Coalition Party Samlingspartiet | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1903 |
| Dissolved | 1909 |
| Ideology | National unity[1] Unionism (until 1905)[1] Conservatism[1] Liberalism[1] |
| Political position | Centre to centre-right |
The Coalition Party (Norwegian: Samlingspartiet) was a Norwegian political coalition drawn from the Conservative Party, the Moderate Liberal Party and independent Liberals. Its main issues were opposition to the Liberal Party's political union radicalism, as well as to the rising growth of social democracy. Originally formed to pursue a more careful negotiating line towards Sweden, the party turned around and took part in Michelsen's Cabinet, which carried through the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905. The coalition's leading members included Christian Michelsen himself, Wollert Konow (SB) and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson.[2]