Partial general elections were held in the Faroe Islands in 1881 to elect nine of the eighteen elected members of the

Løgting The Løgting (pronounced ; da, Lagtinget) is the unicameral parliament of the Faroe Islands, an autonomous territory within the Danish Realm. The name literally means "''Law Thing''"—that is, a law assembly—and derives from Old Norse ''l ...

. The Danish administrator (''Amtmaður'') and the local dean (''Próstur'') were also members, with the administrator serving as the speaker.

Electoral system

Members of the Løgting were elected by first-past-the-post voting, with voters having as many votes as there were seats available in their constituency. Nine of the 18 seats were elected every two years. Voting was restricted to men aged 25 or over who met certain tax-paying criteria.

Results

Aftermath

Djóni í Geil Djóni Isaksen (September 12, 1849 – April 20, 1912), also known as Djóni í Geil (), was a Faroese craftsman, editor, and politician. Isaksen was born in Tórshavn. He was a champion of Faroese independence, and he was one of the nine men th ...

replaced Rudolf Andersen in 1882.

References

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