1879 Faroese general election

Partial general elections were held in the Faroe Islands in 1879 to elect nine of the eighteen elected members of the Løgting. The Danish administrator (Amtmaður) and the local dean (Próstur) were also members, with the administrator serving as the speaker.

Electoral system
Members of the Løgting were elected by first-past-the-post voting, with voters having as many votes as there were seats available in their constituency. Nine of the 18 seats were elected every two years. Voting was restricted to men aged 25 or over who met certain tax-paying criteria.

Aftermath
In 1880 Lütje Lützen left the country and was replaced by Lorentz Højer Buchwaldt, while Peter Jacobsen was replaced by Samuel Jacob Rasmussen in the same year. Hans Emil Emanuel Madsen-Hoff was replaced by Ole Jacobsen in 1881. Buchwaldt was replaced by Jacob Jacobsen in 1882.