Partial general elections were held in the Faroe Islands in 1883 to elect nine of the eighteen elected members of the Løgting.[1] The Danish administrator (Amtmaður) and the local dean (Próstur) were also members, with the administrator serving as the speaker.[2]
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.[1]
Ole Jacob Petersen died in 1885. In a by-election held on 29 June Thomas Debes was elected as his replacement with 14 votes to one received by Ivar Petersen Dall.[1]
