1970 Faroese general election

1970 Faroese general election

7 November 1970

Party Leader % Seats +/– Social Democratic J. F. Øregaard 27.2% 7 0 Republic Erlendur Patursson 21.9% 6 +1 Union Trygve Samuelsen 21.7% 6 0 People's Hákun Djurhuus 20.0% 5 −1 Self-Government Niels Poulsen 5.6% 1 0 Progress Kjartan Mohr 3.5% 1 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Kristian Djurhuus Union Atli Dam Social Democratic

General elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 7 November 1970. The Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the Løgting, winning 7 of the 26 seats.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Social Democratic Party	4,916	27.2	7	0
Republican Party	3,962	21.9	6	+1
Union Party	3,921	21.7	6	0
People's Party	3,617	20.0	5	–1
Self-Government Party	1,010	5.6	1	0
Progress Party	637	3.5	1	0
Total	18,064	100	26	0
Source: Election Passport