It aimed to represent small and medium traders, primarily in Copenhagen.
The party was established in 1917,[1] and received 1% of the vote in the 1918 elections, when it won a single seat.
[2] The party increased its vote share to 3% in the April 1920 elections, winning four seats.
[2] In 1922 the party split in two, with both factions significantly weakened.
[1] In the 1924 elections the party received just 0.2% of the national vote and lost all three seats.