Stop Immigration
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Stop Immigration was a political party in Norway
, founded by Jack Erik Kjuus
in 1987. The party was never particularly successful, and its only elected representative was in the Drammen
city council, in both 1991 and 1995. The party was succeeded by the White Electoral Alliance
in 1995.
. The party was formally registered on 27 April 1988, after having successfully collected the required 3,000 signatures. The first election it contested was the 1989 parliamentary election
, where the party received 0.3% of the votes, and thus no parliamentary representation. Its first candidates included Erik Gjems-Onstad
in Akershus
and Harald Trefall
in Hordaland
. In the 1989 school elections, the party received 1.4% of the votes nationwide, and 2.5% in Oslo
.
In the 1991 local elections
, the party received enough votes to get elected into the Drammen
city council, where Frank Hove took the seat. In the 1993 parliamentary election
, the party won 0.1% of the vote nationwide. In the 1993 school elections, the party received 4.1% of the vote in Oslo. Hove was re-elected in the 1995 local elections
with 2.3% of the votes in Drammen, but in 1995 Kjuus chose to merge the party together with a marginal second group, Send de fremmedkulturelle hjem, eller så mister vi landet vårt, to form the White Electoral Alliance
.
to send foreigners back home.
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...
, founded by Jack Erik Kjuus
Jack Erik Kjuus
Jack Erik Kjuus was a Norwegian far-right politician of the former White Electoral Alliance who was convicted of racism in 1997...
in 1987. The party was never particularly successful, and its only elected representative was in the Drammen
Drammen
Drammen is a city in Buskerud County, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the eastern and most populated part of Norway.-Location:...
city council, in both 1991 and 1995. The party was succeeded by the White Electoral Alliance
White Electoral Alliance
White Electoral Alliance was a short-lived political party in Norway, founded by Jack Erik Kjuus in September 1995 after the merging of Stop Immigration and Help the foreigners home or else we will lose our country , both minor fringe parties...
in 1995.
History
Stop Immigration was founded on 15 September 1987 by Jack Erik KjuusJack Erik Kjuus
Jack Erik Kjuus was a Norwegian far-right politician of the former White Electoral Alliance who was convicted of racism in 1997...
. The party was formally registered on 27 April 1988, after having successfully collected the required 3,000 signatures. The first election it contested was the 1989 parliamentary election
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1989
A general election to the Storting, the parliament of Norway, was held on 11 September 1989.-Results:1 This list was a cooperation between the Norwegian Communist Party, Workers' Communist Party, Red Electoral Alliance and independent socialists....
, where the party received 0.3% of the votes, and thus no parliamentary representation. Its first candidates included Erik Gjems-Onstad
Erik Gjems-Onstad
Erik-Ørn Gjems-Onstad, MBE was a Norwegian resistance member, officer, lawyer, politician and anti-immigration activist. When Nazi Germany invaded Norway in 1940, Gjems-Onstad travelled to England to join the Norwegian resistance movement...
in Akershus
Akershus
- Geography :The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum...
and Harald Trefall
Harald Trefall
Harald Trefall was a Norwegian professor of experimental physics and later politician. He graduated from and worked at the University of Bergen, where he focused his work on cosmic radiation, and held a Ph.D. from the University of Oslo...
in Hordaland
Hordaland
is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...
. In the 1989 school elections, the party received 1.4% of the votes nationwide, and 2.5% in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
.
In the 1991 local elections
Norwegian local elections, 1991
Country-wide local elections for seats in municipality and county councils were held throughout Norway in 1991. For most places this meant that two elections, the municipal elections and the county elections ran concurrently.-Municipal elections:...
, the party received enough votes to get elected into the Drammen
Drammen
Drammen is a city in Buskerud County, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the eastern and most populated part of Norway.-Location:...
city council, where Frank Hove took the seat. In the 1993 parliamentary election
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1993
A general election to the Storting, the parliament of Norway, was held on 13 September 1993. The Labour Party won a plurality of seats, and Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland remained in office. The Centre Party was particularly successful, gaining 21 seats....
, the party won 0.1% of the vote nationwide. In the 1993 school elections, the party received 4.1% of the vote in Oslo. Hove was re-elected in the 1995 local elections
Norwegian local elections, 1995
Country-wide local elections for seats in municipality and county councils were held throughout Norway in 1995. For most places this meant that two elections, the municipal elections and the county elections ran concurrently.-Municipal elections:...
with 2.3% of the votes in Drammen, but in 1995 Kjuus chose to merge the party together with a marginal second group, Send de fremmedkulturelle hjem, eller så mister vi landet vårt, to form the White Electoral Alliance
White Electoral Alliance
White Electoral Alliance was a short-lived political party in Norway, founded by Jack Erik Kjuus in September 1995 after the merging of Stop Immigration and Help the foreigners home or else we will lose our country , both minor fringe parties...
.
Political platform
The party had one issue on its party program; to encourage immigrants and refugees to return to their native country, and if necessary send them out by force. The party used the slogan "Norway for Norwegians" before the 1989 election. In the 1995 election, it had in its program to relenquish the Geneva Convention, don't let any refugees and asylum seekers into the country, and use the funds allocated for foreign aidAid
In international relations, aid is a voluntary transfer of resources from one country to another, given at least partly with the objective of benefiting the recipient country....
to send foreigners back home.
Parliamentary elections
| Year | Result # | Result % |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 Norwegian parliamentary election, 1989 A general election to the Storting, the parliament of Norway, was held on 11 September 1989.-Results:1 This list was a cooperation between the Norwegian Communist Party, Workers' Communist Party, Red Electoral Alliance and independent socialists.... |
8,963 | 0.3% |
| 1993 Norwegian parliamentary election, 1993 A general election to the Storting, the parliament of Norway, was held on 13 September 1993. The Labour Party won a plurality of seats, and Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland remained in office. The Centre Party was particularly successful, gaining 21 seats.... |
1,952 | 0.1% |
Local elections
| Year | Result # | Result % |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4,088 | 0.2% |
| 1995 | 1,252 | 0.1% |