Faroe Islands (Folketing constituency)

Folketing constituency

Faroe Islands (Faroese: Føroyar, Danish: Færøerne) is a constituency of Denmark. It represents the Faroe Islands and elects two members.

Faroe Islands
Føroyar
Færøerne
constituency
Folketing
Map
Outline map
Location of Faroe Islands within Kingdom of Denmark
MunicipalityList
Population53,941 (2022)[1]
Electoral College37,264 (2019)
Current constituency
Created1850
Seats
List
  • 2 (1947–present)
  • 1 (1850-1947)
Members of the Folketing[2]
List
  •   Anna Falkenberg (B)
  •   Sjúrður Skaale (C)
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Election results

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2022 Danish general election:[3]

Party Candidate Total

Votes

% Seats
Union Party B Anna Falkenberg 8,198 30.2% 1
Social Democratic Party C Sjúrður Skaale 7,659 28.2% 1
Republic E Bjørt Samuelsen 4,927 18.1% 0
People's Party A Jógvan á Lakjuni 4,222 15.5% 0
Centre Party H Jenis av Rana 1,217 4.5% 0
Progress F 936 3.4% 0
Valid Votes 27,159 100.00% 2
Turnout 71.3%

References

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  1. "Fólkatal | Hagstova Føroya". hagstova.fo. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  2. "Find et medlem: Listen indeholder både medlemmer og evt. stedfortrædere. Du har søgt på storkreds Færøerne" (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark: Folketing. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  3. Johansen, Lene Moyell (1 November 2022). "Orientering Folketingsvalget på Færøerne den 31. oktober 2022" (PDF). dst.dk.