Faroese general election, 1998

Faroese general election, 1998

30 April 1998

All 32 seats in the Løgting 17 seats were needed for a majority   First party Second party Third party   Leader Heini O. Heinesen Anfinn Kallsberg Jóannes Eidesgaard Party Republic People's Social Democratic Last election 4 seats, 13.7% 6 seats, 16.0% 5 seats, 15.4% Seats won 8 8 7 Seat change 4 2 2 Popular vote 6,584 5,886 6,063 Percentage 23.8% 21.3% 21.9%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Edmund Joensen Helena Dam á Neystabø Party Union Self-Government Centre Last election 8 seats, 23.4% 2 seats, 5.6% 2 seats, 5.8% Seats won 6 2 1 Seat change 2 0 1 Popular vote 4,995 2,116 1,125 Percentage 18.0% 7.6% 4.1%   Seventh party Eighth party   Party Cristian People's Workers' Union Last election 2 seats, 6.3% 3 seats, 9.5% Seats won 0 0 Seat change 2 3 Popular vote 698 215 Percentage 2.5% 0.8%

Prime Minister before election Edmund Joensen Union Prime Minister Anfinn Kallsberg People's

Parliamentary elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 30 April 1998.

Results

 Summary of the 30 April 1998 Faroe Løgting election results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Republican Party	6,584	23.8%	8
	People's Party	5,886	21.3%	8
	Social Democratic Party	6,063	21.9%	7
	Union Party	4,995	18.0%	6
	Self-Government Party	2,116	7.6%	2
	Centre Party	1,125	4.1%	1
	Christian People's Party	698	2.5%	0
	Workers' Union	215	0.8%	0
Total		31,601	100.0	32

See also

• List of members of the Løgting, 1998–2002