People's Party of Finland (1951)

The People's Party of Finland, Finnish: Suomen Kansanpuolue (KP ), Swedish: Finska Folkpartiet, was a liberal party that existed from 1951 to 1965. In elections for the Finnish parliament reached between six and eight percent.

The party was founded in Helsinki founded in 1918 by members of the National Progressive Party ( Kansallinen Edistyspuolue ) and the Independent middle class ( Itsenäinen Keskiluokka ) on 3 February 1951. First Party Chairman was of the forest scientist Eino Saari.

In the presidential elections in 1962, the Communist Party gave up its own candidate. The vast majority supported the reelection of President Urho Kekkonen. A small minority participated in a choice list with a conservative Coalition Party and Liberal federal government, without, however, to set up its own candidate.

In 1965, the People's Party of Finland together with the Liberals fret on the new Liberal People's Party.

Election results

Parliamentary elections

Local elections

Presidential elections

Party chairman

  • Historic Party ( Finland)
  • Past Liberal Party
  • Founded in 1951
Finnish parliamentary election, 1951 Finnish parliamentary election, 1954 Finnish parliamentary election, 1958 Finnish parliamentary election, 1962
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