Liberals (Finland)
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Liberal People's Party Liberaalinen Kansanpuolue | |
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| Leader | Jouni Flemming (last) |
| Founded | 1965 |
| Dissolved | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Helsinki |
| Ideology | Conservative liberalism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| European affiliation | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party |
| International affiliation | Liberal International |
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Liberal People's Party (from 2001 Liberals; Finnish: Liberaalinen kansanpuolue) was a conservative-liberal political party in Finland, founded in 1965 as a reunification of the People's Party of Finland and Liberal League.
History
Originally named Liberal People's Party (Finnish: Liberaalinen Kansanpuolue), it restyled its name as Liberals (Liberaalit) in 2000.
Liberals was removed from the party registry in 2007 after the failure to gain a seat in two consecutive parliamentary elections. In 2011 the party dissolved itself as a political party. It continues its basic ideological policy as an independent think tank.
Leaders
- 1965–1968 Mikko Juva
- 1968–1978 Pekka Tarjanne
- 1978–1982 Jaakko Itälä
- 1982–1984 Arne Berner
- 1984–1990 Kyösti Lallukka
- 1990–1992 Kaarina Koivistoinen
- 1992–1993 Kalle Määttä
- 1993–1995 Tuulikki Ukkola
- 1995–1997 Pekka Rytilä
- 1997–2000 Altti Majava
- 2000–2001 Oili Korkeamäki
- 2001–2005 Tomi Riihimäki
- 2005–2008 Ilkka Innamaa
- 2008–2011 Kimmo Eriksson
- 2011–2011 Jouni Flemming
Elections
| Election results | |||
| Parliament | |||
| Year | MPs | Votes | |
| 1966 | 9 | 153,259 | 6.47% |
| 1970 | 8 | 150,823 | 5.95% |
| 1972 | 7 | 132,955 | 5.16% |
| 1975 | 9 | 119,534 | 4.35% |
| 1979 | 4 | 106,560 | 3.68% |
| 1987 | 0 | 27,824 | 0.97% |
| 1991 | 1 | 21,210 | 0.78% |
| 1995 | 0 | 16,247 | 0.58% |
| 1999 | 0 | 5,194 | 0.19% |
| 2003 | 0 | 8,776 | 0.31% |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 171 | 0.11% |
| Local councils | |||
| Year | Councillors | Votes | |
| 1968 | 309 | 123,793 | 5.45% |
| 1972 | 304 | 129,736 | 5.19% |
| 1976 | 328 | 127,750 | 4.76% |
| 1980 | 203 | 88,086 | 3.21% |
| 1988 | 62 | 29,339 | 1.12% |
| 1992 | 49 | 26,334 | 0.99% |
| 1996 | 25 | 8,766 | 0.37% |
| 2004 | 1 | 1,016 | 0.04% |
| European Parliament | |||
| Year | MEPs | Votes | |
| 1996 | 0 | 8,305 | 0.37% |
| 2004 | 0 | 3,558 | 0.21% |
See also
- Category:Liberals (Finland) politicians
- Liberalism
- Contributions to liberal theory
- Liberalism worldwide
- List of liberal parties
- Liberal democracy
- Liberalism and centrism in Finland
References
- ^ Close, Caroline (12 February 2019). "The liberal party family ideology". In Close, Caroline; van Haute, Emilie (eds.). Liberal Parties in Europe. p. 344. ISBN 9781351245494.
External links
- Official website
(in Finnish)