Humanist Party (Denmark)
{{Short description|Political party in Denmark}}
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The Humanist Party ({{langx|da|Det Humanistiske Parti}}) was a political party in Denmark and a member of the Humanist International. Although the party has never had a member elected to the Folketing, a member was elected in a local election in 1989.{{Cite journal|last=Hjorth|first=Frederik|last2=Nyrup|first2=Jacob|last3=Vinæs Larsen|first3=Martin|date=29 January 2024|title=Reining in the Rascals: Challenger Parties’ Path to Power|url=https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdf/10.1086/732962|journal=The Journal of Politics|language=en|doi=10.1086/732962}}
History
The party was established in 1987 and participated the general election held that year.{{cite web|author=Ole Andersen|date=4 August 1999|title=Humanist Party|url=http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/dk%7D.html#hum|accessdate=8 May 2016|publisher=CRW Flags}} It received 5,675 votes, or approximately 0.2% of the total votes cast.{{Cite book|url=https://www.ft.dk/-/media/sites/ft/pdf/publikationer/folketinget-efter-valget-2022.pdf|title=Folketinget efter valget: 1. November 2022|date=7 February 2023|publisher=Folketinget|isbn=9788779822238|location=Copenhagen|language=da|issn=0107-9670}} In the 1990 Danish general election the party received 763 votes, just 0.02% of the total votes cast.{{Cite web|date=17 May 2015|title=Folketingsvalget 1990|url=https://danmarkshistorien.dk/vis/materiale/folketingsvalget-1990|access-date=2024-10-28|website=Danmarks Historien|publisher=University of Aarhus|language=da}} The last time the party ran in the general election was 1993.
At the beginning of the 2000s the party was headed by Christian Adamsen.{{cite book|title=Western Europe 2003|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M9QYndAPmuQC&pg=PA132|accessdate=8 May 2016|date=30 November 2002|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=978-1-85743-152-0|page=132}} It stood in the regional and municipal elections in Denmark 15 November 2005.
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External links
- [http://www.humanist.dk Official web site in Danish] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924232109/http://www.humanist.dk/|date=2010-09-24 }}
- [http://www.regionhovedstaden.dk/78/11868/pageserve.php region of Denmark official site showing party]
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Category:1987 establishments in Denmark
Category:Political parties established in 1987
Category:Political parties in Denmark
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