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1903 Faroese general election

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Partial general elections were held in the Faroe Islands in 1903 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

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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

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Constituency Elected members Notes
Eysturoy Jacob Fredrik Olsen
Thomas Juul Petersen
Jógvan Poulsen Re-elected
Andreas Weihe
Norðurstreymoy Johan Kristian Frederik Dam
Ólavur á Heygum
Suðurstreymoy Søren Emil Müller Previously elected in Norðurstreymoy
Vágar Dánjal Pauli Michelsen Re-elected
Zacharias Nielsen
Source: Løgting[1]

By constituency

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Norðurstreymoy
CandidateVotes%
Ólavur á Heygum7830.47
Johan Kristian Frederik Dam7730.08
Ole Jacobsen5320.70
Johan Pauli Olsen4718.36
Søren Emil Müller10.39
Total256100.00
Total votes128
Registered voters/turnout27147.23
Source: Løgting[1]

References

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  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.