1883 Faroese general election
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Partial general elections were held in the Faroe Islands in 1883 to elect nine of the eighteen elected members of the Løgting.[1] The Danish administrator (Amtmaður) and the local dean (Próstur) were also members, with the administrator serving as the speaker.[2]
Electoral system
[edit]Members of the Løgting were elected by first-past-the-post voting, with voters having as many votes as there were seats available in their constituency. Nine of the 18 seats were elected every two years. Voting was restricted to men aged 25 or over who met certain tax-paying criteria.[1]
Results
[edit]Constituency | Elected members | Notes |
---|---|---|
Eysturoy | Gregers Joensen | Re-elected |
Johannes Petersen | Re-elected | |
Jógvan Poulsen | ||
Samuel Jacob Rasmussen | ||
Norðurstreymoy | Ole Jacobsen | Re-elected |
Ole Jacob Petersen | ||
Suðurstreymoy | Jacob Jacobsen | |
Vágar | Mikkjal Danielsen | Re-elected |
Zacharias Nielsen | Re-elected | |
Source: Løgting[1] |
By constituency
[edit]Candidate | Votes | % |
---|---|---|
Ole Jacobsen | 36 | 46.15 |
Ole Jacob Petersen | 29 | 37.18 |
Joen Hansen | 6 | 7.69 |
Daniel Jacob Jacobsen | 3 | 3.85 |
Peter Petersen | 2 | 2.56 |
Hans Joensen | 1 | 1.28 |
Samuel Jacob Hansen | 1 | 1.28 |
Total | 78 | 100.00 |
Total votes | 39 | – |
Registered voters/turnout | 230 | 16.96 |
Source: Løgting[1] |
Aftermath
[edit]Ole Jacob Petersen died in 1885. In a by-election held on 29 June Thomas Debes was elected as his replacement with 14 votes to one received by Ivar Petersen Dall.[1]
Candidate | Votes | % |
---|---|---|
Thomas Debes | 14 | 93.33 |
Ivar Petersen Dall | 1 | 6.67 |
Total | 15 | 100.00 |
Total votes | 15 | – |
Registered voters/turnout | 230 | 6.52 |
Source: Løgting[1] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "LØGTINGIÐ 150" (PDF). Løgting.
- ^ Hans Andrias Sølvará (2016). The Rise of Faroese Separatism: Danish-Faroese relations from 1906–1925 and the radicalization of the national- and home rule question. Faroe University Press.