Alliance of Social Democrats

{{Infobox political party

| native_name = Bandalag jafnaðarmanna

| country = Iceland

| founded = 15 January 1983

| founder = Vilmundur Gylfason

| dissolved =

| split = Social Democratic Party

| ideology = Social democracy

| position = Centre-left

| colorcode = {{party color|Alliance of Social Democrats}}

}}{{Politics of Iceland}}

The Alliance of Social Democrats ({{langx|is|Bandalag jafnaðarmanna}}) was a social-democratic political party in Iceland. The party was founded by Vilmundur Gylfason and won four seats in the 1983 elections.

History

The party was established in 1983 by Vilmundur Gylfason, as a breakaway from the Social Democratic Party.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p965 {{ISBN|978-3-8329-5609-7}} It won four seats in the Althing in the April elections that year, although Vilmundur died later that year. In 1986, all of its parliamentary members left the party, with three members joining the Social Democratic Party and one joining the Independence Party.[https://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/1280291/22621310/1367768858547/Saga+FFJ.pdf?token=Xb3WbL7dgRVarbgjB0HxFeDvwGU%3D Félag frjálslyndra jafnaðarmanna], Örstutt söguágrip, Vilhjálmur Þorsteinsson, 2012-12-27 The party failed to win a seat in the 1987 elections,Nohlen & Stöver, pp976–978 with its vote share falling from 7.3% to just 0.2%.Nohlen & Stöver, p972