1887 Faroese general election

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Partial general elections were held in the Faroe Islands in 1887 to elect nine of the eighteen elected members of the Løgting.[1] The Danish administrator (Amtmaður) and the local dean (Próstur) were also members, with the administrator serving as the speaker.[2]

Electoral system[edit]

Members of the Løgting were elected by first-past-the-post voting, with voters having as many votes as there were seats available in their constituency. Nine of the 18 seats were elected every two years. Voting was restricted to men aged 25 or over who met certain tax-paying criteria.[1]

Results[edit]

Constituency Elected members Notes
Eysturoy Johannes Petersen Re-elected
Jógvan Poulsen Re-elected
Samuel Jacob Rasmussen Re-elected
Christian Ludvig Weihe
Norðurstreymoy Ole Jacobsen Re-elected
Olaus Johan Michal Johnsen
Suðurstreymoy Djóni í Geil
Vágar Mikkjal Danielsen Re-elected
Zacharias Nielsen Re-elected
Source: Løgting[1]

By constituency[edit]

Norðurstreymoy
CandidateVotes%
Ole Jacobsen4649.46
Olaus Johan Michal Johnsen2324.73
Joen Pauli Olsen2122.58
Thomas Debes11.08
Jacob Jacobsen11.08
Jens Henrik Lutherus Djurhuus11.08
Total93100.00
Total votes47
Registered voters/turnout24219.42
Source: Løgting[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "LØGTINGIÐ 150" (PDF). Løgting.
  2. ^ Hans Andrias Sølvará (2016). The Rise of Faroese Separatism: Danish-Faroese relations from 1906–1925 and the radicalization of the national- and home rule question. Faroe University Press.