Faroese general election, 1994

Faroese general election, 1994

7 July 1994

All 32 seats in the Løgting 17 seats were needed for a majority   First party Second party Third party   Leader Edmund Joensen Anfinn Kallsberg Marita Petersen Party Union People's Social Democratic Last election 6 seats, 18.9% 7 seats, 21.9% 5 seats, 27.5% Seats won 8 6 5 Seat change 2 1 5 Popular vote 5,986 4,091 3,918 Percentage 23.4% 16.0% 15.4%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Heini O. Heinesen Party Republic Workers' Union Cristian People's Last election 4 seats, 14.7% New 2 seats, 5.9% Seats won 4 3 2 Seat change 0 3 0 Popular vote 3,501 2,421 1,606 Percentage 13.7% 9.5% 6.3%   Seventh party Eighth party   Party Centre Self-Government Last election New 3 seats, 8.8% Seats won 2 2 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 1,491 1,438 Percentage 5.8% 5.6%

Prime Minister before election Marita Petersen Social Democratic Prime Minister Edmund Joensen Union

Parliamentary elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 7 July 1994.

Results

 Summary of the 7 July 1994 Faroe Løgting election results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Union Party	5,986	23.4%	8
	People's Party	4,091	16.0%	6
	Social Democratic Party	3,918	15.4%	5
	Republican Party	3,501	13.7%	4
	Workers' Union	2,421	9.5%	3
	Christian People's Party	1,606	6.3%	2
	Centre Party	1,491	5.8%	2
	Self-Government Party	1,438	5.6%	2
	Faroese Party	616	2.4%	0
	Freedom Union	487	1.9%	0
Total		25,555	100.0	32

See also

• List of members of the Løgting, 1994–1998