Centre Party (Norway)

Centre Party

Senterpartiet
Centre Party Senterpartiet
Abbreviation	Sp
Leader	Trygve Slagsvold Vedum
Parliamentary leader	Marit Arnstad
Founded	19 May 1920
Headquarters	Akersgata 35, Oslo
Youth wing	Centre Youth
Membership (2017)	19,080[needs update]
Ideology	Agrarianism (Nordic); Economic nationalism;
Political position	Centre
Nordic affiliation	Centre Group
Colours	Green
Slogan	"Nær folk"; ("Close to people")
Storting	28 / 169
County Councils	106 / 574
Municipal Councils	1,274 / 9,344
Sami Parliament	3 / 39
Website
	senterpartiet.no
	Politics of Norway; Political parties; Elections;

The Centre Party (Norwegian: Senterpartiet, Sp; Northern Sami: Guovddášbellodat), formerly the Farmer's Party^{[nb 1]} (Norwegian: Bondepartiet, Bp), is an agrarian political party in Norway.^[5]

Ideologically, the Centre Party is positioned in the centre on the political spectrum,^[6] it advocates for economic nationalist and protectionist policy to protect Norwegian farmers with toll tariffs,^[7] and it supports decentralisation.^[7] It was founded in 1920 as the Farmers' Party^{[nb 1]} (Norwegian: Bondepartiet, Bp) and from its founding until 2000, the Centre Party joined only governments not led by the Labour Party, although it had previously supported a Labour government in the 1930s.^[8] This turned around in 2005, when the party joined the red–green coalition government led by the Labour Party. Governments headed by prime ministers from the party include the short-lived Kolstad and Hundseid's Cabinet between 1931 and 1933 and the longer-lasting Borten's Cabinet from 1965 until 1971.

The Centre Party has maintained a strong stance against Norwegian membership in the European Union,^[9] successfully campaigning against Norwegian membership in both the 1972 and 1994 referendums, during which time the party saw record-high election results. Subsequently, the party proposed Norway's withdrawal from the European Economic Area and the Schengen Agreement.^[9] In 2017, party deputy leader Ola Borten Moe declared nationalism to be a "positive force".^[10]

^ "Fakta om Senterpartiet". Senterpartiet (in Norwegian). 14 February 2017. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
^ "Valgresultat 2019" (in Norwegian). Directorate of Elections. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
^ "History of the Centre Party". Senterpartiet. Archived from the original on 14 June 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
^ "Administrative inndelinger og valg" [Administrative divisions and elections] (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
^
- Svante Ersson; Jan-Erik Lane (1998). Politics and Society in Western Europe. SAGE. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-7619-5862-8. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- Christina Bergqvist (1999). "Appendix II". Equal Democracies?: Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries. Nordic Council of Ministers. p. 320. ISBN 978-82-00-12799-4.
- Nordsieck, Wolfram (2017). "Norway". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- "Norway – Political parties". Norwegian Social Science Data Services. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
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- Clive Archer (2005). Norway outside the European Union. London: Routledge. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-415-28279-6.
- Hilmar Rommetvedt (2003). The Rise of the Norwegian Parliament. London: Routledge. p. 190. ISBN 978-0-7146-5286-3.
- Reuven Y. Hazan (2000). Centre Parties. London: Continuum International. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-8264-4763-0.
- Frances Nicholson (1990). Political and Economic Encyclopaedia of Western Europe. St. James Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-55862-072-8.
^ ^a ^b "Even Norway Is Riding the Populist Wave of Politics". Bloomberg. 16 February 2017.
^ Tidslinjer 2 verden og Norge : historie vg3. Ole Kristian Grimnes (Bokmål[utg.] ed.). [Oslo]: Aschehoug. 2008. ISBN 978-82-03-33643-0. OCLC 1028414870.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^ ^a ^b "Partienes syn på EU og EØS". Archived from the original on October 20, 2013.
^ "Rekordmåling for Senterpartiet: - Norsk nasjonalisme er en positiv kraft". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 9 February 2017.

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[1] "Fakta om Senterpartiet". Senterpartiet (in Norwegian). 14 February 2017. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2018.

[2] "Valgresultat 2019" (in Norwegian). Directorate of Elections. Retrieved 11 September 2020.

[3] "History of the Centre Party". Senterpartiet. Archived from the original on 14 June 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2009.

[4] "Administrative inndelinger og valg" [Administrative divisions and elections] (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway. Retrieved 9 May 2020.

[6] 
Svante Ersson; Jan-Erik Lane (1998). Politics and Society in Western Europe. SAGE. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-7619-5862-8. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
Christina Bergqvist (1999). "Appendix II". Equal Democracies?: Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries. Nordic Council of Ministers. p. 320. ISBN 978-82-00-12799-4.
Nordsieck, Wolfram (2017). "Norway". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
"Norway – Political parties". Norwegian Social Science Data Services. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2017.

[6] Svante Ersson; Jan-Erik Lane (1998). Politics and Society in Western Europe. SAGE. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-7619-5862-8. Retrieved 17 August 2012.

[7] Christina Bergqvist (1999). "Appendix II". Equal Democracies?: Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries. Nordic Council of Ministers. p. 320. ISBN 978-82-00-12799-4.

[8] Nordsieck, Wolfram (2017). "Norway". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

[9] "Norway – Political parties". Norwegian Social Science Data Services. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2017.

[7] 
Clive Archer (2005). Norway outside the European Union. London: Routledge. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-415-28279-6.
Hilmar Rommetvedt (2003). The Rise of the Norwegian Parliament. London: Routledge. p. 190. ISBN 978-0-7146-5286-3.
Reuven Y. Hazan (2000). Centre Parties. London: Continuum International. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-8264-4763-0.
Frances Nicholson (1990). Political and Economic Encyclopaedia of Western Europe. St. James Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-55862-072-8.

[11] Clive Archer (2005). Norway outside the European Union. London: Routledge. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-415-28279-6.

[12] Hilmar Rommetvedt (2003). The Rise of the Norwegian Parliament. London: Routledge. p. 190. ISBN 978-0-7146-5286-3.

[13] Reuven Y. Hazan (2000). Centre Parties. London: Continuum International. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-8264-4763-0.

[14] Frances Nicholson (1990). Political and Economic Encyclopaedia of Western Europe. St. James Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-55862-072-8.

[bloomberg-8] "Even Norway Is Riding the Populist Wave of Politics". Bloomberg. 16 February 2017.

[9] Tidslinjer 2 verden og Norge : historie vg3. Ole Kristian Grimnes (Bokmål[utg.] ed.). [Oslo]: Aschehoug. 2008. ISBN 978-82-03-33643-0. OCLC 1028414870.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

[euro-10] "Partienes syn på EU og EØS". Archived from the original on October 20, 2013.

[11] "Rekordmåling for Senterpartiet: - Norsk nasjonalisme er en positiv kraft". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 9 February 2017.

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