Faroese independence referendum, 1946
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An independence referendum was held in the Faroe Islands on 14 September 1946. The result was 48.7% (5,660 votes) in favor to 47.2% (5.499 votes) against.[1] 481 votes or 4.1% were blank or invalid.[1] The Faroe Islands declared independence on 18 September 1946; however, this declaration was annulled by Denmark on 20 September and King Christian X of Denmark dissolved the Faroese Løgting on 24 September.[2][3] The dissolution of the Løgting was on 8 November followed by the Faroese parliamentary election of 1946 in which the parties in favour of full independence received a total of 5,396 votes while the parties against received a total of 7,488 votes.[4] As a reaction to the growing self-government and independence movements, Denmark finally granted the Faroe Islands home-rule on 30 March 1948.[2]
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- ^ a b Steining, Jørgen (1953). "Rigsdagen og Færøerne", in Bomholt, Jul.; Fabricius, Knud; Hjelholt, Holger; Mackeprang, M.; Møller, Andr. (eds.): Den danske rigsdag 1849-1949 bind VI (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. H. Schultz Forlag, p. 185.
- ^ a b Faeroe Islands. Retrieved on 2007-05-19.
- ^ Steining, p. 187.
- ^ Steining, p. 188.
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