Parliamentary elections were held in the
Faroe Islands
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on 20 January 2004.
Candidates
Hin Stuttligi Flokkurin (
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: ''The Funny Party''), the
joke political party
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founded in 2004 by Johan Dalsgaard, got 747 votes in the Faroese parliament election in 2004. The party is based upon
political satire
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. Dalsgaard was mainly inspired by
Jacob Haugaard
Daniel Jacob Haugaard
(born 12 May 1952) is a Danish-Faroese comedian, actor, musician, composer, writer, TV host and former representative in the Danish Parliament.
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, who pulled a similar prank in the Danish parliament. Johan Dalsgaard was not the only candidate on the list. Rubek Lilaa was the candidate for Eysturoyar Valdømi.
FF-Blaðið, page 9, KUNNGERÐ, Til løgtingsvalið tann 20. januar 2004 eru hesir listar innkomnir til valnevndina í Eysturoyar valdømi og góðkendir av henni. (in Faroese, it is an announcement with a list of all the candidates for the Eysturoy district/valdømi)
At that time the Faroe Islands had 7 districts, so people could only vote for a candidate from their own district (valdømi). Hin stuttliga Flokkurin had two candidates, Johan Dalsgaard was candidate for the South Streymoy district (Suðurstreymoyar valdømi) and Rubek Lilaa was candidate in Eysturoy. The party had no other candidates.
Results
See also
*List of members of the Løgting, 2004–08
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References
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Elections in the Faroe Islands
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2004 in the Faroe Islands
January 2004 in Europe