1916 Faroese general election

1916 Faroese general election

28 February 1916

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Self-Government Jóannes Patursson 51.72 9 +1 Union Fríðrikur Petersen 37.88 10 −2 Independents A.C. Evensen 10.40 1 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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Partial general elections were held in the southern part of the Faroe Islands on 28 February 1916.^[1] Although the Self-Government Party won five of the ten seats up for election, the Union Party remained the largest in the Løgting with 10 of the 20 seats.

Party		Votes	%	Seats
				Won	Total	+/–
	Self-Government Party	542	51.72	5	9	+1
	Union Party	397	37.88	4	10	–2
	Independents	109	10.40	1	1	New
Total		1,048	100.00	10	20	0
Source: Løgting[2]