1918 Faroese general election

1918 Faroese general election

24 April 1918

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Union Oliver Effersøe 50.26 9 −1 Self-Government Jóannes Patursson 49.74 11 +2 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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General elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 24 April 1918,^[1] the first in which women had the right to vote. Although the Union Party narrowly received the most votes, the result was a victory for the Self-Government Party, which won 11 of the 20 seats in the Løgting.

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Union Party	2,969	50.26	9	–1
	Self-Government Party	2,938	49.74	11	+2
Total		5,907	100.00	20	0
Source: Løgting[2]