Faroese general election, 2004

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Faroese general election, 2004

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All 32 seats in the Løgting
17 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout 92,1%
  First party Second party Third party
  Hogni hoydal.jpg Joannes Eidesgaard in Gjogv.jpg
Leader Høgni Hoydal Lisbeth L. Petersen Jóannes Eidesgaard
Party Republic Union Social Democratic
Last election 8 seats, 23.7% 8 seats, 26.0% 7 seats, 20.9%
Seats won 8 7 7
Seat change Steady0 Decrease1 Steady0
Popular vote 6,890 7,501 6,921
Percentage 21.7% 23.7% 21.8%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
  Anfinn kallsberg.jpg 150x150px 150x150px
Leader Anfinn Kallsberg Jenis av Rana Kári P. Højgaard
Party People's Centre Self-Government
Last election 7 seats, 20.8% 1 seats, 4.2% 1 seats, 4.4%
Seats won 7 2 1
Seat change Steady0 Increase1 Steady0
Popular vote 6,530 1,661 1,461
Percentage 20.6% 5.2% 4.6%

Prime Minister before election

Anfinn Kallsberg
People's

Prime Minister

Jóannes Eidesgaard
Social Democratic

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Parliamentary elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 20 January 2004.

Results

e • d Summary of the 20 January 2004 Faroe Løgting election results
Parties Votes % Seats
Union Party (Sbfl, Sambandsflokkurin) 7,501 23.7 7
Social Democratic Party (Jvfl, Javnaðarflokkurin) 6,921 21.8 7
Republican Party (Tjfl, Tjóðveldisflokkurin) 6,890 21.7 8
People's Party (Flfl, Fólkaflokkurin) 6,530 20.6 7
Centre Party (Mfl, Miðflokkurin) 1,661 5.2 2
Self-Government Party (Sjfl, Sjálvstýrisflokkurin) 1,461 4.6 1
The Funny Party (Hin stuttligi flokkurin) 747 2.4 0
Total (turnout 92.1%) 31,711 100.0 32
Sources: Rulers.org, logting.fo, uf.fo

See also