Liberal Party (Norway)

Liberal Party
Venstre
LeaderGuri Melby
Founded28 January 1884
HeadquartersMøllergata 16
0179 Oslo
Student wingLiberal Students of Norway
Youth wingYoung Liberals of Norway
Membership (2017)Decrease 7,057[1]
Ideology
Political positionCentre
European affiliationAlliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
International affiliationLiberal International
Nordic affiliationCentre Group
Colours  Teal
Storting
8 / 169
County Councils[2]
39 / 728
Municipal Councils[3]
544 / 10,781
Sami Parliament
0 / 39
Website
www.venstre.no

The Liberal Party (Norwegian: Venstre, lit. 'Left', V) is a centrist political party in Norway. It was founded in 1884 and it is the oldest political party in Norway.[4][5][6][7][8] It is a liberal party.[9][10][11][12]

References

  1. ↑ "KrF og Venstre mistet over 2.000 medlemmer på ett år". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). 11 January 2018. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Valg 2011: Landsoversikt per parti" (in Norwegian). Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Venstre". Valg 2011 (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  4. ↑ Bakken, Laila Ø.; Helljesen, Vilde (24 July 2009). "Venstre – lite parti med stor arv". Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.
  5. ↑ "Sentrum – politikk". Store norske leksikon. 10 October 2013.
  6. ↑ Van Hecke, Steven; Gerard, Emmanuel (2004). Christian Democratic Parties in Europe Since the End of the Cold War. Leuven University Press. p. 231. ISBN 9789058673770.
  7. ↑ Love, Juliet; O'Brien, Jillian, eds. (2002). Western Europe 2003. Europa Publications. p. 493. ISBN 9781857431520.
  8. ↑ Narud, Hanne Marthe; Esaiasson, Peter, eds. (2013). Between-Election Democracy: The Representative Relationship After Election Day. ECPR Press. p. 86. ISBN 9781907301988.
  9. ↑ Svante Ersson; Jan-Erik Lane (28 December 1998). Politics and Society in Western Europe. SAGE. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-7619-5862-8. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  10. ↑ Christina Bergqvist (1 January 1999). Equal Democracies?: Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries. Nordic Council of Ministers. p. 320. ISBN 978-82-00-12799-4.
  11. ↑ Allern, Elin Haugsgjerd (2010). Political Parties and Interest Groups in Norway. ECPR Press. pp. 163–164. ISBN 9780955820366.
  12. ↑ "Norway - Political parties". Norwegian Social Science Data Services. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2012.