The Home Rule Party () was a

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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

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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

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and

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. 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

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based in

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rather than

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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