People's Party (Faroe Islands)
The Faroese People's Party – Radical Self-Government Hin føroyski fólkaflokkurin – radikalt sjálvstýri | |
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International Democrat Union | |
Nordic affiliation | Conservative Group |
Colours | Green |
Løgting | 6 / 33 |
Folketing (Faroe seats) | 0 / 2 |
Election symbol | |
A | |
Website | |
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The Faroese People's Party – Radical Self-Government (
Founded in 1939 as a split from the
The party was a member of the
History
The party was founded in 1939 as Vinnuflokkurin.
The People's Party entered a coalition government with the
In the
When chairman
In
At the general election 2015, the party lost two seats, they got 18.9% of the votes and six members. Eight days after the election, Annika Olsen who had received 961 personal votes, left the People's Party, which means that the party lost one member and now has five parliament members.[17] On 4 February 2016 she became a member of the People's Party again.
Ideology
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Generally, the party is liberal conservative.[7] In economics, the party is supportive of the economic liberalism.[18]
The party supports Faroese independence from Denmark. It is one of two major parties (along with Republic) whose primary concern was historically the constitutional issue, rather than economics.[19]
Election results
Year | Votes | Seats | Position | ||
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# | % | # | ± | ||
1940 | 2,084 | 24.7% | 6 / 24
|
New | 2nd |
1943 | 4,010 | 41.5% | 12 / 25
|
6 | 1st |
1945 | 5,708 | 43.4% | 11 / 23
|
1 | 1st |
1946 | 5,396 | 41.0% | 8 / 20
|
3 | 1st |
1950 | 3,750 | 32.3% | 8 / 25
|
0 | 1st |
1954 | 2,660 | 20.9% | 6 / 27
|
2 | 3rd |
1958 | 2,467 | 17.8% | 5 / 30
|
1 | 4th |
1962 | 3,068 | 20.2% | 6 / 29
|
1 | 4th |
1966 | 3,811 | 21.6% | 6 / 26
|
0 | 3th |
1970 | 3,617 | 20.0% | 5 / 26
|
1 | 4th |
1974 | 4,069 | 20.5% | 5 / 26
|
0 | 3rd |
1978 | 4,067 | 17.9% | 6 / 32
|
1 | 4th |
1980 | 4,399 | 18.9% | 6 / 32
|
0 | 4th |
1984 | 5,446 | 21.6% | 7 / 32
|
1 | 2nd |
1988 | 6,692 | 23.2% | 8 / 32
|
1 | 1st |
1990 | 6,234 | 21.9% | 7 / 32
|
1 | 2nd |
1994 | 4,093 | 16.0% | 6 / 32
|
1 | 2nd |
1998 | 5,886 | 21.3% | 8 / 32
|
2 | 3rd |
2002 | 6,352 | 20.8% | 7 / 32
|
1 | 4th |
2004 | 6,530 | 20.6% | 7 / 32
|
0 | 4th |
2008 | 6,240 | 20.1% | 7 / 33
|
0 | 3rd |
2011 | 6,883 | 22.5% | 8 / 33
|
1 | 2nd |
2015 | 6,102 | 18.9% | 6 / 33
|
2 | 3rd |
2019 | 8,290 | 24.5% | 8 / 33
|
2 | 1st |
2022 | 6,473 | 18.9% | 6 / 33
|
2 | 3rd |
Leaders
Chairmen
Leader | From | To | |
---|---|---|---|
1st | Jóannes Patursson | 1940 | 1946 |
2nd | Thorstein Petersen | 1946 | 1951 |
3rd | Hákun Djurhuus | 1951 | 1980 |
4th | Jógvan Sundstein | 1980 | 1993 |
5th | Anfinn Kallsberg | 1993 | 2007 |
6th | Jørgen Niclasen | 2007 | March 2022 |
7th | Christian Andreasen | March 2022 | Nov. 2022 |
8th | Beinir Johannesen | Nov. 2022[20] | present |
Current members of the Løgting
As of the 2022 general snap election:
Name | Elected (E), Re-elected (R), or Appointed (A) | Votes obtained in the general election | Title |
---|---|---|---|
Beinir Johannesen | R | 1,688 | Member of the Logting |
Bárður á Lakjuni | E | 498 | Member of the Logting |
Árni Skaale | E | 422 | Member of the Logting |
Jørgen Niclasen | R | 393 | Member of the Logting |
Elsebeth Mercedis Gunnleygsdóttur | R | 374 | Third Vice-Chairman ("Deputy Speaker") of the Logting[21] |
Jacob Vestergaard | R | 361 | Member of the Logting |
Footnotes
- ^ Dosenrode, Søren (2011). Devolution of the North Atlantic: The Case of the Faroe Islands. Ashgate. p. 116.
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ignored (help) - ^ a b c Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Faroes/Denmark". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ Ackrén, Maria. "The Faroe Islands: Options for Independence" (PDF). Island Studies Journal. 1 (2): 223–238. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011.
- ^ "Regions and territories: Faroe Islands". BBC News. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ISBN 978-82-00-12799-4.
- ISBN 978-1-4833-3327-4.
- ^ a b Brachtl, Václav. "Vývoj a proměny stranického systému na Faerských ostrovech". Central European Political Studies Review (in Czech). 12 (4).
- ^ Folkaflokkurin.fo, Málningur av Thorstein Petersen handaður Fólkaflokkinum Archived 30 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kvf.fo, Sjálvstýrisflokkurin fer úr samgonguni
- ^ S2CID 198008695. Archived from the original(PDF) on 6 July 2011.
- ^ Wylie (1987), p. 170
- S2CID 55380171.
- ^ a b Love et al (2003), p. 146
- ^ Love et al (2003), pp. 146–7
- ^ Love et al (2003), p. 147
- ^ In.fo, Janus Rein í Fólkaflokkin
- ^ Rana, Hallur av (9 September 2015). "Annika Olsen tikið seg úr Fólkaflokkinum" (in Faroese). In.fo. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ Fog, Steffen (9 July 2003). "Det græsklædte egnsteater". Dagbladet Information (in Danish). Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ Wylie (1987), p. 226
- ^ Hansen, Uni L. (10 November 2022). "Beinir Johannesen nýggjur formaður í Fólkaflokkinum". kvf.fo. Kringvarp Føroya. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Bjørt løgtingsforkvinna og Aksel løgmaður". kvf.fo (in Faroese). 22 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
References
- Wylie, Jonathan (1987). The Faroe Islands: Interpretations of History, Volume 1986. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-1578-8.
- Love, Juliet; O'Brien, Jillian, eds. (1987). Western Europe 2003. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.