Schleswig Party

Schleswig Party

*Slesvigsk Parti*
Schleswig Party Slesvigsk Parti
German name	Schleswigsche Partei
Chairperson	Rainer Naujeck
Founded	1920
Headquarters	Vestergade 30; 6200 Aabenraa
Ideology	Regionalism ; German minority interests
Political position	Centre
European affiliation	European Free Alliance
Colours	Yellow
Regions	0 / 205
Municipal councils	10 / 2,436
Mayors	1 / 98
Election symbol
	S
Website
	www.slesvigsk-parti.dk
	Politics of Denmark; Political parties; Elections;

The Schleswig Party (Danish: Slesvigsk Parti, German: Schleswigsche Partei) is a regional political party in Denmark representing the North Schleswig Germans and the Danish minority of Southern Schleswig.

History

The party was established in August 1920 as the Schleswig Voters Club (German: Schleswigscher Wählerverein) following the Schleswig Plebiscites and the ceding of Northern Schleswig from Germany to Denmark.^[1] It ran in the September 1920 Folketing elections, winning a single seat taken by Johannes Schmidt.^[1] The party maintained its single seat in elections in 1924, 1926, 1929, 1932, 1935 and 1939.^[2]^[3]

The party did not run in the 1943 or 1945 elections, but returned to contest the 1947 elections,^[4] in which it failed to win a seat.^[2] The party remained seatless until the September 1953 elections, retaining its seat in 1957 and 1960. The 1964 elections saw the party lose its single seat, and it did not contest the 1966 elections.

The party returned to run in the 1968 elections, but failed to win a seat. After failing to win a seat in the 1971 elections, the party has not contested any further national elections, although it continues to participate in local politics in North Schleswig.

Between 1973 and 1979 the party was represented in Parliament by Jes Schmidt, a candidate elected through an electoral agreement with the Centre Democrats. After his death in 1979, the agreement between the two parties stopped because the SP proposed a candidate with a Waffen-SS past, thus unacceptable for the CD.^[5]

Leaders

Johannes Schmidt (1920–35)
Hans Christian Jepsen (1983–91)
Peter Bieling (1991–99)
Gerhard Mammen (1999–2010)
Marit Jessen Rüdiger (2010–12)
Carsten Leth Schmidt (2012–2022)
Rainer Naujeck (2022–)^[6]

Election results

Folketing

Election	Votes			Seats
Election	#	%	± pp	#	±
1920 (Sep)	7,505	0.6%	New	1 / 149	New
1924	7,715	0.6%	0.0	1 / 149	0
1926	10,422	0.8%	+0.2	1 / 149	0
1929	9,787	0.7%	–0.1	1 / 149	0
1932	9,868	0.6%	–0.1	1 / 149	0
1935	12,617	0.8%	+0.2	1 / 149	0
1939	15,016	0.9%	+0.1	1 / 149	0
1943–1945	Did not run
1947	7,464	0.4%	+0.4	0 / 150	0
1950	6,406	0.3%	–0.1	0 / 151	0
1953 (Apr)	8,438	0.4%	+0.1	0 / 151	0
1953 (Sep)	9,721	0.5%	+0.1	1 / 179	1
1957	9,202	0.4%	–0.1	1 / 179	0
1960	9,058	0.4%	0.0	1 / 179	0
1964	9,274	0.4%	0.0	0 / 179	1
1966	Did not run
1968	6,831	0.2%	+0.2	0 / 179	0
1971	6,743	0.2%	0.0	0 / 179	0
1973–	Did not run

Landsting

Election	Votes	Seats
1928	6,736	0 / 76
1932	Did not run
1936	8,868	0 / 76
1939	11,122	0 / 76
1943–1953	Did not run

Local elections

Municipal elections

Election	Seats
Election	#	±
1922	56 / 10,750
1925	64 / 11,329	8
1929	70 / 11,403	6
1933	72 / 11,425	2
1937	88 / 11,371	16
1943
1946
1950	45 / 11,499
1954	52 / 11,505	7
1958	50 / 11,529	2
1962	44 / 11,414	6
1966	42 / 10,005	2
1970	20 / 4,677	22
1974	16 / 4,735	4
1978	14 / 4,759	2
1981	12 / 4,769	2
1985	14 / 4,773	2
1989	9 / 4,737	5
1993	9 / 4,703	0
1997	8 / 4,647	1
2001	7 / 4,685	1
2005	4 / 2,522	3
2009	6 / 2,468	2
2013	9 / 2,444	3
2017	10 / 2,432	1
2021	10 / 2,436	0

Regional elections

Date	Votes	Seats
Date	Votes	#	±
1935	4,737	6 / 299
1943		6 / 299	0
1946		1 / 299	5
1950	3,123	2 / 299	1
1954	3,912	3 / 299	1
1958	4,069	3 / 303	0
1962	3,860	2 / 301	1
1966	3,837	3 / 303	1
1970	7,501	1 / 366	2
1974	6,454	2 / 370	1
1978	6,508	1 / 370	1
1981	6,285	1 / 370	0
1985	5,593	1 / 374	0
1989	4,877	0 / 374	1
1993	5,115	1 / 374	1
1997	4,538	1 / 374	0
2001	4,417	1 / 374	0
2005-2013	Did not run
2017	5,267	0 / 205	0
2021	Did not run

Mayors

Year	Seats
Year	No.	±
2005	0 / 98	0
2009	0 / 98	0
2013	0 / 98	0
2017	0 / 98	0
2021	1 / 98	1

References

^ ^a ^b The Schleswig Party after 1920 Schleswig Party (in German)
^ ^a ^b Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp552–553 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
^ Cohn, Einar (May 1939). "Rigsdagsvalgene og Folkeafstemningen i April og Maj 1939". Danmarks Statistik.
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p540
^ Hans Schultz Hansen,Sønderjyllands historie siden 1945
^ "Slesvigsk Parti". Folkevalgte.dk. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2023.

External links

Party website

[SP-1] The Schleswig Party after 1920 Schleswig Party (in German)

[NS-2] Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp552–553 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7

[3] Cohn, Einar (May 1939). "Rigsdagsvalgene og Folkeafstemningen i April og Maj 1939". Danmarks Statistik.

[4] Nohlen & Stöver, p540

[5] Hans Schultz Hansen,Sønderjyllands historie siden 1945

[6] "Slesvigsk Parti". Folkevalgte.dk. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2023.

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