Centre Party (Faroe Islands)

"Miðflokkurin" redirects here; not to be confused with Miðflokkurinn of Iceland.

The Centre Party (Faroese: Miðflokkurin) is a Christian democratic,^[1] conservative^[8] 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.^[9]

Centre Party Miðflokkurin
Leader	Jenis av Rana
Founded	30 May 1992
Split from	Christian People's Party
Youth wing	Ung fyri Miðflokkin
Ideology	Christian democracy[1] Social conservatism[1] Christian right[2] Anti-LGBT[7] Regionalism[1]
Political position	Right-wing
Nordic affiliation	Centre Group
Colours	Blue
Løgting	2 / 33
Folketing (Faroe seats)	0 / 2
Election symbol
H
Website
midflokkurin.fo
Politics of the Faroe Islands Political parties Elections

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[1] Year Votes Seats Position # % # ± 1994 1,491 5.2 2 / 32 New 7th 1998 1,125 4.1 1 / 32 1 6th 2002 1,292 4.2 1 / 32 0 6th 2004 1,661 5.2 2 / 32 1 5th 2008 2,610 8.4 3 / 33 1 5th 2011 1,882 6.2 2 / 33 1 6th 2015 1,775 5.5 2 / 33 0 6th 2019 1,815 5.4 2 / 33 0 5th 2022 2,242 6.6 2 / 33 0 6th

Danish general election Year Votes Members # % 2001 569 2.2 0 / 2 2005 829 3.3 0 / 2 2007 1,577 6.8 0 / 2 2011 872 4.2 0 / 2 2015 605 2.6 0 / 2 2019 Did not contest 2022 1,217 4.5 0 / 2