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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 Democrats, Republic, and Progress.[2] Following the elections, a new coalition 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 33 seats.[3]

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 1⁄33 of votes (~3.03%).[4] Seats were allocated using the d'Hondt method.[5]

Results

References

  1. ^ "Færøsk lagmand udskriver valg i åbningstale" (in Danish). Jyllands Posten. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b "What the Faroe Islands can tell us about small states, autonomy and climate change". EUROPP. 2019-09-06. Archived from the original on 2019-09-09. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  3. ^ Borgerlig færøsk regering ændrer udskældt fiskerireform Jydske Vestkysten, 14 September 2019
  4. ^ "Løgtingslóg nr. 49 frá 20. juli 1978 um val til Løgtingið, sum seinast broytt við løgtingslóg nr. 137 frá 22. september 2020". logir.fo. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  5. ^ Elections to the Faroese Løgting Election Resources