Faroe Islands (Folketing constituency)
| Faroe Islands | |
|---|---|
| Føroyar Færøerne | |
| Constituency for the Folketing | |
 Location of Faroe Islands within Kingdom of Denmark | |
| Territory | Faroe Islands |
| Population | 55,177 (2026)[1] |
| Electorate | 38,955 (2026) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1850 |
| Seats | List
|
| Members of the Folketing | List |
| Local council | Løgting |
Faroe Islands is one of the 12 multi-member constituencies of the Folketing, the national legislature of Denmark. The constituency elects two North Atlantic mandates. The constituency represents the Faroe Islands between the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
2026
2026 Danish general election:[2]
| Party | Top candidate | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party | Sjúrður Skaale | 13,088 | 44.9 | 1 | |
| Union Party | Anna Falkenberg | 7,342 | 25.2 | 1 | |
| People's Party | Jørgen Niclasen | 4,383 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Republic | Høgni Hoydal | 3,891 | 13.4 | 0 | |
| Centre Party | Steffan Klein Poulsen | 437 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Total | 29,141 | 100 | 2 | ||
| Turnout | 75.4 | ||||
2022
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
| Elected in the Faroe Islands | ||
|---|---|---|
| Union | Bárður á Steig Nielsen[4] | 28.8% |
| Social Democratic | Aksel V. Johannesen | 25.5% |
References
- ↑ "Fólkatal | Hagstova Føroya". Hagstova. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ↑ "Resultatet af folketingsvalget på Færøerne den 24. marts 2026" (PDF). dst.dk. Rigsombudsmanden på Færøerne. 24 March 2026.
- ↑ Johansen, Lene Moyell (1 November 2022). "Orientering Folketingsvalget på Færøerne den 31. oktober 2022" (PDF). dst.dk.
- ↑ "Landsliðsmanningarnar". 2012-05-22. Archived from the original on 2012-05-22. Retrieved 2021-03-08.