Outcome of the general election

The general election for the Parliament, løgtingið, was held Saturday the 19th of January 2008. 

Below you can read the outcome in further detail:

Fólkaflokkurin (People’s Party): 6233 votes. 20,1%. 7 mandates. -0,5 percentage point

Sambandsflokkurin (Unionist Party): 6521 votes. 21,0%. 7 mandates. -2,7 percentage points

Javnaðarflokkurin (Social Democratic Party): 6016 votes. 19,4%. 6 mandates. -2,4 percentage points

Sjálvstýrisflokkurin (Independence Party): 2243 votes. 7,2%. 2 mandates. +2,6 percentage points

Tjóðveldi (Republican Party): 7238 votes. 23,3%. 8 mandates. +1,6 percentage points

Miðflokkurin (Centre Party): 2603 votes. 8,4%. 3 mandates. +3,2 percentage points

Miðnámsflokkurin (Students’ Party): 221 votes. 0,7%. 0 mandates.