1857 Faroese general election

Danish territorial election Partial general elections were held in the Faroe Islands in 1857 to elect nine of the eighteen elected members of the Løgting. The Danish administrator (Amtmaður) and the local dean (Próstur) were also members, with the administrator serving as the speaker.The Rise of Faroese Separatism: Danish-Faroese relations from 1906–1925 and the radicalization of the national- and home rule question Hans Andrias Sølvará Faroe University Press 2016 https://ojs.setur.fo/index.php/frodskapur/article/download/189/275 Electoral system Members of the Løgting were elected by first-past-the-post voting, with voters having as many votes as there were seats available in their constituency. Nine of the 18 seats were elected every two years. Voting was restricted to men aged 25 or over who met certain tax-paying criteria. Results ConstituencyElected membersNotesNorðoyggjarDánjal Jákup JoensenHans David MatrasRe-electedSandoyMads Andrias WintherJonas DalsgaardSuðuroyNiels Jacob JoensenRe-electedHarald Andreas Christian KroghRe-electedSuðurstreymoyJoen JacobsenRe-electedAndreas Christian LützenRe-electedHans Olaus DjurhuusSource: Løgtinghttps://www.logting.fo/media/be1d5ndb/logtingssogan-3-bind.pdf LØGTINGIÐ 150 Løgting Aftermath Norðoyggjar representative Dánjal Jákup Joensen died on 15 November 1859 and was replaced by Niels Joensen. Harald Andreas Christian Krogh left the country in 1860 and was replaced by Johan Mortensen. References Faroes General Category:Elections in the Faroe Islands Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results