List of members of the Løgting, 2011–2015
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List of the members of the Faroese Løgting in the period 2011–2015. The parliament had 33 members this period. The election for the Løgting was held on 29 October 2011.[1] Seven political parties got representation in the parliament; People's Party and Union Party got 8 members each, Social Democratic Party and Republic got 6 members each, Centre Party and Progress got 2 members each and Self-Government Party got 1 member elected to the parliament.[2] The Faroe Islands was one electoral district when this election took place. This was the second election with the new system with one electoral district. Before 2008 there were 7 electoral districts.
The government during this legislature was the Cabinet of Kaj Leo Johannesen II; a coalition of the Union Party, People's Party, Self-Government Party and Centre Party.
Name | Party | From area | Comments |
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Aksel V. Johannesen | Social Democratic Party | Norðoyar | |
Alfred Olsen | Union Party | Eysturoy | |
Annika Olsen | People's Party | Suðurstreymoy | Minister and Deputy Prime Minister since 2011. Rodmundur Nielsen took his seat in the Parliament. |
Bill Justinussen | Centre Party | Eysturoy | |
Bjarni Djurholm | People's Party | Suðurstreymoy | |
Bjørn Kalsø | Union Party | Norðoyar | Minister of Culture since 2010. Reimund Langgaard took his seat in the Parliament. |
Bjørt Samuelsen | Republic | Suðurstreymoy | |
Bárður á Steig Nielsen | Union Party | Norðurstreymoy | |
Edva Jacobsen | Union Party | Eysturoy | |
Elsebeth Mercedis Gunnleygsdóttur | People's Party | Norðoyar | |
Eyðgun Samuelsen | Social Democratic Party | Norðoyar | |
Gerhard Lognberg | Social Democratic Party/Union Party | Sandoy | He represented the Social Democratic Party 2011–2013, he was expelled from the party on 2 November 2013 and was independent until 10 February 2014, when he became member of the Union Party.[3] |
Gunvør Balle | Republic | Suðurstreymoy | |
Hanus Samró | People's Party | Suðurstreymoy | |
Helgi Abrahamsen | Union Party | Eysturoy | |
Henrik Old | Social Democratic Party | Suðuroy | |
Høgni Hoydal | Republic | Suðurstreymoy | |
Jacob Vestergaard | People's Party | Suðuroy | Minister of Fisheries 2012– |
Jákup Mikkelsen | People's Party | Norðoyar | Minister of Fisheries 2011–2012. Joen Magnus Rasmussen took his seat in the Parliament. |
Janus Rein | Framsókn | Suðurstreymoy | |
Jenis av Rana | Centre Party | Suðurstreymoy | |
Jógvan á Lakjuni | People's Party | Eysturoy | Speaker of the Løgting (Parliament) |
Johan Dahl | Union Party | Suðuroy | Minister since 2011. Jóna Mortensen took his seat in the Parliament. |
Jørgen Niclasen | People's Party | Vágar | Minister of Finance since 2011. Brandur Sandoy took his seat in the Parliament. |
Kaj Leo Holm Johannesen | Union Party | Suðurstreymoy | Prime Minister since 2011. Eivin Jacobsen took his seat in the Parliament. |
Kristin Michelsen | Social Democratic Party | Suðuroy | |
Kristina Háfoss | Republic | Suðurstreymoy | |
Kári P. Højgaard | Self-Government Party | Eysturoy | Minister from 2011 to 2013. Jógvan Skorheim took his seat in the Parliament during this time. |
Poul Michelsen | Framsókn | Suðurstreymoy | |
Páll á Reynatúgvu | Republic | Sandoy | |
Rigmor Dam | Social Democratic Party | Suðurstreymoy | |
Rósa Samuelsen | Union Party | Vágar | |
Sirið Stenberg | Republic | Suðuroy[4] |
Personal votes
Name | National party | # of votes |
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Helgi Abrahamsen | Union Party | 404[5] |
Gunvør Balle | Republic | 358 |
Johan Dahl | Union Party | 327 |
Rigmor Dam | Social Democratic Party | 271 |
Bjarni Djurholm | People's Party | 328 |
Elsebeth Gunnleygsdóttur | People's Party | 344 |
Kristina Háfoss | Republic | 451 |
Høgni Hoydal | Republic | 1054 |
Kári Højgaard | Self-Government Party | 317 |
Edva Jacobsen | Union Party | 311 |
Aksel V. Johannesen | Social Democratic Party | 1204 |
Kaj Leo Johannesen | Union Party | 1979 |
Bill Justinussen | Centre Party | 428 |
Bjørn Kalsø | Union Party | 704 |
Jógvan á Lakjuni | People's Party | 341 |
Gerhard Lognberg | Social Democratic Party | 344 |
Kristin Michelsen | Social Democratic Party | 393 |
Poul Michelsen | Progress | 581 |
Jákup Mikkelsen | People's Party | 455 |
Jørgen Niclasen | People's Party | 382 |
Bárður á Steig Nielsen | Union Party | 872 |
Henrik Old | Social Democratic Party | 265 |
Alfred Olsen | Union Party | 473 |
Annika Olsen | People's Party | 1344 |
Jenis av Rana | Centre Party | 434 |
Janus Rein | Progress | 250 |
Páll á Reynatúgvu | Republic | 332 |
Hanus Samró | People's Party | 304 |
Bjørt Samuelsen | Republic | 365 |
Eyðgunn Samuelsen | Social Democratic Party | 261 |
Rósa Samuelsen | Union Party | 480 |
Sirið Stenberg | Republic | 319 |
Jacob Vestergaard | People's Party | 1048 |
References
- ^ Logir.fo Archived 2013-02-13 at archive.today The Faroese law about the election (in Faroese).
- ^ Kringvarp.fo Archived 2013-01-06 at archive.today Results from the election at the website of the national Faroese radio and TV station
- ^ "Gerhard Lognberg er tingmaður fyri Sambandsflokkin".
- ^ Kringvarp.fo Archived 2011-11-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Logting.elektron.fo, Løgtingsvalið 29 October 2011