Conservative Party of Norway
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| Høyre Conservative Party of Norway |
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| Leader | Erna Solberg |
| Founded | 1884 |
| Headquarters | Oslo |
| Youth wing | Unge Høyre |
| European affiliation | European People's Party |
| Political ideology | Conservatism, Liberal conservatism |
| International affiliation | Int. Democrat Union |
| Website | www.hoyre.no |
| See also the politics of Norway series | |
The Conservative Party (Høyre, H, meaning "right") is a Norwegian political party. Founded in 1884, it is Norway's second oldest party. The current leader (since 2004) is Erna Solberg.
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[edit] History and Political Platform
The Conservative Party of Norway was founded in 1884 with Emil Stang as its first Chairman. Ever since its creation, Høyre has been one of the larger political parties in Norway. Høyre had a historically bad election in 2005, when the party only got 14,1 percent of the votes, however, according to the 2007 local elections and various opinion polls, Høyre is again gaining popularity. Høyre is currently the third largest party in the Norwegian Parliament, Stortinget, after the Norwegian Labour Party and the Progress Party. The party is committed to fiscal free market policies, including tax cuts and little government involvement in the economy. Høyre's social policies are also quite liberal, with the party's program supporting gay adoption rights, among other things. Høyre is also strongly in favour of Norwegian membership in the European Union.
[edit] Membership
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The party claims 67,000 registered members, organized in about 600 local party units. There are reportedly some 15,000 members active in party affairs. The Central Board of Høyre meets seven times a year to discuss important matters such as budget, organizational work, plans, party platforms, drawing up political lines.
[edit] Parliamentary (Storting) elections 1961-2005
| Year | % of votes |
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| 1961 | 19,3% |
| 1965 | 20,3% |
| 1969 | 18,8% |
| 1973 | 17,2% |
| 1977 | 24,5% |
| 1981 | 31,8% |
| 1985 | 30,4% |
| 1989 | 22,2% |
| 1993 | 17,0% |
| 1997 | 14,3% |
| 2001 | 21,2% |
| 2005 | 14,1% |
[edit] List of Party Chairmen and Leaders
- Emil Stang, 1884-1889
- Christian Homann Schweigaard, 1889-1891
- Emil Stang, 1891-1893
- Christian Homann Schweigaard, 1893-1896
- Emil Stang, 1896-1899
- Francis Hagerup, 1899-1902
- Ole L. Skattebøl, 1902-1905
- Edm. Harbitz, 1905-1907
- Fredrik Stang, 1907-1911
- Jens Bratlie, 1911-1919
- Otto B. Halvorsen, 1919-1923
- Ivar Lykke, 1923-1926
- Carl Joachim Hambro, 1926-1934
- Johan H. Andresen, 1934-1937
- Ole Ludvig Bærøe, 1937-1940
- Arthur Nordlie, 1945-1950
- Carl Joachim Hambro, 1950-1954
- Alv Kjøs, 1954-1962
- Sjur Lindebrække, 1962-1970
- Kåre Willoch, 1970-1974
- Erling Norvik, 1974-1980
- Jo Benkow, 1980-1984
- Erling Norvik, 1984-1986
- Rolf Presthus, 1986-1988
- Kaci Kullmann Five, 1988
- Jan P. Syse, 1988-1991
- Kaci Kullmann Five, 1991-1994
- Jan Petersen, 1994-2004
- Erna Solberg, 2004-
[edit] Unge Høyre
Main article: Unge Høyre
Høyre has its own youth wing called Unge Høyre. The leader of The Young Conservatives is Torbjørn Røe Isaksen, who followed Ine Marie Eriksen. The youth wing was founded in 1922.
[edit] Internationally
Høyre is an associated member of the European People's Party (EPP) and full member of the International Democrat Union (IDU).
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- (Norwegian) Høyre - Official site
- (English) Conservative Party (Høyre) - Information in English
- (Norwegian) Unge Høyre - Official site of the Young Conservatives
- (Norwegian) Høyres Studenterforbund - Site of the Conservative Students' Union
- Election results for the Conservative Party in the 2007 local elections
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