Faroe Islands (Folketing constituency)

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Faroe Islands
Føroyar
Færøerne
constituency
Folketing
Map
Outline map
Location of Faroe Islands within Kingdom of Denmark
MunicipalityList
Population53,941 (2022)[1]
Electoral College37,264 (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 (Faroese: Føroyar, Danish: Færøerne) is a constituency of Denmark. It represents the Faroe Islands and elects two members.

Election results[change | change source]

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%

References[change | change source]

  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.