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Christian People's Party (Faroe Islands)

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Christian People's Party
Kristiligi Fólkaflokkurin
LeaderKjartan Mohr [da] (first)
Niels Pauli Danielsen [da] (last)
Founded1954[1]
Dissolved2000
Succeeded byCentre Party (de facto)
IdeologyChristian democracy
Social conservatism
Political positionCentre-right to right-wing
Løgting (1978-1998)
2 / 32
Election symbol
F

The Christian People's Party, Faroese Progress and Fisheries Party (Faroese: Kristiligi Fólkaflokkurin, Føroya Framburðs- og Fiskivinnuflokkur, KFFFF), generally known as the Christian People's Party (Faroese: Kristiligi Fólkaflokkurin, KF), was a political party in the Faroe Islands.

History

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The party was established in 1954 by dissidents from the People's Party, and was originally known as the Progress Party (Framburðsflokkurin). In the 1958 elections it won a single seat in the Løgting,[2] taken by Kjartan Mohr. The party retained its single seat in elections in 1962, 1966, 1970 and 1974,[2] with Mohr remaining its sole MP.

Prior to the 1978 elections it merged with the Fisheries Party to become the Progress and Fisheries Party (Framburðs- og Fiskivinnuflokkurin). The new party won two seats, retaining both in the 1980 elections.[2] In 1984 it adopted its final name, again retaining its two seats in the Løgting in the 1984 elections.

The party won two seats in elections in 1988, 1990 and 1994. However, it lost both seats in the 1998 elections and subsequently folded.

Election results

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Faroese general elections

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Election Votes % Seats +/–
1958 404 2.9%
1 / 30
New
1962 674 4.4%
1 / 29
Steady 0
1966 489 2.8%
1 / 26
Steady 0
1970 637 3.5%
1 / 26
Steady 0
1974 487 2.5%
1 / 26
Steady 0
1978 1,389 6.1%
2 / 32
Increase 1
1980 1,905 8.2%
2 / 32
Steady 0
1984 1,466 5.8%
2 / 32
Steady 0
1988 1,582 5.5%
2 / 32
Steady 0
1990 1,681 5.9%
2 / 32
Steady 0
1994 1,606 6.3%
2 / 32
Steady 0
1998 698 2.5%
0 / 32
Decrease 2

Danish general elections

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Elections Votes %
(Faroes)
Seats Seats
(Faroes)
+/–
1964 631 6.0%
0 / 179
0 / 2
New
1966 Did not run.
1968 889 7.1%
0 / 179
0 / 2
Steady 0
1971 362 2.8%
0 / 179
0 / 2
Steady 0
1973 258 2.0%
0 / 179
0 / 2
Steady 0
1975 Did not run.
1977 207 1.3%
0 / 179
0 / 2
Steady 0
1979 878 4.7%
0 / 179
0 / 2
Steady 0
1981 773 4.7%
0 / 179
0 / 2
Steady 0
1984-1987 Did not run.
1988 891 3.9%
0 / 179
0 / 2
Steady 0
1990 285 1.6%
0 / 179
0 / 2
Steady 0
1994 467 2.4%
0 / 179
0 / 2
Steady 0

References

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  1. ^ "Kristiligi Fólkaflokkurin". Folkevalgte.dk. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Faroes/DK Archived 2013-07-23 at the Wayback Machine Parties and Elections