1918 Faroese general election

1918 Faroese general election

24 April 1918
Party Leader Vote % 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.

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.

Results

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

References

  1. ^ Faroe Islands Election Passport
  2. ^ Løgting