IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands

Name	Official Name	Type
Faroese Parliament	Løgting	Assembly

Chief of State: Queen MARGRETHE II *
Head of Government: Prime Minister Aksel V. JOHANNESEN
Assembly: Faroe Islands has a unicameral Faroese Parliament (Løgting) with 33 seats.

* The Queen is represented by High Commissioner Lene Moyell JOHANSEN, chief administrative officer (since 1 November 2001).

The Queen is the hereditary head of state.
The Prime Minister is elected by parliament.
In the Faroese Parliament (Løgting) 33 members are elected through a party-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.
- In 2007 the electoral system was switched from district-based PR (seven districts) to one, nationwide district for all 33 seats. Votes are tabulated using the D'Hondt method.

2019-08-31
Faroese Parliament
Votes 33,929
Registered 37,827
Turnout 89.7

2015-09-01
Faroese Parliament
Votes 32,374
Registered 36,458
Turnout 88.8

2011-10-29
Faroese Parliament
Votes 30,713
Registered 35,447
Turnout 86.64

2008-01-19
Faroese Parliament
Votes 31,177
Registered 34,835
Turnout 89.5

2004-01-20
Faroese Parliament
Votes 31,788
Registered 34,426
Turnout 92.34

2002-04-30
Faroese Parliament
Votes 30,717
Registered 33,522
Turnout 91.63

1998-04-30
Faroese Parliament
Votes 27,876
Registered 31,609
Turnout 88.19

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Faroese Parliament	2019-08-31	33,929	37,827	89.7
Faroese Parliament	2015-09-01	32,374	36,458	88.8
Faroese Parliament	2011-10-29	30,713	35,447	86.64
Faroese Parliament	2008-01-19	31,177	34,835	89.5
Faroese Parliament	2004-01-20	31,788	34,426	92.34
Faroese Parliament	2002-04-30	30,717	33,522	91.63
Faroese Parliament	1998-04-30	27,876	31,609	88.19

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