1980 Faroese general election

1980 Faroese general election

8 November 1980

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Union Pauli Ellefsen 23.9% 8 0 Social Democratic Atli Dam 21.7% 7 −1 Republic Signar Hansen 19.0% 6 0 People's Jógvan Sundstein 18.9% 6 0 Self-Government Hilmar Kass 8.4% 3 +1 Progress and Fisheries Kjartan Mohr 8.2% 2 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Atli Dam Social Democratic Pauli Ellefsen Union

General elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 8 November 1980. The Union Party emerged as the largest party in the Løgting, winning eight of the 32 seats.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Union Party	5,557	23.88	8	0
	Social Democratic Party	5,043	21.67	7	–1
	Republican Party	4,415	18.97	6	0
	People's Party	4,399	18.90	6	0
	Self-Government Party	1,953	8.39	3	+1
	Progress and Fisheries Party	1,905	8.19	2	0
Total		23,272	100.00	32	0
Registered voters/turnout			85.9
Source: Árbók fyri Føroyar 2003