Partial general elections were held in the Faroe Islands in 1899 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
EysturoyOle Olsen
Jógvan PoulsenRe-elected
Magnus PoulsenRe-elected
Hans Peter Weihe
NorðurstreymoyOle JacobsenRe-elected
Søren Emil MüllerRe-elected
SuðurstreymoyJúst Jacobsen
VágarMikkjal DanielsenRe-elected
Daniel NiclasenRe-elected
Source: Løgting[1]

By constituency

Norðurstreymoy
CandidateVotes%
Søren Emil Müller10045.87
Ole Jacobsen7835.78
Ole Johannes Olsen3013.76
Niels Winther52.29
Jens S. Jensen20.92
A.S. Reinert10.46
Jens Hendrik Lutherus Djurhuus10.46
Jacob Petersen10.46
Total218100.00
Total votes109–
Registered voters/turnout26441.29
Source: Løgting[1]

Aftermath

Daniel Niclasen died in 1900 and was replaced by Dánjal Pauli Michelsen.[1] Magnus Poulsen was replaced by Ole Hansen Dahl in 1902.[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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.