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Industry Party

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Industry Party
Erhvervspartiet
Founded1917

The Industry Party (Danish: Erhvervspartiet) was a political party in Denmark in the 1910s and 1920s. It aimed to represent small and medium traders, primarily in Copenhagen.

History

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The party was established in 1917,[1] and received 1% of the vote in the 1918 elections, when it won a single seat.[2] The party increased its vote share to 3% in the April 1920 elections, winning four seats. It maintained its four seats in the July 1920 elections, but was reduced to three seats in the September 1920 elections.[2]

In 1922 the party split in two, with both factions significantly weakened.[1] In the 1924 elections the party received just 0.2% of the national vote and lost all three seats.[2]

Election results

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Folketing

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Election Votes % /– Seats /–
1918 11,934 1.30 New
1 / 140
New
April 1920 29,464 2.88 1.58
4 / 139
Increase 3
July 1920 25,627 2.69 –0.19
4 / 139
Steady
September 1920 27,403 2.26 –0.43
3 / 148
Decrease 1
1924 2,102 0.16 –2.10
0 / 148
Decrease 3

References

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  1. ^ a b Vincent E. McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p178 ISBN 0-313-23804-9
  2. ^ a b c Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p552 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7