Home Rule Party (Iceland)

The Home Rule Party (Icelandic: Heimastjórnarflokkurinn) was a political party in Iceland between 1900 and 1923. Alongside the Independence Party, it was one of two dominant parties in the country in the early 20th century.^[1] Its leader was Hannes Hafstein.

The party was established in 1900 to oppose the original Progressive Party.^[1] It won every election between 1916 and 1922. Between 1918 and 1920 it governed in coalition with the Independence Party and the new Progressive Party, before forming a government alone in 1920. In 1922 the Independence Party rejoined the government.^[2]

In 1923 the party was dissolved and its members formed the Citizens' Party alongside the Independence Party.^[1] The following year, the Conservative Party was established by a majority of Citizens' Party members, with the remainder reassuming the Independence Party name.^[3]

The party's main policy was to have the Danish Minister for Iceland based in Reykjavík rather than Copenhagen.^[1]

Election	Votes	%	Seats	Place
August 1916	1,950	33.5	—	1st
October 1916	5,333.5	40.0	15	1st
1919	6,423	45.8	16	1st
1922	3,258	27.6	—	1st