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Faroe Islands (Folketing constituency)

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Faroe Islands
Føroyar
Færøerne
Constituency
for the Folketing
Outline map
Location of Faroe Islands within Kingdom of Denmark
TerritoryFaroe Islands
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

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.

2022

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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

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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

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  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

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