2019 Faroese general election

General elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 31 August 2019.[1] The elections resulted in the defeat of Aksel V. Johannesen's coalition government consisting of the Social Democratic, Republic, and Progress.[2] Following the elections, a new government was formed by Union Party leader Bárður á Steig Nielsen, consisting of the Union Party, the People's Party and the Centre Party, which won 17 of the 34 seats.[3]

2019 Faroese general election

31 August 2019
Turnout	89.7%
Party Leader % Seats ± People's Jørgen Niclasen 24.5% 8 +2 Social Democratic Aksel V. Johannesen 22.1% 7 -1 Union Bárður á Steig Nielsen 20.3% 7 +1 Republic Høgni Hoydal 18.1% 6 -1 Centre Jenis av Rana 5.4% 2 0 Progress Poul Michelsen 4.6% 2 0 Self-Government Jógvan Skorheim 3.4% 1 -1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister Aksel V. Johannesen Social Democratic Bárður á Steig Nielsen Union

According to political scientist Lise Lyck, the main election issues were public finances (welfare, taxes and public coffers), recent reforms of the fishing sector and same-sex marriage.[2]

Electoral system

The 33 members of the Løgting were elected by open list proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency with an electoral threshold of one thirty-third (~3.03%). Seats were allocated using the d'Hondt method.[4]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	People's Party	8,290	24.54	8	+2
	Social Democratic Party	7,480	22.14	7	–1
	Union Party	6,874	20.35	7	+1
	Republic	6,127	18.14	6	–1
	Centre Party	1,815	5.37	2	0
	Progress	1,559	4.62	2	0
	Self-Government	1,157	3.43	1	–1
	Cannabis Initiative	310	0.92	0	New
	Faroese Party	167	0.49	0	New
Total		33,779	100.00	33	0
Valid votes		33,779	99.56
Invalid/blank votes		150	0.44
Total votes		33,929	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		37,827	89.70
Source: KVF

Of the 150 void votes, 85 were blank and 65 invalid.[5]

References

1. "Færøsk lagmand udskriver valg i åbningstale" (in Danish). Jyllands Posten. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
2. "What the Faroe Islands can tell us about small states, autonomy and climate change". EUROPP. 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
3. Borgerlig færøsk regering ændrer udskældt fiskerireform Jydske Vestkysten, 14 September 2019
4. Elections to the Faroese Løgting Election Resources
5. Løgtingsval 31. august 2019 KVF