1970 Faroese general election

1970 Faroese general election

7 November 1970

Party Leader Vote % Seats /– Social Democratic J. F. Øregaard 27.21 7 0 Republic Erlendur Patursson 21.94 6 1 Union Trygve Samuelsen 21.71 6 0 People's Hákun Djurhuus 20.02 5 −1 Self-Government Niels Poulsen 5.59 1 0 Progress Kjartan Mohr 3.53 1 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Kristian Djurhuus Union Atli Dam Social Democratic

General elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 7 November 1970. The Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the Løgting, winning 7 of the 26 seats.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	/–
	Social Democratic Party	4,916	27.21	7	0
	Republican Party	3,963	21.94	6	1
	Union Party	3,921	21.71	6	0
	People's Party	3,617	20.02	5	–1
	Self-Government Party	1,010	5.59	1	0
	Progress Party	637	3.53	1	0
Total		18,064	100.00	26	0
Source: Election Passport