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Pensioners Party (Norway)
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The Pensioners' Party is a political party
in Norway
without parliamentary representation. It was founded in 1985 to work for the interests of pensioner
s. The party has never been elected to parliament, althouth former Arne Haukvik
who was elected on the Centre Party
list in 1993 joined the party prior to the 1997 as he was not renominated. It still has representatives in the local councils of some cities and county assemblies.
At the 2005 parliamentary election
, the party won 0,5% of the total national vote.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
without parliamentary representation. It was founded in 1985 to work for the interests of pensioner
Pensioner
In common parlance, a pensioner is a person who has retired, and now collects a pension. This is a term typically used in the United Kingdom and Australia where someone of pensionable age may also be referred to as an 'old age pensioner', or OAP. In the United States, the term retiree is more...
s. The party has never been elected to parliament, althouth former Arne Haukvik
Arne Haukvik
Arne Haukvik was a Norwegian sports official for IL i BUL and politician for the Centre Party and the Pensioners Party. He is best known for founding the Bislett Games...
who was elected on the Centre Party
Centre Party (Norway)
The Centre Party is a centrist and agrarian political party in Norway, founded in 1920. The Centre Party's policy is not based on any of the major ideologies of the 19th and 20th century, but has a focus on maintaining decentralised economic development and political decision-making.From its...
list in 1993 joined the party prior to the 1997 as he was not renominated. It still has representatives in the local councils of some cities and county assemblies.
At the 2005 parliamentary election
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....
, the party won 0,5% of the total national vote.