Independent Party (Denmark)

The Independent Party (Danish: De Uafhængige) is a classical liberal and anti-elitist political party in Denmark. It was formed in 1953 as a breakaway party from Venstre as a protest against the established centre-right parties' cooperation with the Social Democrats. The Independent Party later got an anti-elitist character.

Independent Party De Uafhængige
Leader	none
Founded	1953
Headquarters	Gerå Engvej 55 9340 Asaa
Ideology	Classical Liberalism Anti-elitism
Political position	Centre-right
International affiliation	None
Folketing	0 / 179
Website
http://www.deuafhaengige.dk/
Politics of Denmark Political parties Elections

Election results

Parliament (Folketing)

Date	Votes			Seats
	#	%	± pp	#	±
1953 (sep)	58,573	2.7%	+2.7	0 / 179	New
1957	53,061	2.3%	-0.4	0 / 179	0
1960	81,134	3.3%	+1.0	6 / 179	6
1964	65,756	2.5%	-0.8	5 / 179	1
1966	44,994	1.6%	-0.9	0 / 179	5
1968	14,360	0.5%	-1.1	0 / 179	0
1971-	Did not run.

Municipal elections

Date	Seats
	#	±
2005	0 / 2,522	0
2009-2013	Did not run.

External links

• Official website