Faroese general election, 1946

8 November 1946

Party	Leader	%	Seats	±
People's	Thorstein Petersen	40.9%	8	-3
Union	Andrass Samuelsen	28.7%	6	0
Social Democratic	Peter Mohr Dam	22.8%	4	-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 8 November 1946. The People's Party remained the largest party in the Løgting, winning 8 of the 18 seats.^[1]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
People's Party	5,396	40.92	8	–3
Union Party	3,783	28.69	6	0
Social Democratic Party	3,705	28.10	4	–2
Independents	302	2.29	0	New
Total	13,186	100	18	–7
Source: Election Passport

References

↑ Faroes/DK Parties and elections in Europe

Elections and referendums in the Faroe Islands

Løgting elections	1906 1908 1910 1912 1914 1916 1918 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1943 1945 1946 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1980 1984 1988 1990 1994 1998 2002 2004 2008 2011 2015

Folketing elections	1920 (Apr) 1920 (Jul) 1920 (Sep) 1924 1926 1929 1932 1935 1939 1943 1945 1947 1950 1953 (Apr) 1953 (Sep) 1957 1960 1964 1966 1968 1971 1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1984 1987 1988 1990 1994 1998 2001 2005 2007 2011 2015

Referendums	1907 1946 1973 2009

See also: Elections and referendums in Denmark Elections and referendums in Greenland

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