Election Name: | 1946 Faroese general election |
Country: | Faroe Islands |
Previous Election: | 1945 |
Next Election: | 1950 |
Election Date: | 8 November 1946 |
Leader1: | Thorstein Petersen |
Party1: | People's Party (Faroe Islands) |
Last Election1: | 11 |
Seats1: | 8 |
Percentage1: | 40.92 |
Leader2: | Andrass Samuelsen |
Party2: | Union Party (Faroe Islands) |
Last Election2: | 6 |
Seats2: | 6 |
Percentage2: | 28.69 |
Leader3: | Peter Mohr Dam |
Party3: | JF–S |
Last Election3: | 6 |
Seats3: | 6 |
Percentage3: | 28.10 |
Early general elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 8 November 1946. The elections were called after King Christian X dissolved the Løgting following the contentious aftermath of the Faroese independence referendum held in September. The People's Party remained the largest party in the Løgting, winning 8 of the 20 seats.[1] They were the last elections held before the Faroe Islands were granted home rule on 30 March 1948.