 He was expelled from the party together with Hege Søfteland and Torfinn Hellandsvik due to their vocal criticism of the leadership of the party's leader Jack Erik Kjuus.In 1991 Gjems-Onstad ran unsuccessfully in the local election for the Fatherland Party, and he was later active in "Folkebevegelsen mot innvandring".He was also present at the meeting at Godlia kino in 1995.