Young Finnish Party
The Young Finnish Party , also Constitutional-Fennomane Party (Finnish: Nuorsuomalainen Puolue (NSP) , Perustuslaillis-Suomenmielinen Puolue ) was a national liberal to - conservative party in Finland before 1918.
The origin of the party lay in a movement of the Finnish upper class in the 1870s who wanted to strengthen Finnish nationalism. In 1894 the party was formed from it. Like the Finnish Party , its importance increased with the increasing russification policy at the turn of the century. The Young Finnish Party differed from the Finnish Party mainly in terms of status within Russia . Members of the Young Finnish Party made more demands for autonomy .
In 1902, some of the old Finns joined the Jungfinnen to form the Constitutional Party . Finland achieved independence after the October Revolution of 1917 . In 1918 a majority of the party went to the newly established liberal National Progressive Party , a minority to the monarchist- ruled National Assembly Party dominated by members of the Finnish Party .
Parliamentary elections
| choice | Mandates (of 200) |
be right | percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 26th | 121 604 | 13.65 |
| 1908 | 26th | 115 201 | 14.23 |
| 1909 | 29 | 122 770 | 14.50 |
| 1910 | 28 | 114 291 | 14.44 |
| 1911 | 28 | 119 361 | 14.88 |
| 1913 | 29 | 102 313 | 14.13 |
| 1916 | 23 | 99 419 | 12.50 |
| 1917 | 24 | (1) | (1) |
(1) Election alliance with the Finnish Party (32 seats) and the People's Party (5 seats), a total of 299 516 votes, 30.17% and 61 seats.
Known members
- Eemil Nestor Setälä (1864–1935), Member of Parliament, President of the Senate, Minister and Ambassador
- Pehr Evind Svinhufvud (1861–1944), Member of Parliament and later President