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1966 Faroese general election

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1966 Faroese general election
Faroe Islands
← 1962 8 November 1966 1970 →
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Social Democratic Peter Mohr Dam 27.0% 7 −1
Union Johan Poulsen 23.7% 6 0
People's Hákun Djurhuus 21.6% 6 0
Republic Erlendur Patursson 20.0% 5 −1
Self-Government Niels Poulsen 4.9% 1 −1
Progress Kjartan Mohr 2.8% 1 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Hákun Djurhuus
People's
Peter Mohr Dam
Social Democratic

General elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 8 November 1966. The Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the Løgting, winning 7 of the 26 seats.[1]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Social Democratic Party 4,751 27.0 7 –1
Union Party 4,177 23.7 6 0
People's Party 3,811 21.6 6 0
Republican Party 3,529 20.0 5 –1
Self-Government Party 867 4.9 1 –1
Progress Party 489 2.8 1 0
Total 17,624 100 26 -3
Source: Election Passport

References

  1. ^ Faroes/DK Parties and elections in Europe