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Faroese political party
Self-Government Sjálvstýri
LeaderSámal Petur í Grund [fo] (acting)
Founded1909
IdeologyLiberalism
Social liberalism
Regionalism
Autonomism
Political positionCentre
National affiliationDanish Social Liberal Party
Nordic affiliationCentre Group
ColoursPurple and blue
Løgting0 / 33
Folketing
(Faroe seats)		0 / 2
Election symbol
D
Website
www.sjalvstyri.fo

Sjálvstýri (previously Sjálvstýrisflokkurin) (English: referred to interchangeably as Independence, Self-Government, or Home Rule) is a liberal, autonomist political party on the Faroe Islands. It is currently led by the Mayor of Klaksvík, Jógvan Skorheim.

Nýtt Sjálvstýri traditionally supported greater autonomy for the Faroes within the Kingdom of Denmark, but in 1998 it agreed, as part of a coalition deal with Tjóðveldi and Fólkaflokkurin, to support national independence for the Faroes. Today it supports obtaining independence through gradually increasing Faroese autonomy until the Faroe Islands becomes a de facto independent state.

At the 2008 election to the Løgting, the party won 7.2% of the popular vote and two out of 33 seats. In early elections in 2011, the party's vote fell to 4.2% and it lost one seat. At the 2011 election to the Løgting, the party won 4% of the votes; two members were elected.

Leaders

Presidents of the Self-Government Party

 

Parliamentary leaders

  • Kári P. Højgaard 2013–d.d.
  • Jógvan Skorheim 2011–2013
  • Kári P. Højgaard 2001–2011
  • Sámal Petur í Grund 1998–2001
  • Helena Dam á Neystabø 1993–1998
  • Lasse Klein 1988–1993
  • Hilmar Kass 1970–1988

Election results

Faroese general election

Year Votes Seats Position
# % # ±
1906 579 37.6% 8 / 20 New Increase 2nd
1908 340 33.9% 7 / 20 Decrease 1 Steady 2nd
1910 289 24.5% 7 / 20 Steady 0 Steady 2nd
1912 365 41.6% 7 / 20 Steady 0 Steady 2nd
1914 625 47.2% 8 / 20 Increase 1 Steady 2nd
1916 542 51.7% 9 / 20 Increase 1 Increase 1st
1918 2,938 49.7% 11 / 20 Increase 2 Decrease 2nd
1920 2,476 41.6% 10 / 20 Decrease 1 Steady 2nd
1924 2,450 39.1% 10 / 23 Steady 0 Steady 2nd
1928 2,680 42.3% 11 / 23 Increase 1 Steady 2nd
1932 2,931 37.3% 8 / 21 Decrease 3 Steady 2nd
1936 2,694 34.2% 8 / 24 Steady 0 Increase 1st
1940 1,365 16.2% 4 / 24 Decrease 4 Decrease 4th
1943 1,001 10.4% 0 / 25 Decrease 4 Steady 4th
1945 1,239 9.4% 0 / 25 Steady 0 Steady 4th
1946 with Social Democratic Party 2 / 25 Increase 2 Increase 3rd
1950 957 8.2% 2 / 25 Steady 0 Decrease 5th
1954 908 7.1% 2 / 27 Steady 0 Steady 5th
1958 816 5.9% 2 / 30 Steady 0 Steady 5th
1962 892 5.9% 2 / 29 Steady 0 Steady 5th
1966 867 4.9% 1 / 26 Decrease 1 Steady 5th
1970 1,010 5.6% 1 / 26 Steady 0 Steady 5th
1974 1,430 7.2% 2 / 26 Increase 1 Steady 5th
1978 1,626 7.2% 2 / 26 Steady 0 Steady 5th
1980 1,953 8.4% 3 / 32 Increase 1 Steady 5th
1984 2,135 8.5% 2 / 32 Decrease 1 Steady 5th
1988 2,033 7.1% 2 / 32 Steady 0 Steady 5th
1990 2,489 8.8% 3 / 32 Increase 1 Steady 5th
1994 1,438 5.6% 2 / 32 Decrease 1 Decrease 8th
1998 2,116 7.6% 2 / 32 Steady 0 Increase 5th
2002 1,351 4.4% 1 / 32 Decrease 1 Steady 5th
2004 1,461 4.6% 1 / 32 Steady 0 Decrease 6th
2008 2,244 7.2% 2 / 33 Increase 1 Steady 6th
2011 1,290 4.2% 1 / 33 Decrease 1 Decrease 7th
2015 1,301 4.0% 2 / 33 Increase 1 Steady 7th
2019 1,158 3.4% 1 / 33 Decrease 1 Steady 7th
2022 938 2.7% 0 / 33 Decrease 1 Steady 7th

Danish general election

Year # of votes % of
Faroese vote 		# of
overall seats won 		# of
Faroese seats won 		±
1945 2.521 29.2% 0 / 149 0 / 1 New
1947 809 8.4% 0 / 150 0 / 2 Steady 0
1950 535 14.8% 0 / 151 0 / 2 Steady 0
1953 (apr) 351 10.4% 0 / 151 0 / 2 Steady 0
1953 (sep) - 1968 did not run.
1971 648 4.9% 0 / 179 0 / 2 Steady 0
1973 553 4.2% 0 / 179 0 / 2 Steady 0
1975 did not run.
1977 551 3.4% 0 / 179 0 / 2 Steady 0
1979 797 4.3% 0 / 179 0 / 2 Steady 0
1981 867 5.2% 0 / 179 0 / 2 Steady 0
1984 1,033 5.6% 0 / 179 0 / 2 Steady 0
1987 1,070 4.8% 0 / 179 0 / 2 Steady 0
1988 897 3.9% 0 / 179 0 / 2 Steady 0
1990 1,240 6.9% 0 / 179 0 / 2 Steady 0
1994 469 2.4% 0 / 179 0 / 2 Steady 0
1998 1,603 7.7% 0 / 179 0 / 2 Steady 0
2001 434 1.6% 0 / 179 0 / 2 Steady 0
2005 585 2.4% 0 / 179 0 / 2 Steady 0
2007 799 3.5% 0 / 179 0 / 2 Steady 0
2011 481 2.3% 0 / 179 0 / 2 Steady 0
2015 403 1.7% 0 / 179 0 / 2 Steady 0
2019 334 1.3% 0 / 179 0 / 2 Steady 0
2022 did not run.

See also

References

  1. https://www.vp.fo/news/sjalvstyri-nyggjan-floksformann Sjálvstýri nýggjan floksformann
  2. ^ Christina Bergqvist (1 January 1999). Equal Democracies?: Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries. Nordic Council of Ministers. pp. 318–. ISBN 978-82-00-12799-4.
  3. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Faroes/Denmark". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  4. ^ Jason Sorens (13 February 2012). Secessionism: Identity, Interest, and Strategy. MQUP. pp. 180–. ISBN 978-0-7735-8751-9.
  5. in.fo - Jógvan Skorheim formaður í Sjálvstýrisflokkinum Archived 2015-04-16 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Kringvarp.fo, Results from the political elections 2011 and 2008 Archived 2011-11-20 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Mohr, Bjarni; Frederiksen, Leivur (2 September 2015). "Løgtingsval 2015: Her er endaliga valúrslitið" (in Faroese). Kringvarp Føroya. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  8. In union with Social Democratic Party.

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