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Self-Government

Sjálvstýri
Self-Government Sjálvstýri
Leader	Sámal Petur í Grund [fo] (acting)
Founded	1909
Ideology	Liberalism; Social liberalism; Regionalism; Autonomism
Political position	Centre[citation needed]
National affiliation	Danish Social Liberal Party
Nordic affiliation	Centre Group
Colours	Purple and blue
Løgting	0 / 33
Folketing; (Faroe seats)	0 / 2
Election symbol
	D
Website
	www.sjalvstyri.fo
	Politics of the Faroe Islands; Political parties; Elections;

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 two 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; two members were elected.^[7]

Leaders

Presidents of the Self-Government Party

Sámal Petur í Grund 18 December 2022– (acting)
Kári P. Højgaard 23 February–18 December 2022
Jógvan Skorheim 9 April 2015–23 February 2022
Kári P. Højgaard 2011–2015
Kári á Rógvi 2010–2011
Kári P. Højgaard 2003–2010
Eyðun Elttør 2001–2003
Sámal Petur í Grund 2001
Helena Dam á Neystabø 1994–2001
Hilmar Kass 1971–1994
Louis Zachariasen
Edward Mitens 1936–1939
Jóannes Patursson 1909–1936

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
Year	#	%	#	±	Position
1906	579	37.6%	8 / 20	New	2nd
1908	340	33.9%	7 / 20	1	2nd
1910	289	24.5%	7 / 20	0	2nd
1912	365	41.6%	7 / 20	0	2nd
1914	625	47.2%	8 / 20	1	2nd
1916	542	51.7%	9 / 20	1	1st
1918	2,938	49.7%	11 / 20	2	2nd
1920	2,476	41.6%	10 / 20	1	2nd
1924	2,450	39.1%	10 / 23	0	2nd
1928	2,680	42.3%	11 / 23	1	2nd
1932	2,931	37.3%	8 / 21	3	2nd
1936	2,694	34.2%	8 / 24	0	1st
1940	1,365	16.2%	4 / 24	4	4th
1943	1,001	10.4%	0 / 25	4	4th
1945	1,239	9.4%	0 / 25	0	4th
1946	with Social Democratic Party		2 / 25	2	3rd
1950	957	8.2%	2 / 25	0	5th
1954	908	7.1%	2 / 27	0	5th
1958	816	5.9%	2 / 30	0	5th
1962	892	5.9%	2 / 29	0	5th
1966	867	4.9%	1 / 26	1	5th
1970	1,010	5.6%	1 / 26	0	5th
1974	1,430	7.2%	2 / 26	1	5th
1978	1,626	7.2%	2 / 26	0	5th
1980	1,953	8.4%	3 / 32	1	5th
1984	2,135	8.5%	2 / 32	1	5th
1988	2,033	7.1%	2 / 32	0	5th
1990	2,489	8.8%	3 / 32	1	5th
1994	1,438	5.6%	2 / 32	1	8th
1998	2,116	7.6%	2 / 32	0	5th
2002	1,351	4.4%	1 / 32	1	5th
2004	1,461	4.6%	1 / 32	0	6th
2008	2,244	7.2%	2 / 33	1	6th
2011	1,290	4.2%	1 / 33	1	7th
2015	1,301	4.0%	2 / 33	1	7th
2019	1,158	3.4%	1 / 33	1	7th
2022	938	2.7%	0 / 33	1	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	0
1950	535	14.8%	0 / 151	0 / 2	0
1953 (apr)	351	10.4%	0 / 151	0 / 2	0
1953 (sep) - 1968	did not run.
1971	648	4.9%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
1973	553	4.2%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
1975	did not run.
1977	551	3.4%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
1979	797	4.3%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
1981	867	5.2%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
1984	1,033	5.6%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
1987	1,070	4.8%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
1988	897	3.9%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
1990	1,240	6.9%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
1994	469	2.4%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
1998	1,603	7.7%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
2001	434	1.6%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
2005	585	2.4%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
2007	799	3.5%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
2011	481	2.3%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
2015	403	1.7%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
2019	334	1.3%	0 / 179	0 / 2	0
2022	did not run.

References

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

External links

Sjálvstýrisflokkurin official site

[1] ttps://www.vp.fo/news/sjalvstyri-nyggjan-floksformann Sjálvstýri nýggjan floksformann

[Bergqvist1999-2] 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.

[Nordsieck-3] Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Faroes/Denmark". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 2 September 2019.

[Sorens2012-4] Jason Sorens (13 February 2012). Secessionism: Identity, Interest, and Strategy. MQUP. pp. 180–. ISBN 978-0-7735-8751-9.

[5] .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

[Result2015-7] 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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