Centre Democrats (Denmark)
Centre Democrats Centrum-Demokraterne | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Abbreviation | CD |
| Leader | Ben Haddou |
| Founded | 7 November 1973 |
| Dissolved | 26 January 2008 |
| Split from | Social Democrats |
| Headquarters | Omøgade 8, 2. sal 2100 København |
| Youth wing | Youth of the Centre-Democrats (1982-2006/2008) |
| Ideology | Centrism[1] Social democracy[2] Liberal conservatism[3] |
| Political position | Centre[4] |
| European Parliament group | European People's Party (1984-1994) |
| Colours | Purple |
| Election symbol | |
| D[a] | |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Centre Democrats (Danish: Centrum-Demokraterne, CD) were a Danish political party.
History
[edit]The party was formed in 1973[5] by Erhard Jakobsen, a former MP and mayor of Gladsaxe, as a centrist splinter group from the Danish Social Democrats.[6] It participated in both centre-right governments (1982–1988) and centre-left governments (1993–1996).
In the 2001 election, it lost its parliamentary representation, a severe setback for the party. In the 2005 election, it got 33,635 votes (1% of votes nationwide). It also ran in several municipalities in the Danish municipal election in November 2005. It also ran in simultaneous elections to the new Regional Councils, except in Region Midtjylland, where a local party official forgot to hand in the required number of voters' signatures before the deadline closed.[7]
On 26 January 2008, an extraordinary party conference decided to dissolve the party by 1 February 2008.[8]
Party leaders
[edit]- 1973–1989: Erhard Jakobsen
- 1989–2005: Mimi Jakobsen
- 2005–2007: Bjarne Møgelhøj
- 2007–2008: Ben Haddou
Election results
[edit]| Date | Votes | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | ± pp | # | ± | |
| 1973 | 236.784 | 7.8% | +7.8 | 14 / 179
|
New |
| 1975 | 66.316 | 2.2% | -5.6 | 4 / 179
|
 10
|
| 1977 | 200.347 | 6.4% | +4.2 | 11 / 179
|
 7
|
| 1979 | 102.132 | 3.2% | -3.2 | 6 / 179
|
5
|
| 1981 | 258.522 | 8.3% | +5.1 | 15 / 179
|
9
|
| 1984 | 154.553 | 4.6% | -3.7 | 8 / 179
|
7
|
| 1987 | 161.070 | 4.8% | +0.2 | 9 / 179
|
1
|
| 1988 | 155.464 | 4.7% | -0.1 | 9 / 179
|
 0
|
| 1990 | 165.556 | 5.1% | +0.4 | 9 / 179
|
0
|
| 1994 | 94.496 | 2.8% | -2.3 | 5 / 179
|
4
|
| 1998 | 146.802 | 4.3% | +1.5 | 8 / 179
|
3
|
| 2001 | 61.031 | 1.8% | -2.5 | 0 / 179
|
8
|
| 2005 | 33.880 | 1.0% | -0.8 | 0 / 179
|
0
|
| 2007 | Did not run. | ||||
Municipal elections
[edit]| Date | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| # | ± | |
| 2001 | 2 / 4,647
|
0
|
| 2005 | 0 / 2,522
|
2
|
Regional elections
[edit]| Date | Votes | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|
| # | ± | ||
| 2001 | 24,914 | 3 / 374
|
0
|
| 2005 | 4,987 | 0 / 205
|
3
|
European Parliament elections
[edit]| Date | Votes | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | ± pp | # | ± | |
| 1979 | 107.790 | 6.1% | +6.1 | 1 / 15
|
New |
| 1984 | 131.984 | 6.6% | +0.5 | 1 / 15
|
0
|
| 1989 | 142.190 | 8.0% | +1.4 | 2 / 16
|
1
|
| 1994 | 18.365 | 0.9% | -7.1 | 0 / 16
|
2
|
| 1999 | 68.717 | 3.5% | +2.6 | 0 / 16
|
0
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| 2004 | Did not run. | ||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ Previously used M
References
[edit]- ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram. "Denmark". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ Ezrow, Lawrence (2011). "Electoral systems and party responsiveness". In Schofield, Norman; Caballero, Gonzalo (eds.). Political Economy of Institutions, Democracy and Voting. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 319. ISBN 978-3-642-19519-8.
- ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram. "Denmark". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 3 February 2003. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ Lane, Jan-Erik; Ersson, Svante (25 July 2008). "The Nordic Countries: Compromise and Corporatism in the Welfare State". In Colomer, Josep M. (ed.). Comparative European Politics (3rd ed.). Routledge. p. 260. ISBN 978-0-203-89452-1.
- ^ Western Europe 2003. Psychology Press. 30 November 2002. p. 132. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ Cook, Chris; Francis, Mary (1979). The first European elections: A handbook and guide. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 0-333-26575-0.
- ^ [1] Archived May 2, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ jp.dk - CD nedlægger sig selv
External links
[edit]- centrumdemokraterne.dk - Official website (archived)
