The Liberal Party () was a short-lived

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in the late 1920s.

History

The party was formed in 1927 by a group of MPs sitting under the Independence Party name.Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p523 In 1923 the original Independence Party had allied with former members of the recently dissolved Home Rule Party to form the Citizens' Party in order to unite against the new

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parties, the Progressive Party (representing the farmers), and the

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(representing the workers). The majority of the Citizens' Party formed the Conservative Party the following year, but its left wing under former

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Sigurður Eggerz Sigurður Eggerz (1 March 1875 – 16 November 1945) was minister for Iceland from 21 July 1914 to 4 May 1915, and prime minister of Iceland from 7 March 1922 to 22 March 1924. Career He was a member of Alþingi from 1911 to 1915, 1916 to 1926 ...

kept going under the Independence Party name until they formed the Liberal Party in 1927. The Liberal Party contested the 1927 election, but only got Sigurður elected. In 1929 the party reunited with the Conservatives to establish the new Independence Party, which became the dominant political force in Iceland.

References

Defunct political parties in Iceland Defunct liberal political parties Political parties established in 1927 Political parties disestablished in 1929 Independence Party (Iceland) 1927 establishments in Iceland 1929 disestablishments in Iceland {{Iceland-poli-stub