Women's List
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{{Infobox political party
| name = Women's List
| colorcode = #A03593
| foundation = 1983
| dissolved = 2000
| logo = Women's List - Kvennalistinn.svg
| merged = Social Democratic Alliance
| ideology = Feminism
| position = Centre-left to left-wing
| headquarters = Reykjavík
| country = Iceland
}}
{{Politics of Iceland}}
The Women's List or Women's Alliance{{cite news|last1=Paxton|first1=Pamela|last2=Hughes|first2=Melanie M.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mjZIT35ClcUC&pg=PT222|title=Women, Politics, and Power: A Global Perspective|location=Los Angeles|publisher=Pine Forge Press/Sage|year=2007|page=222|isbn=9781412927420}} ({{langx|is|Samtök um kvennalista}}), also called Kvennalistinn and abbreviated KL,{{cite book|author=Arter, D.|year=1999|title=Scandinavian Politics Today|publisher=Manchester University Press|isbn=9780719051333|url=https://archive.org/details/scandinavianpoli0000arte|url-access=registration}} was a feminist political party in Iceland that took part in national politics from 1983 to 1999.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-41833136|title=Iceland campaigners to redress drop in women MPs|work=BBC News|date=1 November 2017|access-date=14 December 2018}} The party held three seats in the parliament elected in 1983, six seats in 1987, five seats in 1991 and three seats in 1995.
In 1999, it formed an alliance with three other left wing and centre-left parties called the Social Democratic Alliance, which then merged into a party by that name in 2000. However, about half the members of the Women's List disapproved of this and chose to join the Left-Green Movement instead. Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, former leader of the Alliance and former Minister of Foreign Affairs started her political career in the Women's List, and was Mayor of Reykjavík as a member of that party.
Election results
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! Election ! Votes ! % ! Seats ! +/– ! Position ! Status |
1983
| 7,125 | 5.5 | {{Composition bar|3|60|hex={{party color|Women's List}}}} | New | {{increase}} 6th | {{no2|Opposition}} |
1987
| 15,470 | 10.1 | {{Composition bar|6|63|hex={{party color|Women's List}}}} | {{increase}} 3 | {{steady}} 6th | {{no2|Opposition}} |
1991
| 13,069 | 8.3 | {{Composition bar|5|63|hex={{party color|Women's List}}}} | {{decrease}} 1 | {{increase}} 5th | {{no2|Opposition}} |
1995
| 8,031 | 4.9 | {{Composition bar|3|63|hex={{party color|Women's List}}}} | {{decrease}} 2 | {{decrease}} 6th | {{no2|Opposition}} |
Members of Alþingi
- Anna Ólafsdóttir Björnsson (1989–1995)
- Danfríður Skarphéðinsdóttir (1987–1991)
- Guðrún Agnarsdóttir (1983–1990)
- Jóna Valgerður Kristjánsdóttir (1991–1995)
- Kristín Ástgeirsdóttir (1991–1999)
- Kristín Einarsdóttir (1987–1995)
- Kristín Halldórsdóttir (1983–1989, 1995–1999)
- Málmfríður Sigurðardóttir (1987–1991)
- Þórhildur Þorleifsdóttir (1987–1991)
- Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir (temporary in 1996)
References
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{{Defunct political parties in Iceland}}
Category:Defunct political parties in Iceland
Category:Feminist political parties in Iceland
Category:1983 establishments in Iceland
Category:Political parties established in 1983
Category:2000 disestablishments in Iceland
Category:Political parties disestablished in 2000
Category:Social Democratic Alliance
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