Sturla Jónsson
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Sturla Jónsson, formerly known as the Progress Party (Icelandic: Framfaraflokkurinn), was an Icelandic political party. The party was known as the Progress Party from its founding on 17 December 2008 to 5 April 2013 when it was renamed after its founder.[1]
The chairman of the party was Sturla Jónsson,
In January 2013, it was rumoured by several Icelandic websites that the party was planning to contest the
Sturla Jónsson's attempt also to list in other constituencies as a single independent candidate (without a list), was disapproved both by the electoral committees in these constituencies and by the National electoral Commission.
Sturla (the person) became a parliamentary candidate for Dawn in 2016.[14][15]
Electoral results
Parliament
Election | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
+/– | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | 222 | 0.12 | 0 / 63
|
0 | 13th |
External links
- Official Icelandic website for Framfaraflokkurinn (old defunct website)
- Official Icelandic website for the Sturla Jónsson party (new website)
References
- ^ "The party is called Sturla Jonsson" (in Icelandic). Mbl.is. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ "God bless Iceland!". Iris Film + Felix Film + Ma.Ja.De. Film (in Swedish and Danish). DR.dk. January 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ^ "Two new list letters for the election" (in Icelandic). 23 February 2009.
- ^ "Announcement from the National Electoral Commission on the Arts, which will be in supply to the general election 25 April 2009" (in Icelandic). 17 April 2009.
- ^ "General elections 2013 - News" (in Icelandic). 24 May 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ^ "Five new list letters" (in Icelandic). Innanríkisráðuneytið (Ministry of Interior). 8 March 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ "Election campaign centre in old workshop" (in Icelandic). Ruv.is. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ "Announcement by the National Electoral Commission about available political parties in the parliamentary elections 27 April 2013" (PDF) (in Icelandic). Landskjörstjórn (The National Electoral Commission). 16 April 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "Announcements: Notice of lists that will participate in the parliamentary election on 27 April 2013" (in Icelandic). Landskjörstjórn (The National Electoral Commission). 16 April 2013. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "All lists of candidates submitted" (in Icelandic). Ruv.is. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ^ "General election: Eleven parties will participate with a list in the South constituency" (in Icelandic). Eyjafrettir.is. 15 April 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "Plans for 72 candidate lists in elections" (in Icelandic). Ruv.is. 14 April 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ^ "Sturla Jonsson can not vote for himself" (in Icelandic). Ruv.is. 15 April 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "Sturla Jónsson býður sig fram til Alþingis". Kjarninn (in Icelandic). 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
- ^ valgeirorn (2016-09-13). "Sturla efstur á lista Dögunar í Suðurkjördæmi". RÚV. Retrieved 2019-08-05.