Centre Democrats (Denmark)
Centre Democrats | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | Ben Haddou |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Dissolved | 2008 |
| Headquarters |
Omøgade 8, 2. sal 2100 København Ø |
| Ideology | Centrism |
| European affiliation | None |
| International affiliation | None |
| European Parliament group | European People's Party (1984-1994) |
| Colours | Purple |
| Website | |
| www.centrumdemokraterne.dk | |
The Centre Democrats (Danish: Centrum-Demokraterne, CD) was a Danish political party.
History
The party was formed in 1973[1] by Erhard Jakobsen, a former MP and mayor of Gladsaxe, as a right-wing splinter group from the Danish Social Democrats.[2] It participated in both centre-right governments (1982–1988) and centre-left governments (1993–1996).
In the 2001 election it lost its parliamentary representation, a severe setback for the party. In the 2005 election it got 33,635 votes (1% of votes nationwide). It also ran in several municipalities in the Danish municipal election in November 2005. It also ran in simultaneous elections to the new Regional Councils, except in Region Midtjylland where a local party official forgot to hand in the required number of voters' signatures before the deadline closed.[3]
On January 26, 2008, an extraordinary party conference decided to dissolve the party by February 1, 2008.[4]
Party leaders
- 1973-1989: Erhard Jakobsen
- 1989-2005: Mimi Jakobsen
- 2005-2007: Bjarne Møgelhøj
- 2007-2008: Ben Haddou
Election results
Parliament (Folketing)
| Date | Votes | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | ± pp | # | ± | |
| 1973 | 236.784 | 7.8 % | +7.8 | 14 / 179 |
New |
| 1975 | 66.316 | 2.2 % | -5.6 | 4 / 179 |
 10 |
| 1977 | 200.347 | 6.4 % | +4.2 | 11 / 179 |
 7 |
| 1979 | 102.132 | 3.2 % | -3.2 | 6 / 179 |
5 |
| 1981 | 258.522 | 8.3 % | +5.1 | 15 / 179 |
9 |
| 1984 | 154.553 | 4.6 % | -3.7 | 8 / 179 |
7 |
| 1987 | 161.070 | 4.8 % | +0.2 | 9 / 179 |
1 |
| 1988 | 155.464 | 4.7 % | -0.1 | 9 / 179 |
 0 |
| 1990 | 165.556 | 5.1 % | +0.4 | 9 / 179 |
0 |
| 1994 | 94.496 | 2.8 % | -2.3 | 5 / 179 |
4 |
| 1998 | 146.802 | 4.3 % | +1.5 | 8 / 179 |
3 |
| 2001 | 61.031 | 1.8 % | -2.5 | 0 / 179 |
8 |
| 2005 | 33.880 | 1.0 % | -0.8 | 0 / 179 |
0 |
| 2007 | |||||
Municipal elections
| Date | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| # | ± | |
| 2001 | 2 / 4,647 |
0 |
| 2005 | 0 / 2,522 |
2 |
Regional elections
| Date | Votes | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|
| # | ± | ||
| 2001 | 24,914 | 3 / 374 |
0 |
| 2005 | 4,987 | 0 / 205 |
3 |
European Parliament elections
| Date | Votes | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | ± pp | # | ± | |
| 1979 | 107.790 | 6.1 % | +6.1 | 1 / 15 |
New |
| 1984 | 131.984 | 6.6 % | +0.5 | 1 / 15 |
0 |
| 1989 | 142.190 | 8.0 % | +1.4 | 2 / 16 |
1 |
| 1994 | 18.365 | 0.9 % | -7.1 | 0 / 16 |
2 |
| 1999 | 68.717 | 3.5 % | +2.6 | 0 / 16 |
0 |
| 2004 | |||||
References
- ↑ Western Europe 2003. Psychology Press. 30 November 2002. p. 132. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ↑ Cook, Chris; Francis, Mary (1979). The first European elections: A handbook and guide. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 0-333-26575-0.
- ↑ Archived May 2, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ jp.dk - CD nedlægger sig selv
External links
- centrumdemokraterne.dk - Official website (archived)
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