Centre Party (Faroe Islands) Explained
The Centre Party (Faroese: Miðflokkurin) is a Christian democratic, conservative[1] political party on the Faroe Islands, led by Jenis av Rana. The party is known for its social conservatism, particularly its stance on LGBT rights.[2]
At the 2008 Faroese general election, the party won 8.4% of the popular vote and three out of 33 seats in the Løgting. In the 2011 Faroese general election, the party fell to 6.2% and two seats.
Current members of the Løgting
As of the 2022 general snap election:
Leaders
Party leaders
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History of Centre Party in the Faroese and Danish general elections
- Faroese general election
Year | Votes | Seats | Position |
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1994 | 1,491 | 5.2 | | New | 7th |
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1998 | 1,125 | 4.1 | | 1 | 6th |
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2002 | 1,292 | 4.2 | | 0 | 6th |
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2004 | 1,661 | 5.2 | | 1 | 5th |
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2008 | 2,610 | 8.4 | | 1 | 5th |
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2011 | 1,882 | 6.2 | | 1 | 6th |
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align=left | 2015 | 1,775 | 5.5 | | 0 | 6th |
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align=left | 2019 | 1,815 | 5.4 | | 0 | 5th |
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align=left | 2022 | 2,242 | 6.6 | | 0 | 6th | |
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- Danish general election
Year | Votes | Members |
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align=left | 2001 | 569 | 2.2 | |
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align=left | 2005 | 829 | 3.3 | |
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align=left | 2007 | 1,577 | 6.8 | |
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align=left | 2011 | 872 | 4.2 | |
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align=left | 2015 | 605 | 2.6 | |
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align=left | 2019 | Did not contest |
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align=left | 2022 | 1,217 | 4.5 | | |
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References
- Book: Christina Bergqvist. Equal Democracies?: Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries. 1 January 1999. Nordic Council of Ministers. 978-82-00-12799-4. 318–. 2 November 2016. 12 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160512150343/https://books.google.com/books?id=t8bfrJvsfJ8C&pg=PA318. live.
- News: Miðflokkurin setir treytaleyst krav. Bertholdsen. Áki. 22 September 2014. 2 September 2019. in.fo. Faroese. 25 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150925193857/http://www.in.fo/news-detail/news/midflokkurin-setir-treytaleyst-krav/. live.
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