Independent Rural Party
Independent Rural Party Landsbygdspartiet Oberoende | |
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| Abbreviation | LPo |
| Leader | Benneth Thyr |
| Chairperson | Benneth Thyr |
| Ideology | Agrarianism Euroscepticism |
| Riksdag | 0 / 349 |
| Municipal council seats | 27 / 12,700 |
| Website | |
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The Independent Rural Party (Swedish: Landsbygdspartiet Oberoende, lit. 'Independent Countryside Party') is a Swedish agrarian[1] and Eurosceptic[2][3][4] political party founded in 2010 which focuses on politics for rural areas.
Benneth Thyr was elected as the chairperson and party leader in April 2024.[5]
Local election results and representation
[edit]Since 2022, the party is represented in nine municipalities, having lost representation in four municipalities (Härjedalen, Luleå, Söderköping and Vansbro) in the same year's local elections, they increased their support in Nora, Malung-Sälen, Sollefteå and Valdemarsvik.[6] The party has also taken part in the general elections in 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022 but with limited results. The party received 0.06% of the vote in the 2014 general election, and 0.08% in the 2018 general election.[7]
At its party congress on 16 April 2019, Stefan Torssell was appointed as party leader.[8]
The party holds a total of 27 seats in the following municipalities:[9]
| Municipality | Seats |
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| Nora | 5 of 35 |
| Valdemarsvik | 5 of 35 |
| Svenljunga | 4 of 33 |
| Malung-Sälen | 4 of 39 |
| Kinda | 3 of 35 |
| Uppvidinge | 2 of 35 |
| Lindesberg | 2 of 45 |
| Askersund | 1 of 33 |
| Sollefteå | 1 of 45 |
Results in national elections
[edit]| Year | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,565 | 0.03 (#12) | 0 / 349 |
New | Extra-parliamentary |
| 2014 | 3,450 | 0.06 (#15) | 0 / 349 |
 0 |
Extra-parliamentary |
| 2018 | 4,962 | 0.08 (#14) | 0 / 349 |
0 |
Extra-parliamentary |
| 2022 | 2,215 | 0.03 (#17) | 0 / 349 |
0 |
Extra-parliamentary |
European Parliament election, 2019
[edit]LpO contested the 2019 election to the European Parliament with six candidates.[10] The party received 0.05% of the vote.[11]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "DEBATT: Landsbygden utarmas, rika får billig städhjälp". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 17 July 2019. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
- ↑ www.norrteljetidning.se/debatt (2019-05-10). "Står riksdagspartierna upp för nej till euro?". norrteljetidning.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-12-17.
- ↑ Radio, Sveriges (12 April 2016). "Erika Sörengård partiledare för Landsbygdspartiet oberoende - P4 Örebro". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-12-17.
- ↑ Petersson, Hanna (2019-09-30). "Landsbygdspartiet på plats i fullmäktige – Norrköpings Tidningar". www.nt.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-12-17.
- ↑ "Partistyrelsen". Landsbygdspartiet oberoende (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-12-29.
- ↑ "Rådata och statistik". val.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ↑ "Röster - Val 2018" [Votes - Election 2018]. Swedish Election Authority (in Swedish). 16 September 2018. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ↑ "Landsbygdspartiet hade partimöte". Smålänningen. 2019-04-16. Archived from the original on 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- ↑ "Valda - Val 2018". data.val.se. Archived from the original on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ↑ Haglund, Fredrik (2019-03-18). "Svenska småpartier i EU-valet". Nyhetssajten Europaportalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-12-17.
- ↑ "Röster - Val 2019". data.val.se. Archived from the original on 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
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