| Election Name: | 1980 Faroese general election |
| Country: | Faroe Islands |
| Previous Election: | 1978 |
| Next Election: | 1984 |
| Election Date: | 8 November 1980 |
| Leader1: | Pauli Ellefsen |
| Party1: | Union Party (Faroe Islands) |
| Last Election1: | 8 |
| Seats1: | 8 |
| Percentage1: | 23.9% |
| Leader2: | Atli Dam |
| Party2: | Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands) |
| Last Election2: | 8 |
| Seats2: | 7 |
| Percentage2: | 21.7% |
| Party3: | Republican Party (Faroe Islands) |
| Last Election3: | 6 |
| Seats3: | 6 |
| Percentage3: | 19.0% |
| Leader4: | Jógvan Sundstein |
| Party4: | People's Party (Faroe Islands) |
| Last Election4: | 6 |
| Seats4: | 6 |
| Percentage4: | 18.9% |
| Leader5: | Hilmar Kass |
| Party5: | Self-Government (Faroe Islands) |
| Last Election5: | 2 |
| Seats5: | 3 |
| Percentage5: | 8.4% |
| Leader6: | Kjartan Mohr |
| Party6: | Progress and Fisheries |
| Last Election6: | 2 |
| Seats6: | 2 |
| Percentage6: | 8.2% |
| Prime Minister | |
| Before Election: | Atli Dam |
| Before Party: | Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands) |
| After Election: | Pauli Ellefsen |
| After Party: | Union Party (Faroe Islands) |
General elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 8 November 1980. The Union Party emerged as the largest party in the Løgting, winning eight of the 32 seats.[1]