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1962 Faroese general election

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1962 Faroese general election
Faroe Islands
← 1958 8 November 1962 1966 →
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Social Democratic Peter Mohr Dam 27.45 8 0
Republic Erlendur Patursson 21.65 6 −1
Union Johan Poulsen 20.33 6 −1
People's Hákun Djurhuus 20.24 6 +1
Self-Government Niels Poulsen 5.88 2 0
Progress Kjartan Mohr 4.45 1 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Peter Mohr Dam
Social Democratic
Hákun Djurhuus
People's

General elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 8 November 1962. The Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the Løgting, winning 8 of the 29 seats.[1]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Social Democratic Party4,16127.4580
Republican Party3,28121.656–1
Union Party3,08220.336–1
People's Party3,06820.246+1
Self-Government Party8925.8820
Progress Party6744.4510
Total15,158100.0029–1
Source: Election Passport (votes)

References

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  1. ^ Faroes/DK Parties and elections in Europe