1946 Faroese independence referendum

none Faroe Islands 1946 09 14 y Do you want the Faroe Islands to separate from Denmark? Independence Union with Denmark 5,660 5,499 481 17,216 Narrow majority (1.4%) for independence Result declared invalid by Denmark Devolution via Home Rule Act (1948) 1946-09-14 Fólkaatkvøðan - 1946 Faroese independence referendum.svg 180 Results by island#0247FE Union #ff0000 Independence An independence referendum was held in the Faroe Islands, an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, on 14 September 1946. Although a narrow majority of valid votes were cast in favour of the proposal (50.7%), the number of invalid votes exceeded the winning margin. Although independence was declared by the Speaker of the Løgting on 18 September 1946, the declaration was not recognised by Denmark. King Christian X of Denmark dissolved the Løgting and called fresh elections, which were won by unionist parties. The islands were subsequently given a greater level of self-rule. Results Independence 5660 Continued union with Denmark 5499 481 17216 Direct Democracy By island IslandIndependenceContinued UnionInvalid/blankTotal RegisteredvotersTurnoutVotes%Votes%Norðoyar95670.639829.4641,4182,22063.9Eysturoy1,05243.31,37656.7992,5273,85465.6Norðurstreymoy62253.454346.6421,2071,67971.9Vágar61458.643441.4381,0861,48573.1Suðurstreymoy1,30866.067434.01452,1273,32364.0Sandoy46561.928638.1327831,05374.4Suðuroy64326.51,78873.5612,4923,60269.2Total5,66050.75,49949.348111,64017,21667.6 Aftermath The result – without taking the invalid votes into regard – was 50.7% in favour of full independence to 49.3% in favour of home rule within Denmark.Faroe Islands, 14 September 1946: Status Direct Democracy en de The chairman of the Løgting subsequently declared independence on 18 September 1946, but this was not recognised either by a majority of the Løgting or the Danish parliament and government. King Christian X of Denmark dissolved the Løgting on 24 September and called for new elections.Steining 1953 187 The dissolution of the Løgting was on 8 November followed by the Faroese parliamentary election of 1946 in which the parties in favour of full independence received a total of 5,396 votes while the parties against received a total of 7,488 votes.Steining 1953 188 New negotiations followed, and Denmark granted the Faroe Islands home-rule on 30 March 1948. See also Faroe Islands Faroese independence movement Faroese language conflict References Footnotes 30em Sources 40em yes Steining Jørgen Bomholt, Jul. Fabricius, Knud Hjelholt, Holger Mackeprang, M. Møller Andr. Den danske rigsdag 1849–1949 bind VI 1953 J. H. Schultz Forlag Copenhagen da Rigsdagen og Færøerne Faroe Islands Category:Referendums in the Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Independence Faroe Islands Category:Separatism in Denmark Category:Faroese nationalism Faroe Islands