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1950 Faroese general election

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1950 Faroese general election
Faroe Islands
← 1946 8 November 1950 1954 →
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
People's Thorstein Petersen 32.25 8 0
Union Johan Poulsen 27.26 7 +1
Social Democratic Peter Mohr Dam 22.40 6 +2
Republic Erlendur Patursson 9.85 2 New
Self-Government Louis Zachariasen 8.23 2 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Andrass Samuelsen
Union
Kristian Djurhuus
Union

General elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 8 November 1950, the first after the granting of home rule two years earlier. The People's Party remained the largest party in the Løgting, winning 8 of the 25 seats.[1]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
People's Party3,75032.2580
Union Party3,17027.267+1
Social Democratic Party2,60522.406+2
Republican Party1,1459.852New
Self-Government Party9578.2320
Total11,627100.0025+5
Source: Election Passport

References

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  1. ^ Faroes/DK Parties and elections in Europe