Independent Farmers
Political party in Iceland
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The Independent Farmers (Icelandic: Óháðir bændur) were a short-lived political party in Iceland in 1916.
Independent Farmers Óháðir bændur | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Sigurður Jónsson |
| Founded | 1916 |
| Dissolved | 16 December 1916 |
| Split from | Farmers' Party |
| Merged into | Progressive Party |
| Ideology | Agrarianism Icelandic nationalism |
History
The party was established in 1916 as a breakaway from the Farmers' Party.[1] In the August 1916 elections to the six previously appointed seats in the upper house of the Althing, the party finished third with 22% of the vote. However, by the October elections to both houses, its vote share had fallen to just 4%, with the party winning just one seat in each of the houses.[2] Following the elections, it merged with the Farmers' Party to form the Progressive Party.[3]