Election Name: | 1918 Faroese general election |
Country: | Faroe Islands |
Previous Election: | 1916 |
Next Election: | 1920 |
Election Date: | 24 April 1918 |
Leader2: | Jóannes Patursson |
Party2: | Self-Government (Faroe Islands) |
Last Election2: | 9 |
Seats2: | 11 |
Percentage2: | 49.74 |
Leader1: | Oliver Effersøe |
Party1: | Union Party (Faroe Islands) |
Last Election1: | 10 |
Seats1: | 9 |
Percentage1: | 50.26 |
General elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 24 April 1918,[1] 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.