Centre Party (Faroe Islands)

The Centre Party (Template:Langx) is a Christian democratic, conservative political party on the Faroe Islands, led by Jenis av Rana. The party is known for its social conservatism, particularly its stance on LGBT rights.

At the 2008 Faroese general election, the party won 8.4% of the popular vote and three out of 33 seats in the Løgting. In the 2011 Faroese general election, the party fell to 6.2% and two seats.

Current members of the Løgting

As of the 2022 general snap election:

Name	Elected (E), Re-elected (R), or Appointed (A)	Votes obtained in the general election	Title
Jenis av Rana	R	721	Member of the Løgting
Steffan Klein Poulsen	E	518	Member of the Løgting

Leaders

Party leaders Jenis av Rana 2001–present Álvur Kirke 1999–2001 Bill Justinussen 1997–1999 Jenis av Rana 1994–1997 Álvur Kirke 1992–1994

Parliamentary leaders Jenis av Rana 1998–present Tordur Niclasen 1992–1998

History of Centre Party in the Faroese and Danish general elections

Faroese general election Year Votes Seats Position # % # ± 1994 1,491 5.2 Template:Composition bar New Increase 7th 1998 1,125 4.1 Template:Composition bar Decrease 1 Increase 6th 2002 1,292 4.2 Template:Composition bar Steady 0 Steady 6th 2004 1,661 5.2 Template:Composition bar Increase 1 Increase 5th 2008 2,610 8.4 Template:Composition bar Increase 1 Steady 5th 2011 1,882 6.2 Template:Composition bar Decrease 1 Decrease 6th 2015 1,775 5.5 Template:Composition bar Steady 0 Steady 6th 2019 1,815 5.4 Template:Composition bar Steady 0 Increase 5th 2022 2,242 6.6 Template:Composition bar Steady 0 Decrease 6th

Danish general election Year Votes Members # % 2001 569 2.2 Template:Composition bar 2005 829 3.3 Template:Composition bar 2007 1,577 6.8 Template:Composition bar 2011 872 4.2 Template:Composition bar 2015 605 2.6 Template:Composition bar 2019 Did not contest 2022 1,217 4.5 Template:Composition bar

External links

• Official web site