The Women's List or Women's Alliance
(), also called Kvennalistinn and abbreviated KL, was a
feminist
Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideology, ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social gender equality, equality of the sexes. Feminism holds the position that modern soci ...
political party in Iceland that took part in national politics from 1983 to 1999.
The party held three seats in the parliament elected in 1983, six seats in 1987,
five seats in 1991 and three seats in 1995.
In 1999, it formed an alliance with three other left wing and centre-left parties called the
Social Democratic Alliance
The Social Democratic Alliance (, ) is a Social democracy, social democratic List of political parties in Iceland, political party in Iceland. The party is positioned on the Centre-left politics, centre-left of the political spectrum and their ...
, which then merged into a party by that name in 2000. However, about half the members of the Women's List disapproved of this and chose to join the
Left-Green Movement instead.
Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, former leader of the Alliance and former
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and foreign relations, relations, diplomacy, bilateralism, ...
started her political career in the Women's List, and was
Mayor of Reykjavík as a member of that party.
Election results
Members of Alþingi
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Anna Ólafsdóttir Björnsson (1989–1995)
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Danfríður Skarphéðinsdóttir (1987–1991)
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Guðrún Agnarsdóttir (1983–1990)
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Jóna Valgerður Kristjánsdóttir (1991–1995)
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Kristín Ástgeirsdóttir (1991–1999)
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Kristín Einarsdóttir (1987–1995)
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Kristín Halldórsdóttir (1983–1989, 1995–1999)
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Málmfríður Sigurðardóttir (1987–1991)
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Þórhildur Þorleifsdóttir (1987–1991)
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Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir
Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir Þ is the letter thorn, which in Icelandic represents a voiceless dental fricative, as in the English word "thick." (born 22 November 1965) is an Icelandic politician who has served as Speaker of the Althing sinc ...
(temporary in 1996)
References
Defunct political parties in Iceland
Feminist political parties in Iceland
1983 establishments in Iceland
Political parties established in 1983
2000 disestablishments in Iceland
Political parties disestablished in 2000
Social Democratic Alliance
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