Norrbotten Party
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The Norbotten Party was a minor, regional party in Sweden
. The base of the party is the most northern Swedish province, Norrbotten County
, and the local and regional parties, Kiruna Party
and Norrbotten Healthcare Party, respectively.
In the 2002 Swedish general elections the Kiruna and NHP parties agreed to attempt parliamentary representation in the Swedish Riksdag
by running as a joint alternative, trying to reach the county's 12 % threshold for representation in the national parliament. Reaching 9,1 % this attempt failed, and the party dislodged shortly after.
Party leader was Lars Törnman
who was at the time Co-Mayor (along with the Social Democrat leader) in the local municipality of Kiruna
and leader of the Kiruna Party.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. The base of the party is the most northern Swedish province, Norrbotten County
Norrbotten County
Norrbotten County is the northernmost county or län of Sweden. It borders Västerbotten County to the southwest, the Gulf of Bothnia to the southeast. It also borders the counties of Nordland and Troms in Norway to the northwest, and Lapland Province in Finland to the northeast.The name...
, and the local and regional parties, Kiruna Party
Kiruna Party
Kirunapartiet is a local political party in Kiruna Municipality, Sweden. It was founded in 1994 as a splinter group of the local branch of the Social Democrats and was led by Lars Törnman from 1994 until 2010, when Törnman left the party for the Social Democrats...
and Norrbotten Healthcare Party, respectively.
In the 2002 Swedish general elections the Kiruna and NHP parties agreed to attempt parliamentary representation in the Swedish Riksdag
Parliament of Sweden
The Riksdag is the national legislative assembly of Sweden. The riksdag is a unicameral assembly with 349 members , who are elected on a proportional basis to serve fixed terms of four years...
by running as a joint alternative, trying to reach the county's 12 % threshold for representation in the national parliament. Reaching 9,1 % this attempt failed, and the party dislodged shortly after.
Party leader was Lars Törnman
Lars Törnman
Lars Törnman, born May 6 1951 in Kiruna, Norrbotten County is a Swedish mine worker, union leader and politician, Municipal commissioner and Mayor of Kiruna in 1994-2003 and 2008-2010...
who was at the time Co-Mayor (along with the Social Democrat leader) in the local municipality of Kiruna
Kiruna Municipality
Kiruna Municipality is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northernmost Sweden. Its seat is located in Kiruna...
and leader of the Kiruna Party.