1970 Faroese general election

{{Infobox legislative election

| election_name = 1970 Faroese general election

| country = Faroe Islands

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1966

| next_election = 1974

| election_date = 7 November 1970

| leader1 = J. F. Øregaard

| party1 = Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands)

| last_election1 = 7

| seats1 = 7

| percentage1 = 27.21

| leader2 = Erlendur Patursson

| party2 = Republican Party (Faroe Islands)

| last_election2 = 5

| seats2 = 6

| percentage2 = 21.94

| leader3 = Trygve Samuelsen

| party3 = Union Party (Faroe Islands)

| last_election3 = 6

| seats3 = 6

| percentage3 = 21.71

| leader4 = Hákun Djurhuus

| party4 = People's Party (Faroe Islands)

| last_election4 = 6

| seats4 = 5

| percentage4 = 20.02

| leader5 = Niels Poulsen

| party5 = Self-Government (Faroe Islands)

| last_election5 = 1

| seats5 = 1

| percentage5 = 5.59

| leader6 = Kjartan Mohr

| party6 = Progress

| colour6 = {{party color|Christian People's Party (Faroe Islands)}}

| last_election6 = 1

| seats6 = 1

| percentage6 = 3.53

| title = Prime Minister

| posttitle =

| before_election = Kristian Djurhuus

| before_party = Union Party (Faroe Islands)

| after_election = Atli Dam

| after_party = Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands)

}}{{Politics of the Faroe Islands}}

General elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 7 November 1970. The Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the Løgting, winning 7 of the 26 seats.[http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/faroes2.html Faroes/DK] Parties and elections in Europe