1978 Faroese general election

none 1978 Faroese general election Faroe Islands 1974 1980 7 November 1978 Pauli Ellefsen Union Party (Faroe Islands) 5 8 26.25 Atli Dam Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands) 7 8 22.28 Signar Hansen Republican Party (Faroe Islands) 6 6 20.30 Hákun Djurhuus People's Party (Faroe Islands) 5 6 17.90 Hilmar Kass Self-Government Party (Faroe Islands) 2 2 7.16 Kjartan Mohr Progress and Fisheries Christian People's Party (Faroe Islands) 1 2 6.11 Prime Minister Atli Dam Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands) Atli Dam Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands) General elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 7 November 1978. The Social Democratic Party and the Union Party emerged as the largest parties, each winning eight of the 32 seats in the Løgting.Faroes/DK https://web.archive.org/web/20220124161244/http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/faroes2.html 2022-01-24 Parties and elections in Europe Two of the 32 elected members were women, and this was the first time ever that women were elected members of the Løgting. The women were Karin Kjølbro (Republican Party) and Jona Henriksen (Social Democratic Party), both from South Streymoy. Results File:1978 Løgting.svg Union Party 5966 8 +3 Social Democratic Party 5062 8 +1 Republican Party 4614 6 0 People's Party 4067 6 +1 Self-Government Party 1626 2 0 Progress and Fisheries Party 1389 2 +1 +6 Election Passport (votes) References Faroe Islands General Category:Elections in the Faroe Islands Faroes Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results