Partial general elections were held in the Faroe Islands in 1883 to elect nine of the eighteen elected members of the Løgting.[1] The Danish administrator (Amtmaður) and the local dean (Próstur) were also members, with the administrator serving as the speaker.[2]

Electoral system

Members of the Løgting were elected by first-past-the-post voting, with voters having as many votes as there were seats available in their constituency. Nine of the 18 seats were elected every two years. Voting was restricted to men aged 25 or over who met certain tax-paying criteria.[1]

Results

Constituency Elected members Notes
EysturoyGregers JoensenRe-elected
Johannes PetersenRe-elected
Jógvan Poulsen
Samuel Jacob Rasmussen
NorðurstreymoyOle JacobsenRe-elected
Ole Jacob Petersen
SuðurstreymoyJacob Jacobsen
VágarMikkjal DanielsenRe-elected
Zacharias NielsenRe-elected
Source: Løgting[1]

By constituency

Norðurstreymoy
CandidateVotes%
Ole Jacobsen3646.15
Ole Jacob Petersen2937.18
Joen Hansen67.69
Daniel Jacob Jacobsen33.85
Peter Petersen22.56
Hans Joensen11.28
Samuel Jacob Hansen11.28
Total78100.00
Total votes39–
Registered voters/turnout23016.96
Source: Løgting[1]

Aftermath

Ole Jacob Petersen died in 1885. In a by-election held on 29 June Thomas Debes was elected as his replacement with 14 votes to one received by Ivar Petersen Dall.[1]

1885 Norðurstreymoy by-election
CandidateVotes%
Thomas Debes1493.33
Ivar Petersen Dall16.67
Total15100.00
Total votes15–
Registered voters/turnout2306.52
Source: Løgting[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "LØGTINGIÐ 150" (PDF). Løgting.
  2. ↑ Hans Andrias Sølvará (2016). The Rise of Faroese Separatism: Danish-Faroese relations from 1906–1925 and the radicalization of the national- and home rule question. Faroe University Press.
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