Sjálvstýri

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Self-Government Sjálvstýri
Leader	Sámal Petur í Grund (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	Pink
Løgting	1 / 33
Folketing (Faroe seats)	0 / 2
Election symbol
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, 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

Current members of the Løgting

As of the 2026 general election:

Election results

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

References

External links

• (in Faroese) Official website