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| headquarters = [[Oslo]]

| headquarters = [[Oslo]]

| leader = [[Erna Solberg]]

| leader = [[Erna Solberg]]

| parleader = [[Erna Solberg]]

| parleader = [[Trond Helleland]]

| foundation = 1884

| foundation = 1884

| ideology = [[Euroconservatism]]<br />[[Liberal conservatism]]

| ideology = [[Euroconservatism]]<br />[[Liberal conservatism]]

| footnotes = ¹ Associated member, as Norway is a non-member of the [[European Union|EU]].

| footnotes = ¹ Associated member, as Norway is a non-member of the [[European Union|EU]].

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The '''Norwegian Conservative Party''' ([[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]: '''Høyre''', '''H''', literally meaning '''Right''') is a political party in [[Norway]], representing [[euroconservatism]] and [[liberal conservatism]]. After the last parliamentary election in [[2009]], the Conservative Party is the third largest political party of Norway, holding 30 of 169 seats in [[Storting]]. The party is currently in opposition to the center-left government together the other right-wing parties. Party leader since [[2004]] is [[Erna Solberg]].

The '''Norwegian Conservative Party''' ([[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]: '''Høyre''', '''H''', literally meaning '''Right''') is a political party in [[Norway]], representing [[euroconservatism]] and [[liberal conservatism]]. After the parliamentary election in 2013, the Conservative Party is the second largest political party of Norway, holding 48 of 169 seats in [[Storting]]. The party has since formed a government with the [[Progress Party (Norway)|Progress Party]]. Conservative Party leader since 2004 and Norwegian prime minister is [[Erna Solberg]].

== History ==

== History ==

=== Today, since 1991 ===

=== Today, since 1991 ===

The discussion about joining the [[European Union]] was the most important case in the 1993 parliamentary election, and was the main reason that the Conservative Party dropped down from the place as second largest party, to being the third largest one. The Conservative Party was beaten by the [[The Centre Party (Norway)|Centre Party]], as the Centre Party became the largest opposer to a Norwegian membership of the EU. The referendum in 1994 gave the opposers a little majority, with 52,2 percent of the total vote (voter turnout was 88,6 percent, the highest in Norwegian history). The Conservative Party made it worst election result since the first World War in 1997, but raised in 2001, and came into a cabinet together with the Christian Democrats and the Liberal Party, supported by the Progressive Party. Lost the election in 2005, but is expected to make good results together with the Progressive Party in 2009.

The discussion about joining the [[European Union]] was the most important case in the 1993 parliamentary election, and was the main reason that the Conservative Party dropped down from the place as second largest party, to being the third largest one. The Conservative Party was beaten by the [[The Centre Party (Norway)|Centre Party]], as the Centre Party became the largest opposer to a Norwegian membership of the EU. The referendum in 1994 gave the opposers a little majority, with 52,2 percent of the total vote (voter turnout was 88,6 percent, the highest in Norwegian history). The Conservative Party made it worst election result since the first World War in 1997, but raised in 2001, and came into a cabinet together with the Christian Democrats and the Liberal Party, supported by the Progressive Party. Lost the election in 2005, but improved in 2009, though without regaining power.

 

*''Only tax cuts for the rich''. Used as an argument by, especially, the Labour Party against the Conservative Party, most recently in the 2005 parliamentary election. The party supports tax cuts for everybody (and was done when the party was in government; 2001–2005), not just the rich, so the criticism is built upon wrong facts.

== Leaders ==

== Leaders ==