The
Home Rule Party ( is, Heimastjórnarflokkurinn) was a
political party in
Iceland between 1900 and 1923. Alongside the
Independence Party
Independence Party may refer to:
Active parties Outside United States
* Independence Party (Egypt)
* Estonian Independence Party
* Independence Party (Finland)
* Independence Party (Iceland)
* Independence Party (Mauritius)
* Independence Part ...
, it was one of two dominant parties in the country in the early 20th century.
[ Its leader was Hannes Hafstein.
]
History
The party was established in 1900 to oppose the original Progressive Party.[Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p521 ] It won every election between 1916
Events
Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix.
January
* January 1 – The British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that had been stored and cooled.
* ...
and 1922
Events
January
* January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes.
* January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éirean ...
. Between 1918 and 1920 it governed in coalition with the Independence Party and the new Progressive Party, before forming a government alone in 1920. In 1922 the Independence Party rejoined the government.
In 1923 the party was dissolved and its members formed the Citizens' Party alongside the Independence Party.[ The following year, the Conservative Party was established by a majority of Citizens' Party members, with the remainder reassuming the Independence Party name.][McHale, p520]
Ideology
The party's main policy was to have the Danish Minister for Iceland based in Reykjavík rather than Copenhagen.[
]
Election results
References
{{Defunct political parties in Iceland
Political parties established in 1900
Political parties disestablished in 1923
Defunct political parties in Iceland
1900 establishments in Iceland
1923 disestablishments in Iceland