Self-Government
Sjálvstýri
LeaderSámal Petur í Grund [fo] (acting)[1]
Founded1909
IdeologyLiberalism[2]
Social liberalism[3]
Regionalism[3]
Autonomism[4]
Political positionCentre[citation needed]
National affiliationDanish Social Liberal Party
Nordic affiliationCentre Group
ColoursPurple and blue
Løgting
0 / 33
Folketing
(Faroe seats)
0 / 2
Election symbol
D
Website
www.sjalvstyri.fo

Sjálvstýri (previously Sjálvstýrisflokkurin) (English: referred to interchangeably as Independence, Self-Government, or Home Rule) is a liberal,[2] autonomist[4] political party on the Faroe Islands. It is currently led by the Mayor of Klaksvík, Jógvan Skorheim.[5]

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.[6] At the 2011 election to the Løgting, the party won 4% of the votes and got 2 members elected.[7]

Leaders

Presidents of the Self-Government Party

 

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 Seats Position
# % # ±
1906 579 37.6%
8 / 20
 New Increase 2nd
1908 340 33.9%
7 / 20
 Decrease 1 Steady 2nd
1910 289 24.5%
7 / 20
 Steady 0 Steady 2nd
1912 365 41.6%
7 / 20
 Steady 0 Steady 2nd
1914 625 47.2%
8 / 20
 Increase 1 Steady 2nd
1916 542 51.7%
9 / 20
 Increase 1 Increase 1st
1918 2,938 49.7%
11 / 20
 Increase 2 Decrease 2nd
1920 2,476 41.6%
10 / 20
 Decrease 1 Steady 2nd
1924 2,450 39.1%
10 / 23
 Steady 0 Steady 2nd
1928 2,680 42.3%
11 / 23
 Increase 1 Steady 2nd
1932 2,931 37.3%
8 / 21
 Decrease 3 Steady 2nd
1936 2,694 34.2%
8 / 24
 Steady 0 Increase 1st
1940 1,365 16.2%
4 / 24
 Decrease 4 Decrease 4th
1943 1,001 10.4%
0 / 25
 Decrease 4 Steady 4th
1945 1,239 9.4%
0 / 25
 Steady 0 Steady 4th
1946 with Social Democratic Party
2 / 25
 Increase 2 Increase 3rd
1950 957 8.2%
2 / 25
 Steady 0 Decrease 5th
1954 908 7.1%
2 / 27
 Steady 0 Steady 5th
1958 816 5.9%
2 / 30
 Steady 0 Steady 5th
1962 892 5.9%
2 / 29
 Steady 0 Steady 5th
1966 867 4.9%
1 / 26
 Decrease 1 Steady 5th
1970 1,010 5.6%
1 / 26
 Steady 0 Steady 5th
1974 1,430 7.2%
2 / 26
 Increase 1 Steady 5th
1978 1,626 7.2%
2 / 26
 Steady 0 Steady 5th
1980 1,953 8.4%
3 / 32
 Increase 1 Steady 5th
1984 2,135 8.5%
2 / 32
 Decrease 1 Steady 5th
1988 2,033 7.1%
2 / 32
 Steady 0 Steady 5th
1990 2,489 8.8%
3 / 32
 Increase 1 Steady 5th
1994 1,438 5.6%
2 / 32
 Decrease 1 Decrease 8th
1998 2,116 7.6%
2 / 32
 Steady 0 Increase 5th
2002 1,351 4.4%
1 / 32
 Decrease 1 Steady 5th
2004 1,461 4.6%
1 / 32
 Steady 0 Decrease 6th
2008 2,244 7.2%
2 / 33
 Increase 1 Steady 6th
2011 1,290 4.2%
1 / 33
 Decrease 1 Decrease 7th
2015 1,301 4.0%
2 / 33
 Increase 1 Steady 7th
2019 1,158 3.4%
1 / 33
 Decrease 1 Steady 7th
2022 938 2.7%
0 / 33
 Decrease 1 Steady 7th

Danish general election

Year # of votes % of
Faroese vote 		# of
overall seats won 		# of
Faroese seats won 		±
1945[8] 2.521 29.2%
0 / 149
0 / 1
 New
1947 809 8.4%
0 / 150
0 / 2
 Steady 0
1950 535 14.8%
0 / 151
0 / 2
 Steady 0
1953 (apr) 351 10.4%
0 / 151
0 / 2
 Steady 0
1953 (sep) - 1968 did not run.
1971 648 4.9%
0 / 179
0 / 2
 Steady 0
1973 553 4.2%
0 / 179
0 / 2
 Steady 0
1975 did not run.
1977 551 3.4%
0 / 179
0 / 2
 Steady 0
1979 797 4.3%
0 / 179
0 / 2
 Steady 0
1981 867 5.2%
0 / 179
0 / 2
 Steady 0
1984 1,033 5.6%
0 / 179
0 / 2
 Steady 0
1987 1,070 4.8%
0 / 179
0 / 2
 Steady 0
1988 897 3.9%
0 / 179
0 / 2
 Steady 0
1990 1,240 6.9%
0 / 179
0 / 2
 Steady 0
1994 469 2.4%
0 / 179
0 / 2
 Steady 0
1998 1,603 7.7%
0 / 179
0 / 2
 Steady 0
2001 434 1.6%
0 / 179
0 / 2
 Steady 0
2005 585 2.4%
0 / 179
0 / 2
 Steady 0
2007 799 3.5%
0 / 179
0 / 2
 Steady 0
2011 481 2.3%
0 / 179
0 / 2
 Steady 0
2015 403 1.7%
0 / 179
0 / 2
 Steady 0
2019 334 1.3%
0 / 179
0 / 2
 Steady 0
2022 did not run.

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.vp.fo/news/sjalvstyri-nyggjan-floksformann Sjálvstýri nýggjan floksformann
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ a b Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Faroes/Denmark". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b Jason Sorens (13 February 2012). Secessionism: Identity, Interest, and Strategy. MQUP. pp. 180–. ISBN 978-0-7735-8751-9.
  5. ^ in.fo - Jógvan Skorheim formaður í Sjálvstýrisflokkinum Archived 2015-04-16 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Kringvarp.fo, Results from the political elections 2011 and 2008 Archived 2011-11-20 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Mohr, Bjarni; Frederiksen, Leivur (2 September 2015). "Løgtingsval 2015: Her er endaliga valúrslitið" (in Faroese). Kringvarp Føroya. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  8. ^ In union with Social Democratic Party.

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