General elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 8 November 1980. The Union Party emerged as the largest party in the Løgting, winning eight of the 32 seats.[1]
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Results edit
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Union Party | 5,557 | 23.88 | 8 | 0 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 5,043 | 21.67 | 7 | –1 | |
| Republican Party | 4,415 | 18.97 | 6 | 0 | |
| People's Party | 4,399 | 18.90 | 6 | 0 | |
| Self-Government Party | 1,953 | 8.39 | 3 | +1 | |
| Progress and Fisheries Party | 1,905 | 8.19 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 23,272 | 100.00 | 32 | 0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 85.9 | ||||
| Source: Árbók fyri Føroyar 2003 | |||||