People's Party of Finland (1951)

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Political party in Finland

The People's Party of Finland (Finnish: Suomen Kansanpuolue) was a liberal political party in Finland.

History

The party was founded on 3 February 1951 after the National Progressive Party was disbanded. In the July 1951 elections, it won ten of the 200 seats in Parliament, an increase from the five won by the National Progressive Party in 1948.[1]

The party went on to win 13 seats in the 1954 elections, before being reduced to eight seats in the 1958 elections. The 1962 elections saw the party win 13 seats.[1] In 1965, it merged with the Liberal League to form the Liberal People's Party.

Leaders

Presidents
  • Eino Saari 1951–1958
  • Veli Merikoski 1959–1960
  • Harras Kyttä 1961–1963
  • Esa Kaitila 1964–1965
General Secretaries
  • Osmo Kupiainen 1951–
  • Pekka Malinen 1952–1960
  • Helge Halsti 1960–1965


Election results

Parliament of Finland
Date Votes Seats Position Size
No. % ± pp No. ±
1951 102,933 5.68 New
10 / 200
 New Opposition 6th
1954 158,323 7.88 Increase 2.20
13 / 200
 Increase 3 Opposition Increase 5th
1958 114,617 5.90 Decrease 1.98
8 / 200
 Decrease 5 Coalition Decrease 6th
1962 146,005 6.34 Increase 0.44
13 / 200
 Increase 5 Coalition Increase 5th

References

  1. ^ a b Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p620 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
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Members of Parliament
Extraparliamentary registered parties