List of members of the Løgting, 2011–2015 explained

List of the members of the Faroese Løgting in the period 2011–2015. The parliament had 33 members this period. The election for the Løgting was held on 29 October 2011.[1] Seven political parties got representation in the parliament; People's Party and Union Party got 8 members each, Social Democratic Party and Republic got 6 members each, Centre Party and Progress got 2 members each and Self-Government Party got 1 member elected to the parliament.[2] The Faroe Islands was one electoral district when this election took place. This was the second election with the new system with one electoral district. Before 2008 there were 7 electoral districts.

The government during this legislature was the Cabinet of Kaj Leo Johannesen II; a coalition of the Union Party, People's Party, Self-Government Party and Centre Party.

NamePartyFrom areaComments
Aksel V. JohannesenSocial Democratic PartyNorðoyar
Alfred OlsenUnion PartyEysturoy
Annika OlsenPeople's PartySuðurstreymoyMinister and Deputy Prime Minister since 2011. Rodmundur Nielsen took his seat in the Parliament.
Bill JustinussenCentre PartyEysturoy
Bjarni DjurholmPeople's PartySuðurstreymoy
Bjørn KalsøUnion PartyNorðoyarMinister of Culture since 2010. Reimund Langgaard took his seat in the Parliament.
Bjørt SamuelsenRepublicSuðurstreymoy
Bárður á Steig NielsenUnion PartyNorðurstreymoy
Edva JacobsenUnion PartyEysturoy
Elsebeth Mercedis GunnleygsdótturPeople's PartyNorðoyar
Eyðgun SamuelsenSocial Democratic PartyNorðoyar
Gerhard LognbergSocial Democratic Party/Union PartySandoyHe represented the Social Democratic Party 2011–2013,
he was expelled from the party on 2 November 2013 and was independent
until 10 February 2014, when he became member of the Union Party.[3]
Gunvør BalleRepublicSuðurstreymoy
Hanus SamróPeople's PartySuðurstreymoy
Helgi AbrahamsenUnion PartyEysturoy
Henrik OldSocial Democratic PartySuðuroy
Høgni HoydalRepublicSuðurstreymoy
Jacob VestergaardPeople's PartySuðuroyMinister of Fisheries 2012–
Jákup MikkelsenPeople's PartyNorðoyarMinister of Fisheries 2011–2012. Joen Magnus Rasmussen took his seat in the Parliament.
Janus ReinFramsóknSuðurstreymoy
Jenis av RanaCentre PartySuðurstreymoy
Jógvan á LakjuniPeople's PartyEysturoySpeaker of the Løgting (Parliament)
Johan DahlUnion PartySuðuroyMinister since 2011. Jóna Mortensen took his seat in the Parliament.
Jørgen NiclasenPeople's PartyVágarMinister of Finance since 2011. Brandur Sandoy took his seat in the Parliament.
Kaj Leo Holm JohannesenUnion PartySuðurstreymoyPrime Minister since 2011. Eivin Jacobsen took his seat in the Parliament.
Kristin MichelsenSuðuroy
Kristina HáfossRepublicSuðurstreymoy
Kári P. HøjgaardSelf-Government PartyEysturoyMinister from 2011 to 2013. Jógvan Skorheim took his seat in the Parliament during this time.
Poul MichelsenFramsóknSuðurstreymoy
Páll á ReynatúgvuRepublicSandoy
Rigmor DamSocial Democratic PartySuðurstreymoy
Rósa SamuelsenUnion PartyVágar
Sirið StenbergRepublicSuðuroy[4]

Personal votes

NameNational party
  1. of votes
Union Party404[5]
Republic358
Union Party327
Social Democratic Party271
People's Party328
People's Party344
Republic451
Republic1054
Self-Government Party317
Union Party311
Social Democratic Party1204
Union Party1979
Centre Party428
Union Party704
People's Party341
Social Democratic Party344
Social Democratic Party393
Progress581
Jákup Mikkelsen People's Party455
People's Party382
Union Party872
Social Democratic Party265
Union Party473
People's Party1344
Centre Party434
Progress250
Republic332
People's Party304
Republic365
Social Democratic Party261
Union Party480
Republic319
People's Party1048

Notes and References

  1. http://www.logir.fo/foldb/kunfo/2011/0000135.htm Logir.fo
  2. http://www.kringvarp.fo/tidindi/eldri-tema/logtingsval2011/valurslit Kringvarp.fo
  3. Web site: Gerhard Lognberg er tingmaður fyri Sambandsflokkin.
  4. http://www.kringvarp.fo/tidindi/logtingsval/valurslit Kringvarp.fo
  5. http://logting.elektron.fo/Ymiskt/logtingsval/Logtingsval%20okt.%202011%20endaligt.pdf Logting.elektron.fo, Løgtingsvalið 29 October 2011