Humanist Party (Iceland)

Humanist Party
Húmanistaflokkurinn
ChairpersonJúlíus Valdimarsson[1]
Founded25 June 1984 (1984-06-25)
HeadquartersBrautarholt 4, 105 Reykjavík
IdeologyUniversal humanism
Libertarian socialism
Anti-capitalism[1]
Collectivist anarchism[1]
Political positionLeft-wing
International affiliationHumanist Movement
ColoursOrange, White
Seats in Parliament
0 / 63
Election symbol
H

The Humanist Party (Icelandic: Húmanistaflokkurinn) is a political party in Iceland founded on 25 June 1984 as the Human Party (Icelandic: Flokkur mannsins). It adopted its current name in 1995. It has run candidates in the 1987 and 1999 parliamentary elections, but has never achieved representation. It is related to the International Humanist Party.

They successfully applied for the list letter H to contest the 2013 Icelandic parliamentary election, and subsequently submitted an official candidate list on 12 April 2013.[2] In the 2013 election, they chose to only run candidates in the Reykjavik North and Reykjavik South constituencies.[3]

History

The party ran candidates in the 1987 and 1999 parliamentary elections. They also stood candidates for the Reykjavík City Council in 1986, 1990, 1998, and 2002. They never achieved representation in either body.

Electoral results

Parliament

Election year # of
overall votes 		% of
overall vote 		# of
overall seats won 		±
1987 Steady 2,434 Steady 1.6
0 / 63
 Steady 0
1999 Decrease 742 Decrease 0.4
0 / 63
 Steady 0
2013 Decrease 126 Decrease 0.07
0 / 63
 Steady 0
2016 Decrease 33 Decrease 0.02
0 / 63
 Steady 0

References

  1. ^ a b c The Reykjavík Grapevine Election Guide 2013, The Reykjavík Grapevine, April 5, 2013
  2. ^ "Humanist Party seeks collaboration partners" (in Icelandic). Ruv.is. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  3. ^ "All lists of candidates submitted" (in Icelandic). Ruv.is. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2013.