Social Democratic Party of Hverland

Social Democratic Party of Hverland Hverøyken socialdemokratiska arbetareparti
Leader	Paula Månsson
Founded	1902
Youth wing	Social Democratic Youth
Women wing	Social Democratic Women in Hverland
Membership (2022)	1,350
Ideology	Democratic socialism post-neoliberalism
Political position	Left-wing
Colours	Cinnabar
Folktingi	12 / 179
Municipal administrators	2 / 20
Municipal councillors	58 / 500
Church Council	10 / 101
Political parties

The Social Democratic Party of Hverland (Hverlandic: Hverøyken socialdemokratiska arbetareparti), though more commonly referred to as just the Social Democrats (Hverlandic: Socialdemokratiska; S) is a left-wing, social democratic party within Hverland.

The party has been largely described as a social democratic party, highlighting its traditional defense of Hverland's welfare state and unions and commitment to social justice. Many have also described it as a labour party, citing its connections to organized labour.

Election history

Folktingi

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Election year	Votes	%	# of overall seats won	+/-	Government
2002	130,321	23.09 (#1)	41 / 179		Coalition
2006	91,774	16.00 (#2)	28 / 179	13	Opposition
2010	102,173	17.35 (#2)	31 / 179	3	Coalition
2014	81,385	13.56 (#3)	24 / 179	7	Coalition
2018	77,641	12.81 (#3)	23 / 179	1	Coalition
2022	43,598	6.84 (#6)	12 / 179	11	Opposition

Municipal councils

Pétursfjord Council

Election year	Votes	%	# of overall seats won	+/-	Government
2022	13,314	8.88 (#5)	6 / 71	2	Coalition