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Alliance of Social Democrats

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Alliance of Social Democrats
Bandalag jafnaðarmanna
FounderVilmundur Gylfason
Founded15 January 1983[1]
Split fromSocial Democratic Party
IdeologySocial democracy
Political positionCentre-left

The Alliance of Social Democrats (Icelandic: Bandalag jafnaðarmanna) was a social-democratic political party in Iceland. The party was founded by Vilmundur Gylfason and won four seats in the 1983 elections.

History

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The party was established in 1983 by Vilmundur Gylfason, as a breakaway from the Social Democratic Party.[2] It won four seats in the Althing in the April elections that year, although Vilmundur died later that year. In 1986 all of its parliamentary members left the party, with three members joining the Social Democratic Party and one joining the Independence Party.[1] The party failed to win a seat in the 1987 elections,[3] with its vote share falling from 7.3% to just 0.2%.[4]

Election results

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Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Position Status
1983 Vilmundur Gylfason 9,489 7.3
4 / 60
New Increase 5th Opposition
1987 246 0.2
0 / 63
Decrease 4 Decrease 10th Extra-parliamentary

References

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  1. ^ a b Félag frjálslyndra jafnaðarmanna, Örstutt söguágrip, Vilhjálmur Þorsteinsson, 2012-12-27
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p965 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, pp976–978
  4. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p972