Christian Unity Party is a conservative

Conservatism

Conservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most, minimal and gradual change in society. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism...

 political party

Political party

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 in Norway

Norway

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 without parliamentary representation.

The party was founded on 26 September 1998 with the merging of Christian Conservative Party

Christian Conservative Party

The Christian Conservative Party was a political party in Norway which was originally formed in 1965 as the Democratic Party of Norway. The party was later also known as the Christian Democrats and the Peace Party, before it became the KKP. The party was for many of its last years led by Paul...

 and the New Future Coalition Party

New Future Coalition Party

The New Future Coalition Party was a Norwegian political party, which was founded by Member of Parliament Finn Thoresen in 1993. The party was never successful in elections, and merged with the Christian Conservative Party to form the Christian Unity Party in 1998.-History:The party was founded in...

, the first originating from a conservative branch of the Christian Democratic Party and the latter from the Progress Party

Progress Party

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. Their ideology

Ideology

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 is based upon Christianity

Christianity

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, literal interpretation of the Bible

Bible

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, and opposition to reforms

Reform movement

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 in the Norwegian Church.

2009 parliamentary election

During the 2009 election campaign, Pastor

Pastor

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 Jan-Aage Torp, the top candidate for Oslo, produced a pro-life, anti-abortion video, that was shown 3 nights in a row on TV2. The video was heavily criticized by leaders of Stortinget.

Election results

Year	Result, Parliamentary elections	Year	Result, County elections
2001 Norwegian parliamentary election, 2001 A general election to the Storting, the parliament of Norway, was held on September 10, 2001. The Labour Party won a plurality of votes and seats, closely followed by the Conservative Party...	0.3%	2003	0.1%
2005 Norwegian parliamentary election, 2005 Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 12 September 2005. More than 3.4 million Norwegians were eligible for vote for the Storting, the parliament of Norway. The new Storting has 169 members, an increase of four over the 2001 election....	0.1%	2007	0.1%
2009 Norwegian parliamentary election, 2009 The 2009 parliamentary election was held in Norway on 14 September 2009. Elections in Norway are held on a Monday in September, usually the second or third Monday, as determined by the king. Early voting was possible between 10 August and 11 September 2009, while some municipalities held open...	0.2%	2011	0.1%

External links

Kristent Samlingsparti (Christian Unity Party) - Official website