Sjálvstýri
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Sjálvstýri (previously Sjálvstýrisflokkurin) (English: referred to interchangeably as Independence, Self-Government, or Home Rule) is a liberal, autonomist political party on the Faroe Islands. It is currently led by Sámal Petur í Grund.
History
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.[citation needed] Today it supports obtaining independence through gradually increasing Faroese autonomy until the Faroe Islands becomes a de facto independent state.[citation needed]
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. At the 2011 election to the Løgting, the party won 4% of the votes; two members were elected. The party failed to reach the electoral threshold of 3.03% in the 2022 general election and therefore did not win any seats. It reentered the Løgting in the 2026 general election with 1 seat.
Leaders
| Party leaders 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 Niels Winther Poulsen 1962–1971 Louis Zachariasen 1939–1962 Edward Mitens 1936–1939 Jóannes Patursson 1909–1936 | Parliamentary leaders[citation needed] Kári P. Højgaard 2013–present 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 |
Current members of the Løgting
As of the 2026 general election:
| Name | Elected (E), Re-elected (R), or Appointed (A) | Votes obtained in the general election | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sámal Petur í Grund | E | 549 | Member of the Løgting |
Election results
| Year | Votes | Seats | Position | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faroese general election Year Votes Seats Position # % # ± 1910 289 24.3 7 / 20 New 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 1,235 9.4 0 / 23 0 4th 1946 With the Social Democratic Party 2 / 20 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 / 32 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 1,437 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 1,305 4.0 2 / 33 1 7th 2019 1,157 3.4 1 / 33 1 7th 2022 938 2.7 0 / 33 1 7th 2026 1,284 3.6 1 / 33 1 7th | Danish general election Year Votes Members # % 1939 314 5.0 0 / 1 1943 Did not contest 1945 With the Social Democratic Party 0 / 1 1947 809 8.4 0 / 2 1950 535 14.8 0 / 2 1953 (Apr) 351 10.4 0 / 2 1953 (Sept) Did not contest 1957 1960 1964 1966 1968 1971 648 4.9 0 / 2 1973 553 4.2 0 / 2 1975 Did not contest 1977 551 3.4 0 / 2 1979 797 4.3 0 / 2 1981 867 5.2 0 / 2 1984 1,033 5.6 0 / 2 1987 1,070 4.8 0 / 2 1988 897 3.9 0 / 2 1990 1,240 6.9 0 / 2 1994 469 2.4 0 / 2 1998 1,603 7.7 0 / 2 2001 434 1.6 0 / 2 2005 585 2.4 0 / 2 2007 799 3.5 0 / 2 2011 483 2.3 0 / 2 2015 400 1.7 0 / 2 2019 334 1.3 0 / 2 2022 Did not contest 2026 | ||||
| # | % | # | ± | ||
| 1910 | 289 | 24.3 | 7 / 20 | New | 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 | 1,235 | 9.4 | 0 / 23 | 0 | 4th |
| 1946 | With the Social Democratic Party | 2 / 20 | 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 / 32 | 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 | 1,437 | 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 | 1,305 | 4.0 | 2 / 33 | 1 | 7th |
| 2019 | 1,157 | 3.4 | 1 / 33 | 1 | 7th |
| 2022 | 938 | 2.7 | 0 / 33 | 1 | 7th |
| 2026 | 1,284 | 3.6 | 1 / 33 | 1 | 7th |
| Year | Votes | Members | |||
| # | % | ||||
| 1939 | 314 | 5.0 | 0 / 1 | ||
| 1943 | Did not contest | ||||
| 1945 | With the Social Democratic Party | 0 / 1 | |||
| 1947 | 809 | 8.4 | 0 / 2 | ||
| 1950 | 535 | 14.8 | 0 / 2 | ||
| 1953 (Apr) | 351 | 10.4 | 0 / 2 | ||
| 1953 (Sept) | Did not contest | ||||
| 1957 | |||||
| 1960 | |||||
| 1964 | |||||
| 1966 | |||||
| 1968 | |||||
| 1971 | 648 | 4.9 | 0 / 2 | ||
| 1973 | 553 | 4.2 | 0 / 2 | ||
| 1975 | Did not contest | ||||
| 1977 | 551 | 3.4 | 0 / 2 | ||
| 1979 | 797 | 4.3 | 0 / 2 | ||
| 1981 | 867 | 5.2 | 0 / 2 | ||
| 1984 | 1,033 | 5.6 | 0 / 2 | ||
| 1987 | 1,070 | 4.8 | 0 / 2 | ||
| 1988 | 897 | 3.9 | 0 / 2 | ||
| 1990 | 1,240 | 6.9 | 0 / 2 | ||
| 1994 | 469 | 2.4 | 0 / 2 | ||
| 1998 | 1,603 | 7.7 | 0 / 2 | ||
| 2001 | 434 | 1.6 | 0 / 2 | ||
| 2005 | 585 | 2.4 | 0 / 2 | ||
| 2007 | 799 | 3.5 | 0 / 2 | ||
| 2011 | 483 | 2.3 | 0 / 2 | ||
| 2015 | 400 | 1.7 | 0 / 2 | ||
| 2019 | 334 | 1.3 | 0 / 2 | ||
| 2022 | Did not contest | ||||
| 2026 | |||||
External links
- (in Faroese)