1970 Faroese general election

1970 Faroese general election

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Party Leader % Seats +/– Social Democratic J. F. Øregaard 27.21 7 0 Republic Erlendur Patursson 21.94 6 +1 Union Trygve Samuelsen 21.71 6 0 People's Hákun Djurhuus 20.02 5 −1 Self-Government Niels Poulsen 5.59 1 0 Progress Kjartan Mohr 3.53 1 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Kristian Djurhuus Union Atli Dam Social Democratic

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General elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 7 November 1970. The Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the Løgting, winning 7 of the 26 seats.^[1]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Social Democratic Party	4,916	27.21	7	0
	Republican Party	3,963	21.94	6	+1
	Union Party	3,921	21.71	6	0
	People's Party	3,617	20.02	5	–1
	Self-Government Party	1,010	5.59	1	0
	Progress Party	637	3.53	1	0
Total		18,064	100.00	26	0
Source: Election Passport

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