The Farmers' Party ( is, Bændaflokkur) was a political party in

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 ...

between 1913 and 1916.

History

The party was established in 1913 by MPs from the Union Party, which was formed in 1912 as a joint group of the Home Rule Party and the moderate majority in the

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. The party suffered a split in 1916 when some members left to form the

Independent Farmers The Independent Farmers ( is, Óháðir bændur) were a short-lived political party in Iceland in 1916. History The party was established in 1916 as a breakaway from the Farmers' Party.Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Gre ...

,Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p520 but there were no MPs among them. In the August 1916 elections to the six previously appointed seats in the upper house of the

Althing The Alþingi (''general meeting'' in Icelandic, , anglicised as ' or ') is the supreme national parliament of Iceland. It is one of the oldest surviving parliaments in the world. The Althing was founded in 930 at ("thing fields" or "assembly ...

, the party finished fourth with 7.5%. However, by the October elections to both houses, it finished third in the popular vote, winning four seats in the lower house and one in the upper house. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', pp. 975–977 Following the elections it merged with the

to form the

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.Nohlen & Stöver, p. 965

The second Farmers' Party

A new Farmers' Party was formed in 1933 following a breakaway from the Progressive Party by members who disagreed with the leadership's decision to target a broader electorate rather than remain a class party for the farmers.

References

{{Authority control Defunct political parties in Iceland Political parties established in 1912 Political parties disestablished in 1916 Nordic agrarian parties 1912 establishments in Iceland