's Party5,39640.928–3
Union Party3,78328.6960
Social DemocraticSelf-Government3,70528.1060
Independents3022.290New
Total13,186100.0020–3
Source: Election Passport, Stjørnarskipanarmálið 1946

References edit

  1. ^ Faroes/DK Parties and elections in Europe