Humanist Party (Denmark)

The Humanist Party (Danish: Det Humanistiske Parti) was a political party in Denmark and a member of the Humanist International. Although the party has never had a member elected to the Folketing, a member was elected in a local election in 1989.^[1]

History

The party was established in 1987 and participated the general election held that year.^[1][2] It received 5,675 votes, or approximately 0.2% of the total votes cast.^[3] In the 1990 Danish general election the party received 763 votes, just 0.02% of the total votes cast.^[4][3] The last time the party ran in the general election was 1993.

At the beginning of the 2000s the party was headed by Christian Adamsen.^[5] It stood in the regional and municipal elections in Denmark 15 November 2005.