Pirate Party (Iceland)
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Pirate Party Píratar | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Birgitta Jónsdóttir |
| Founded | 24 November 2012 |
| Headquarters | Reykjavík |
| Membership (2013) | 372 |
| Ideology | Pirate politics, Direct democracy, Freedom of information, Privacy, Copyright reform |
| International affiliation | Pirate Parties International |
| Colours | Purple |
| Alþingi | 3 / 63
|
| Website | |
| www.piratar.is | |
The Pirate Party of Iceland (Icelandic: Píratar) is a political party in Iceland. The party was founded November 24, 2012[1][2] by MP Birgitta Jónsdóttir, previously a member of The Movement, and several prominent internet activists, including Smári McCarthy.
They successfully applied for the ballot list letter Þ in order to run in the 2013 Icelandic parliamentary election. This marks their first electoral participation as well as the first party to request the Þ. The party managed to win 3 seats in the 2013 election and became the first pirate party in the world to enter a national parliament.
Electoral results
Representatives elected to the Althing are: Birgitta Jónsdóttir, Jón Þór Ólafsson, and Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson.
Parliament
| Election | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
+/– | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 |  9,647
|
5.10
|
3 / 63
|
3
|
6th
|
References
- ^ Reitemeyer, Andrew (2012-11-25). "Iceland has a Pirate Party". Pirate Times. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
- ^ "Pirate Party hold an establishment meeting" (in Icelandic). Mbl.is. 2012-11-24. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
