Self-Government (Faroe Islands)

Sjálvstýri (previously Sjálvstýrisflokkurin) (English: referred to interchangeably as Independence, Self-Government, or Home Rule) is a liberal,[1] autonomist[3] political party on the Faroe Islands. It is currently led by the Mayor of Klaksvík, Jógvan Skorheim.[4]

Sjálvstýri Self-Government
Leader	Jógvan Skorheim
Founded	1906
Ideology	Liberalism[1] Social liberalism[2] Regionalism[2] Autonomism[3]
Political position	Centre
National affiliation	Danish Social Liberal Party
Nordic affiliation	Centre Group
Colours	Purple and blue
Løgting	1 / 33
Folketing (Faroe seats)	0 / 2
Election symbol
D
Website
www.sjalvstyri.fo
Politics of the Faroe Islands Political parties Elections

Nýtt Sjálvstýri traditionally supported greater autonomy for the Faroes within the Kingdom of Denmark, but in 1998 it agreed, as part of a coalition deal with Tjóðveldi and Fólkaflokkurin, to support national independence for the Faroes. Today it supports obtaining independence through gradually increasing Faroese autonomy until the Faroe Islands becomes a de facto independent state.

At the 2008 election to the Løgting, the party won 7.2% of the popular vote and 2 out of 33 seats. In early elections in 2011, the party's vote fell to 4.2% and it lost one seat.[5] At the 2011 election to the Løgting, the party won 4% of the votes and got 2 members elected.[6]

Current members of the Faroese parliament

• Kristin Michelsen

Leaders

Presidents of the Self-Government Party Jógvan Skorheim 9 April 2015 - Kári P. Højgaard 2011–2015 Kári á Rógvi 2010–2011 Kári P. Højgaard 2003–2010 Eyðun Elttør 2001–2003 Sámal Petur í Grund 2001 Helena Dam á Neystabø 1994–2001 Hilmar Kass 1971–1994 Louis Zachariasen Edward Mitens 1936–1939 Jóannes Patursson 1909–1936

Parliamentary leaders Kári P. Højgaard 2013–d.d. Jógvan Skorheim 2011–2013 Kári P. Højgaard 2001–2011 Sámal Petur í Grund 1998–2001 Helena Dam á Neystabø 1993–1998 Lasse Klein 1988–1993 Hilmar Kass 1970–1988

Election results

Faroese general election

Year	Votes		Members
	#	%	#	±
1906	579	37.6%	8 / 20	New
1908	340	33.9%	7 / 20	1
1910	289	24.5%	7 / 20	0
1912	365	41.6%	7 / 20	0
1914	625	47.2%	8 / 20	1
1916	542	51.7%	9 / 20	1
1918	2,938	49.7%	11 / 20	2
1920	2,476	41.6%	10 / 20	1
1924	2,450	39.1%	10 / 23	0
1928	2,680	42.3%	11 / 23	1
1932	2,931	37.3%	8 / 21	3
1936	2,694	34.2%	8 / 24	0
1940	1,365	16.2%	4 / 24	4
1943	1,001	10.4%	0 / 25	4
1945	1,239	9.4%	2 / 25	2
1946	with JF		2 / 25	0
1950	957	8.2%	2 / 25	0
1954	908	7.1%	2 / 27	0
1958	816	5.9%	2 / 30	0
1962	892	5.9%	2 / 29	0
1966	867	4.9%	1 / 26	1
1970	1,010	5.6%	1 / 26	0
1974	1,430	7.2%	2 / 26	2
1978	1,626	7.2%	2 / 26	0
1980	1,953	8.4%	3 / 32	1
1984	2,135	8.5%	2 / 32	1
1988	2,033	7.1%	2 / 32	0
1990	2,489	8.8%	3 / 32	1
1994	1,438	5.6%	2 / 32	1
1998	2,116	7.6%	2 / 32	0
2002	1,351	4.4%	1 / 32	1
2004	1,461	4.6%	1 / 32	0
2008	2,244	7.2%	2 / 33	1
2011	1,290	4.2%	1 / 33	1
2015	1,301	4.0%	2 / 33	1
2019	1,158	3.4%	1 / 33	1

Danish general election

Year	# of votes	% of Faroese vote	# of overall seats won	# of Faroese seats won	±
1945[7]	2.521	29.2%	0 / 149	0 / 1	New
1947	809	8.4%	0 / 150	0 / 2	0
1950	535	14.8%	0 / 151	0 / 2	0
1953 (apr)	351	10.4%	0 / 151	0 / 2	0
1953 (sep) - 1968	Did not run.
1971	648	4.9%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
1973	553	4.2%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
1975	Did not run.
1977	551	3.4%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
1979	797	4.3%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
1981	867	5.2%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
1984	1,033	5.6%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
1987	1,070	4.8%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
1988	897	3.9%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
1990	1,240	6.9%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
1994	469	2.4%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
1998	1,603	7.7%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
2001	434	1.6%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
2005	585	2.4%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
2007	799	3.5%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
2011	481	2.3%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
2015	403	1.7%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0

See also

• Category:Self-Government (Faroe Islands) politicians
• Liberalism
• Contributions to liberal theory
• Liberalism worldwide
• List of liberal parties
• Liberal democracy

References

1. Christina Bergqvist (1 January 1999). Equal Democracies?: Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries. Nordic Council of Ministers. pp. 318–. ISBN 978-82-00-12799-4.
2. Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Faroes/Denmark". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
3. Jason Sorens (13 February 2012). Secessionism: Identity, Interest, and Strategy. MQUP. pp. 180–. ISBN 978-0-7735-8751-9.
4. in.fo - Jógvan Skorheim formaður í Sjálvstýrisflokkinum Archived 2015-04-16 at the Wayback Machine
5. Kringvarp.fo, Results from the political elections 2011 and 2008 Archived 2011-11-20 at the Wayback Machine
6. Mohr, Bjarni; Frederiksen, Leivur (2 September 2015). "Løgtingsval 2015: Her er endaliga valúrslitið" (in Faroese). Kringvarp Føroya. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
7. In union with Social Democratic Party.

External links

• Sjálvstýrisflokkurin official site