Independence Party (Iceland, Historical)
The Independence Party ( is, Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn) was a political party in Iceland between 1907 and 1927. Along with the Home Rule Party, it was one of the dominant parties in the country during the early 20th century. History The party was established in 1907 by a merger of the Democratic Party and the National Defence Party.Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, pp521–522 During the two elections in 1916 it was split into two factions; Þversum and Langsum. The Þversum faction finished second in the August Upper House elections, with the Langsum faction in fifth, whilst the positions were reversed in the October general elections. The party ran as a single entity in the 1919 elections, emerging as the second largest party after the Home Rule Party. It remained in the government with the Home Rule Party and Progressive Party until 1920, when the Home Rule Party began to govern alone.McHale, p529 In the 1922 Upper House elections ...
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Björn Jónsson
Björn Jónsson (8 October 1846 – 24 November 1912) was minister for Iceland from 31 March 1909 to 14 March 1911. He was the father of Sveinn Björnsson, the only regent of Iceland and first president of Iceland. Björn became Minister for Iceland after Hannes Hafstein and his supporters suffered losses in the elections of 1908, where the voters rejected the draft of a new constitution. Björn was forced to resign after forcing the General Director of the National Bank, Tryggvi Gunnarsson, out of that post due to heavy criticism of their supporters. Björn and other opponents of the Draft won a landslide victory in the 1908 elections. He served as speaker of the Althing in 1909. Björn was commonly known for Ísafold, the paper he published and edited from 1874 to 1909, and was known as Björn í Ísafold or Ísafoldar-Björn. Björn offended the Danish Authorities in 1909 by appointing a Councillor of Commerce to work on business negotiations for Iceland, when he appointed h ...
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Home Rule Party (Iceland)
The Home Rule Party ( is, Heimastjórnarflokkurinn) was a political party in Iceland between 1900 and 1923. Alongside the Independence Party, 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 and 1922. 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 t ...
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Political Parties Disestablished In 1927
Politics (from , ) is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The branch of social science that studies politics and government is referred to as political science. It may be used positively in the context of a "political solution" which is compromising and nonviolent, or descriptively as "the art or science of government", but also often carries a negative connotation.. The concept has been defined in various ways, and different approaches have fundamentally differing views on whether it should be used extensively or limitedly, empirically or normatively, and on whether conflict or co-operation is more essential to it. A variety of methods are deployed in politics, which include promoting one's own political views among people, negotiation with other political subjects, making laws, and exercising internal and external force, including wa ...
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Political Parties Established In 1907
Politics (from , ) is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The branch of social science that studies politics and government is referred to as political science. It may be used positively in the context of a "political solution" which is compromising and nonviolent, or descriptively as "the art or science of government", but also often carries a negative connotation.. The concept has been defined in various ways, and different approaches have fundamentally differing views on whether it should be used extensively or limitedly, empirically or normatively, and on whether conflict or co-operation is more essential to it. A variety of methods are deployed in politics, which include promoting one's own political views among people, negotiation with other political subjects, making laws, and exercising internal and external force, including wa ...
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Independence Party (Iceland)
The Independence Party ( is, Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn) is a Liberal conservatism, liberal-conservative List of political parties in Iceland, political party in Iceland. It is currently the largest party in the Althing, Alþingi, with 17 seats. The chairman of the party is Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1970), Bjarni Benediktsson and the vice chairman of the party is Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir. It was formed in 1929 through a merger of the Conservative Party (Iceland), Conservative Party and the Liberal Party (Iceland, historical), Liberal Party. This united the two parties advocating the dissolution of the Union of Denmark and Iceland; dissolution was achieved in 1944, during the German occupation of Denmark. Since its formation in 1929, the party has won the largest share of the vote in every election except the 2009 Icelandic parliamentary election, 2009 election, when it fell behind the Social Democratic Alliance. Every Independence Party leader has also at some point held ...
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Conservative Party (Iceland)
The Conservative Party ( is, Íhaldsflokkurinn) was a conservative political party in Iceland between 1924 and 1929. History The party was established in 1924 by a majority of the members of the Citizens' Party.Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p520 It won the 1926 Upper House elections and the 1927 parliamentary elections, in which it received 42.% of the vote. In 1929 it merged with the Liberal Party to form the Independence Party. Ideology The party supported the full independence of Iceland and separation from the Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ... crown. References Defunct political parties in Iceland Political parties established in 1924 Political parties disestablished in 1929 1924 establishments i ...
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1923 Icelandic Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 27 October 1923. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p961 Voters elected all 28 seats in the Lower House of the Althing and eight of the fourteen seats in Upper House.Nohlen & Stöver, p954 The Citizens' Party, a loose collection of conservatives,Nohlen & Stöver, p965 emerged as the largest party in the Lower House, winning 16 of the 28 seats. Electoral system This was the first election held following changes made to the electoral system in 1920, in which two extra seats were allocated to Reykjavík. Whilst all seats had previously been elected in one or two-member constituencies, the four-member constituency for Reykjavík was now elected by proportional representation using the D'Hondt method. The changes also equalised the age limits for voting between men (25) and women and servants (previously 40) at 25. Results Notes References {{Icelandic elections Elections in Iceland I ...
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1922 Icelandic Parliamentary Election
Elections to the Upper House of the Althing were held in Iceland on 8 July 1922.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p961 Following reforms in 1915, the six seats in the Upper House appointed by the monarch were abolished, and replaced with six elected seats. The seats were elected by proportional representation at the national level, using the D'Hondt method.Nohlen & Stöver, p954 The remaining eight seats were elected along with the Lower House. Results References {{Icelandic elections Elections in Iceland Iceland Parliament Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...

Progressive Party (Iceland)
The Progressive Party ( is, Framsóknarflokkurinn, FSF) is an agrarian political party in Iceland. For most of its history, the Progressive Party has governed with the Independence Party. Since 30 November 2017, the party has been a coalition partner in the Katrín Jakobsdóttir government. The current chairman of the party is Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson who was elected on 2 October 2016. His predecessor was Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, who was elected on 18 January 2009 and was Prime Minister of Iceland from 23 May 2013 to 5 April 2016. History The Progressive Party was founded to represent Iceland's farmer class, which went from being dominant from settlement to the late 19th century to rapidly dwindling in the early 20th century as a result of industrialization and urbanization. Its primary support still comes from the rural areas of Iceland and its policy roots still stem from its origin as an agrarian party, although it has since come to self-identify as a liberal par ...
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1919 Icelandic Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 15 November 1919. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p961 Voters elected all 26 seats in the Lower House of the Althing and eight of the fourteen seats in Upper House.Nohlen & Stöver, p954 The Home Rule Party remained the largest party in the Lower House, winning 10 of the 26 seats. Results Notes References {{Icelandic elections Elections in Iceland Iceland Parliament Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...

October 1916 Icelandic Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 21 October 1916. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p961 Voters elected all 26 seats in the Lower House of the Althing and eight of the fourteen seats in Upper House,Nohlen & Stöver, p954 the other six having been elected in August. The Home Rule Party emerged as the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning eight of the 26 seats. Results Notes References {{Icelandic elections 1916 10 Iceland Parliament 2 Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...

August 1916 Icelandic Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 5 August 1916, Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p961 the first elections held after women's suffrage was introduced. Following reforms to the Althing the previous year, the six seats in the Upper House appointed by the monarch were abolished, and replaced with six elected seats. The seats were elected by proportional representation at the national level, using the D'Hondt method.Nohlen & Stöver, p954 The remaining eight seats were elected along with the Lower House in October. Results References {{Icelandic elections 1916 08 Iceland Parliament 1 Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...