| Conservative Party of Norway Høyre |
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| Leader | Erna Solberg |
| Founder | Emil Stang |
| Founded | 1884 |
| Headquarters | Oslo |
| Youth wing | Unge Høyre |
| Membership | 67,000 |
| Ideology | Liberal conservatism, Conservative liberalism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| International affiliation | International Democrat Union |
| European affiliation | European People's Party (associate) |
| Official colours | Blue |
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The Conservative Party (Norwegian: Høyre, H, literally "right") is a Norwegian political party. Founded in 1884, it is Norway's second oldest party. The current leader (since 2004) is Erna Solberg.
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History and political platform
The Conservative Party of Norway was founded in 1884 with Emil Stang as its first Chairman. Ever since its creation, Høyre has been one of the larger political parties in Norway. For many years, it was the largest non-socialist party in Norway and has taken part in many governments. It lost this distinction with a historically bad election in 2005, receiving only 14.1 percent of the vote. However, according to the 2007 local elections and various opinion polls, the party is again gaining popularity. It is currently the third largest party in the Norwegian Parliament, Stortinget, after the Norwegian Labour Party and the Progress Party. The party is committed to fiscal free market policies, including tax cuts and little government involvement in the economy. In spite of the party's center-right orientation, Høyre's social policies are quite liberal, with the party's programme supporting liberal policies such as gay adoption rights and marriage. It is also in favour of Norwegian membership in the European Union.
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The party claims 67,000 registered members, organized in about 600 local party units. There are reportedly some 15,000 members active in party affairs. The Central Board of Høyre meets seven times a year to discuss important matters such as budget, organizational work, plans, party platforms, drawing up political lines.
Parliamentary (Storting) elections 1961-2005
| Year | % of votes |
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| 1961 | 19.3% |
| 1965 | 20.3% |
| 1969 | 18.8% |
| 1973 | 17.2% |
| 1977 | 24.5% |
| 1981 | 31.8% |
| 1985 | 30.4% |
| 1989 | 22.2% |
| 1993 | 17.0% |
| 1997 | 14.3% |
| 2001 | 21.2% |
| 2005 | 14.1% |
| 2009 | 17.2% |
List of party chairmen and leaders
- Emil Stang, 1884-1889
- Christian Homann Schweigaard, 1889-1891
- Emil Stang, 1891-1893
- Christian Homann Schweigaard, 1893-1896
- Emil Stang, 1896-1899
- Francis Hagerup, 1899-1902
- Ole L. Skattebøl, 1902-1905
- Edm. Harbitz, 1905-1907
- Fredrik Stang, 1907-1911
- Jens Bratlie, 1911-1919
- Otto B. Halvorsen, 1919-1923
- Ivar Lykke, 1923-1926
- Carl Joachim Hambro, 1926-1934
- Johan H. Andresen, 1934-1937
- Ole Ludvig Bærøe, 1937-1940
- Arthur Nordlie, 1945-1950
- Carl Joachim Hambro, 1950-1954
- Alv Kjøs, 1954-1962
- Sjur Lindebrække, 1962-1970
- Kåre Willoch, 1970-1974
- Erling Norvik, 1974-1980
- Jo Benkow, 1980-1984
- Erling Norvik, 1984-1986
- Rolf Presthus, 1986-1988
- Kaci Kullmann Five, 1988
- Jan P. Syse, 1988-1991
- Kaci Kullmann Five, 1991-1994
- Jan Petersen, 1994-2004
- Erna Solberg, 2004-
Internationally
Høyre is an associated member of the European People's Party (EPP) and full member of the International Democrat Union (IDU).
See also
External links
- (Norwegian) Høyre - Official site
- (English) Conservative Party (Høyre) - Information in English
- (Norwegian) Unge Høyre - Official site of the Young Conservatives
- (Norwegian) Høyres Studenterforbund - Site of the Conservative Students' Union
- Election results for the Conservative Party in the 2007 local elections
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