Faroe Islands (Folketing constituency)

Faroe Islands
Føroyar Færøerne
Constituency for the Folketing
Location of Faroe Islands within Kingdom of Denmark
Territory	Faroe Islands
Population	53,941 (2022)[1]
Electorate	37,264 (2019)
Current constituency
Created	1850
Seats	List 2 (1947–present) 1 (1850-1947)
Members of the Folketing[2]	List   Anna Falkenberg (B)   Sjúrður Skaale (C)
Løgting	Løgting

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

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

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

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

• List of Faroese members of the Folketing
• Constituencies of Denmark