1946 Faroese independence referendum

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1946 Faroese independence referendum

14 September 1946 (1946-09-14)
Do you want the Faroe Islands to separate from Denmark?
Outcome	Results not recognised by Denmark. Home rule established on the Faroe Islands.
Results
Choice Votes % Independence 5,660 50.72% Home Rule with Denmark 5,499 49.28% Valid votes 11,159 95.87% Invalid or blank votes 481 4.13% Total votes 11,640 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 17,216 67.61%
Results by island   Union   Independence

Politics of the Faroe Islands
Constitution Constitution Act of Succession Freedom of Speech and the Press Taxation
The Crown Monarch King Frederik X Privy Council Purveyors to the Royal Court
The unity of the Realm  Kingdom of Denmark  Faroe Islands  Denmark  Greenland
Executive Regeringen The Government of Denmark High Commissioner (list) Lene Moyell Johansen Landsstýri The Government of the Faroe Islands Premier Aksel V. Johannesen Deputy Premier Høgni Hoydal Johannesen Cabinet Privy Council Council of State Queen Margrethe II
Legislature Løgtingið Parliament of the Faroe Islands (35th National Parliament) Speaker Páll á Reynatúgvu Members Folketinget Parliament of the Kingdom of Denmark (69th Kingdom Parliament) Speaker Pia Kjærsgaard Members
Judiciary Supreme Court President Poul Søgaard Courts
Elections Political parties Recent elections Kingdom: 2019 2015 2011 National: 2019 2015 2011 Referendums Alcohol (1907) Independence Alcohol (1973) Act of Succession
Administrative divisions Regions Municipalities Towns
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Jenis av Rana Diplomatic missions of / to the Faroes Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Arctic policy of the Kingdom Faroe Islands–European Union relations Politics of the European Union Arctic policy of the EU
Related topics Arctic Command Defence Command Politics of Denmark Politics of Greenland Unitarism Home rule
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An independence referendum was held in the Faroe Islands, an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, on 14 September 1946. Although a narrow majority of valid votes were cast in favour of the proposal (50.7%), the number of invalid votes exceeded the winning margin. Although independence was declared by the Speaker of the Løgting on 18 September 1946, the declaration was not recognised by Denmark. Danish King Christian X dissolved the Løgting and called fresh elections, which were won by unionist parties. The islands were subsequently given a greater level of self-rule.