1918 Faroese general election

1918 Faroese general election

24 April 1918

Party Leader % 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.

General elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 24 April 1918, 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.

Results

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