Home Rule Party (Iceland)
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The Home Rule Party (Icelandic: 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.[1] Its leader was Hannes Hafstein.
History[]
The party was established in 1900 to oppose the original .[1] 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.[2]
In 1923 the party was dissolved and its members formed the Citizens' Party alongside the Independence Party.[1] The following year, the Conservative Party was established by a majority of Citizens' Party members, with the remainder reassuming the Independence Party name.[3]
Ideology[]
The party's main policy was to have the Danish Minister for Iceland based in Reykjavík rather than Copenhagen.[1]
Election results[]
Election | Votes | % | Seats | Place |
---|---|---|---|---|
August 1916 | 1,950 ![]() |
33.5 ![]() |
N/A | 1st ![]() |
October 1916 | 5,333.5 ![]() |
40.0 ![]() |
15 ![]() |
1st ![]() |
1919 | 6,423 ![]() |
45.8 ![]() |
16 ![]() |
1st ![]() |
1922 | 3,258 ![]() |
27.6 ![]() |
N/A | 1st ![]() |
References[]
- Political parties established in 1900
- Political parties disestablished in 1923
- Defunct political parties in Iceland
- 1900 establishments in Iceland
- 1923 disestablishments in Iceland