The Centre Democrats ( da, Centrum-Demokraterne, CD) were a
Danish political party.
History
The party was formed in 1973 by
Erhard Jakobsen, a former MP and mayor of
Gladsaxe
Gladsaxe Kommune is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') near Copenhagen in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of , and has a total population of 69,681 (2019). Its ma ...
, as a centrist splinter group from the
Danish Social Democrats.
It participated in both centre-right governments (1982–1988) and centre-left governments (1993–1996).
In the
2001 election it lost its parliamentary representation, a severe setback for the party. In the
2005 election it got 33,635 votes (1% of votes nationwide). It also ran in several municipalities in the Danish municipal election in November 2005. It also ran in simultaneous elections to the new Regional Councils, except in
Region Midtjylland
The Central Denmark Region ( da, Region Midtjylland), or more directly translated as the Central Jutland Region and sometimes simply Mid Jutland, is an administrative region of Denmark established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish muni ...
where a local party official forgot to hand in the required number of voters' signatures before the deadline closed.
On 26 January 2008 an extraordinary party conference decided to dissolve the party by 1 February 2008.
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Party leaders
* 1973–1989: Erhard Jakobsen
* 1989–2005: Mimi Jakobsen
* 2005–2007: Bjarne Møgelhøj
* 2007–2008: Ben Haddou
Election results
Parliament (
Folketing
The Folketing ( da, Folketinget, ; ), also known as the Parliament of Denmark or the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral national legislature (parliament) of the Kingdom of Denmark—Denmark proper together with the Faroe Islands ...
)
Municipal elections
Regional elections
European Parliament elections
Notes
References
External links
centrumdemokraterne.dk
- Official website (archived)
{{Danish political parties
Defunct political parties in Denmark
Political parties established in 1973
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