1891 Faroese general election

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Partial general elections were held in the Faroe Islands in 1891 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 Peter Huusgaard
Oliver Petræus Effersøe
Jógvan Poulsen Re-elected
Christian Ludvig Weihe Re-elected
Norðurstreymoy Ole Jacobsen Re-elected
Søren Emil Müller
Suðurstreymoy Djóni í Geil Re-elected
Vágar Mikkjal Danielsen Re-elected
Daniel Niclasen
Source: Løgting[1]

By constituency[edit]

Norðurstreymoy
CandidateVotes%
Søren Emil Müller7444.58
Ole Jacobsen4828.92
Olaus Johan Michal Johnsen4225.30
Niels Peter Egholm10.60
Joen Peter Gregoriussen10.60
Total166100.00
Total votes83
Registered voters/turnout25033.20
Source: Løgting[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "LØGTINGIÐ 150" (PDF). Løgting.
  2. ^ 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.