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Centre Party (Sweden) Politicians
Centre Party or Center Party may refer to: Active parties * Ã…land Centre * Centre Alliance * Centre (Croatian political party) * Estonian Centre Party * Centre Party (Faroe Islands) * Centre Party (Finland) * Centre Party (Germany) * Centre Party (Hungary) * Centre Party (Iceland) * Centre Party of Ireland, formerly Renua * Center Party (Iraq) * Lithuanian Centre Party * Centre Party (Nauru) * Center Party (Norway) * Centre Party (Norway) * Centre Party (Poland) * Centre Party (Sweden) * Centre Party (Turkey) Historical parties *Centre Party (Greenland) *Centre Party (Israel) * Centre Party (Jersey) *Centre Party (Netherlands) ** Centre Party '86 * Centre Party (New South Wales) * Centre Party (Rhodesia) * Centre Party (Sweden, 1924) *Centre Party (Tasmania) * Center Party (Thailand), now the Fair Party * Commonwealth Centre Party *National Centre Party (Ireland) * Irish Centre Party (1919), political party in Ireland in 1919 See also * Centrism * Centrist Party * Nordic agra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ã…land Centre
The Åland Centre () is an agrarian-centrist political party on the Åland Åland ( , ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland. Receiving its autonomy by a 1920 decision of the League of Nations, it is the smallest region of Finland by both area () and population (30,54 ... Islands. The party was founded by Karl-Anders Bergman in 1976. The party has had four premiers of Åland including: Folke Woivalin (1979–1988), Ragnar Erlandsson (1991–1995), Roger Nordlund (1999–2007), and Veronica Thörnroos (2019–2023). The party is affiliated with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. Mats Löfström, the current MP of Åland in the Finnish parliament, represents Åland Centre. History The party was founded in 1976, when the Swedish Centre Party was the largest non-socialist party in Sweden and hold the position of Prime Minister. Åland Centre then created its youth wing, 'Young Centre', in 1976, and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centre Party (Turkey)
The Centre Party () is a political party in Turkey formed on 7 July 2014 by Abdurrahim Karslı. The party was the result of the politicisation of the People's Voice Movement, with attempts to create a political party beginning in 2011. The party is claimed to be Liberalism, liberal, but has been accused of being affiliated with exiled cleric Fethullah Gülen. Despite Karslı's claims that up to 15 smaller political parties were thinking of merging with the party amongst talk of MP defections, it has no seats in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, National Assembly, after it received 0.05% of the vote in the June 2015 Turkish general election, June 2015 election and did not contest the subsequent November 2015 Turkish general election, November 2015 election. It was previously represented by a single member in the parliament; Ercan Cengiz who resigned from the Republican People's Party (CHP) on 25 January 2015. The party's membership is formed by politicians formerly of other par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Centre Party (1919)
The Irish Centre Party was a short-lived Federalism, federalist political party in Ireland which advocated establishing a federal structure for a self-governing Ireland within the British Empire. It was founded in 1919 by Stephen Gwynn and merged with the Irish Dominion League later that year. History and aims The Irish Centre Party was established in January 1919 against the backdrop of the Irish War of Independence and the division of the Irish Unionist Alliance. The party was founded by Stephen Gwynn, who became chair of its provisional general committee, and was dominated by professional men and women, most of whom were from moderate, middle-class Dublin families. It gained limited prominence through its most notable member, Hubert Gough, Sir Hubert Gough, who had been closely involved in the 1914 Curragh incident. Part of the wider Irish Home Rule movement, the Centre Party's Federation, federal programme recognised that the Irish constitutional debate had fundamentally a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Centre Party (Ireland)
The National Centre Party, initially known as the National Farmers and Ratepayers League, was a short-lived political party in the Irish Free State. It was founded on 15 September 1932 in the Mansion House, Dublin,''The Irish Times'' (Saturday, September 17, 1932), page 7. with the support of several sitting Teachta Dála, TDs, including the three Farmers' Party (Ireland), Farmers' Party members and thirteen Independent (politics), Independents, all of whom feared for their political future if they did not coordinate in a common organisation. Prominent among the latter were party leader Frank MacDermot, a TD for Roscommon (Dáil constituency), Roscommon since the 1932 Irish general election, general election of February 1932, and James Dillon (Fine Gael politician), James Dillon, a TD for Donegal (Dáil constituency), Donegal, who was the son of John Dillon, the last leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party. The party's policies included the establishment of a central bank (at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commonwealth Centre Party
The Commonwealth Centre Party was a minor Australian political party that contested the 1961 federal election. It was formed by disaffected members of the Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. For example, while the political systems .... It had little success and was wound up soon after the election.Jaensch, DeanA plague on both your houses/ref> References Defunct political parties in Australia Political parties with year of establishment missing Political parties with year of disestablishment missing {{Australia-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Center Party (Thailand)
The Fair Party (, ''Phak Pen Tham'') is a centre-left political party in Thailand. Founded on September 27, 2020, as a successor to the Center Party (), the Fair Party advocates for human rights, democracy, and equitable governance. Its motto, "Democracy must be fair" (), reflects its commitment to social justice and inclusive development. History The Center Party was established following a joint meeting held on October 21, 2018, and was officially registered as a political party on December 11, 2018, under registration number 34/2561. Initially, the party's headquarters were located in Bang Yi Khan Subdistrict, Bang Phlat District, Bangkok, with Chumphon Krutkaew serving as the party leader and Sukthavee Suwanchairub as the party secretary. On September 27, 2020, the Center Party held a general meeting during which it officially changed its name to Fair Party and relocated its headquarters. Pitipong Temcharoen, a former member of the Bangkok House of Representatives and former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centre Party (Tasmania)
The Centre Party, previously the Country Party, was a minor Australian political party in the state of Tasmania. Initially formed in 1962 as a new Tasmanian branch of the National Party of Australia, Country Party of Australia after decades of inactivity in the state, it at first enjoyed no electoral success. In the run up to the 1969 Tasmanian state election, 1969 election the party was joined by Kevin Lyons, a former Liberal Party of Australia (Tasmanian Division), Liberal turned independent member of the Assembly for Division of Braddon (state), Braddon, who renamed it the Centre Party and retained his seat at the election, securing the balance of power and serving as Deputy Premier of Tasmania, Deputy Premier in a Coalition (Australia), coalition government until 1972. Upon the coalition's collapse the Centre Party faded away before being dissolved in 1975. The party first contested the 1964 Tasmanian state election, 1964 state election, winning 9,280 votes (5.26%) but no seats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centre Party (Sweden, 1924)
The Centre Party (), initially called Civilization Party (''Civilisationspartiet''), was a political party in Örebro, Sweden. The party was founded in 1924 by Dr. Nils August Nilsson.Henningsen, Bernd, and Norbert Götz. Vom alten Norden zum neuen Europa: politische Kultur im Ostseeraum ; Festschrift für Bernd Henningsen'. Berlin: Berliner Wissenschafts-Verl, 2010. p. 86 Dr. Nilsson frequently used the slogan "First class humans in a first class society", arguing in favour of "social gynecology". A long-time peace advocate connected to the International Peace Bureau, Dr. Nilsson promoted world language (Ido) and world culture. The Civilization Party contested the 1924 parliamentary election and the 1926 municipal election with ballots carrying the title 'Workers Party/Social Democrats' and the subtitle 'Civilization Party'. These ballots carried Dr. Nilsson as the first candidate, but with prominent Social Democrats filling up the rest of the ballot. The concerned Social Democra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centre Party (Rhodesia)
The Centre Party (CP) was a liberal political party in Rhodesia. Founded in 1968, it was a multiracial party opposed to the policies of the country's Rhodesian Front-dominated white minority government. It dissolved in 1977. In 1968, a group of white Rhodesians, many of whom were associated with opposition leader Sir Edgar Whitehead, decided to reorganize. Led by Pat Bashford, they founded the Centre Party, a multiracial party opposed to Prime Minister Ian Smith's ruling Rhodesian Front. Its platform supported a non-racial franchise and elimination of racial discrimination. The party never gained any white seats in Parliament, but in 1970 seven black members were elected. The Centre Party's support for the 1972 Pearce Commission proposals eroded its support among blacks, many of whom left and joined the African National Council. In 1977, the party merged with the Rhodesia Party to form the National Unifying Force. History Background Following the dissolution of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centre Party (New South Wales)
The Centre Party, or the Centre Reform Group, and occasionally referred to as the Centre Movement, was a short-lived extreme-right political party that operated in the Australian state of New South Wales. Founded in December 1933, the party's leader and most prominent figure was Eric Campbell, the leader of the paramilitary New Guard movement. That organisation had been established to oppose what its members perceived as the socialist tendencies of Jack Lang, the Premier of New South Wales, but declined following Lang's dismissal in early 1932. The party, unlike most fascist-oriented parties in Europe, acted as a wing of its more prominent paramilitary arm. The Centre Party contested five seats at the 1935 state election, and its candidates placed second to the United Australia Party (UAP) in two electorates, with almost 20% of the vote. However, it polled poorly in the other seats it contested, and disbanded shortly after the election. The Centre Party is generally seen a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centre Party '86
The Centre Party '86 ( Dutch: ''Centrumpartij '86''; abbr. CP’86), briefly known as the National People's Party/CP'86 ( Dutch:''Nationale Volkspartij/CP’86'') was a Dutch far-right political party which existed between 1986 and 1998. The party claimed to represent the interests of indigenous Dutch society. The CP'86 acted as a kind of successor and continuation of the Centre Party. The CP'86 was established on 20 May 1986 and dissolved on 18 November 1998 before an Amsterdam court ruled the party to be illegal. History Foundation The Centre Party fell apart in 1986. Right before the 1986 general election, a 'restart' by Wim Wijngaarden and Danny Segers under the name CP'86 followed. After long deliberation, a text of the NPD was selected as the party manifesto. Wijngaarden became chairman. He would be succeeded by Henk Ruitenberg in 1994 for health reasons. The new name did not help nor did the party's new label as "national-democratic" and later "popular-nationalist", in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centre Party (Netherlands)
The Centre Party (, , CP) was a Politics of the Netherlands, Dutch nationalism, nationalist, Far-right politics, right-wing extremist political party espousing an Opposition to immigration, anti-immigrant program. The party was founded by Henry Brookman in 1980, and was represented by Hans Janmaat in the Dutch House of Representatives of the Netherlands, House of Representatives from 1982, until he was expelled from the party in 1984 and joined the more moderate Centre Democrats (Netherlands), Centre Democrats. The CP, as well as the CD, was subject to a ''Cordon sanitaire (politics), cordon sanitaire'' by the other parties in the House of Representatives. After much infighting and finally legal proceedings against the party, it was declared bankrupt in 1986. The party was soon after succeeded by the Centre Party '86, which would become increasingly radical, until it was banned in 1998. Party history Foundation The Centre Party was founded on 11 March 1980 by Henry Brookman, one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
