Faroese general election, 1998

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Parliamentary elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 30 April 1998.

Results

**Summary of the 30 April 1998 Faroe Løgting election results**
Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Republican Party	6,584	23.8%	8
	People's Party	5,886	21.3%	8
	Social Democratic Party	6,063	21.9%	7
	Union Party	4,995	18.0%	6
	Self-Government Party	2,116	7.6%	2
	Centre Party	1,125	4.1%	1
	Christian People's Party	698	2.5%	0
	Workers' Union	215	0.8%	0
Total		31,601	100.0	32

See also

List of members of the Løgting, 1998–2002

Elections and referendums in the Faroe Islands

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