The Independent Farmers ( is, Óháðir bændur) were a short-lived 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 ...
in 1916.
History
The party was established in 1916 as a breakaway from the
Farmers' Party.
[Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p523 ] 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 third with 22% of the vote. However, by the
October elections to both houses, its vote share had fallen to just 4%, with the party winning just one seat in each of the houses.
Dieter Nohlen
Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expe ...
& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p977–975 Following the elections it merged with the
Farmers' Party to form the
Progressive Party Progressive Party may refer to:
Active parties
* Progressive Party, Brazil
* Progressive Party (Chile)
* Progressive Party of Working People, Cyprus
* Dominica Progressive Party
* Progressive Party (Iceland)
* Progressive Party (Sardinia), Ita ...
.
[Nohlen & Stöver, p965]
References
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Defunct political parties in Iceland
Political parties established in 1916
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