Christian People's Party (Faroe Islands)

The Christian People's Party, Faroese Progress and Fisheries Party (Faroese: Kristiligi Fólkaflokkurin, Føroya Framburðs- og Fiskivinnuflokkur), generally known as the Christian People's Party (Faroese: Kristiligi Fólkaflokkurin), was a political party in the Faroe Islands.

Kristiligi Fólkaflokkurin Christian People's Party
Founded	1954/1955
Dissolved	1998
Ideology	Christian democracy
Election symbol
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History

The party was established in the mid-1950s by dissidents from the People's Party, and was originally known as the Progress Party (Framburðsflokkurin). In the 1958 elections it won a single seat in the Løgting,[1] taken by Kjartan Mohr. The party retained its single seat in elections in 1962, 1966, 1970 and 1974,[1] with Mohr remaining its sole MP.

Prior to the 1978 elections it merged with the Fisheries Party to become the Progress and Fisheries Party (Framburðs- og Fiskivinnuflokkurin). The new party won two seats, retaining both in the 1980 elections.[1] In 1984 it adopted its final name, again retaining its two seats in the Løgting in the 1984 elections.

The party won two seats in elections in 1988, 1990 and 1994. However, it lost both seats in the 1998 elections and subsequently folded.

Election results

Faroese general election

Year	Votes		Members
	#	%	#	±
1958	404	2.9%	1 / 30	New
1962	674	4.4%	1 / 29	0
1966	489	2.8%	1 / 26	0
1970	637	3.5%	1 / 26	0
1974	487	2.5%	1 / 26	0
1978	1,389	6.1%	2 / 32	1
1980	1,905	8.2%	2 / 32	0
1984	1,466	5.8%	2 / 32	0
1988	1,582	5.5%	2 / 32	0
1990	1,681	5.9%	2 / 32	0
1994	1,606	6.3%	2 / 32	0
1998	698	2.5%	0 / 32	2

Danish general election

Year	# of votes	% of Faroese vote	# of overall seats won	# of Faroese seats won	±
1964	631	6.0%	0 / 179	0 / 2	New
1966	Did not run.
1968	889	7.1%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
1971	362	2.8%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
1973	258	2.0%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
1975	Did not run.
1977	207	1.3%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
1979	878	4.7%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
1981	773	4.7%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
1984-1987	Did not run.
1988	891	3.9%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
1990	285	1.6%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
1994	467	2.4%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0

References

1. Faroes/DK Parties and Elections