Liberals (Finland)
| Liberaalit Liberalerna Liberale |
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| Party leader | Jouni Flemming |
| founding | 1965 |
| Headquarters | Helsinki |
| Alignment | liberalism |
| Colours) | yellow |
| Website | liberaalit.fi |
The Liberals ( Finnish : Liberaalit ) are a liberal party in Finland . Until 2001 it was called the Liberal People's Party (Finnish: Liberaalinen Kansanpuolue, LKP ; Swedish: Liberala Folkpartiet ).
The Liberal People's Party was formed in 1965 from the merger of the People's Party of Finland (Suomen Kansanpuolue) and the Liberal League (Vapaamielisten Liitto) . The party was represented in the Finnish parliament from 1966 to 1979 and from 1991 to 1995. Its election results have almost consistently fallen since it was founded and have been below one percent since 1987.
In the 2011 parliamentary elections , the Liberals no longer ran independently. Its members ran on the lists of the Finnish Pirate Party .
Election results
Parliamentary elections
| year | MPs | be right | percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 9 | 153 259 | 6.47% |
| 1970 | 8th | 150 823 | 5.95% |
| 1972 | 7th | 132 955 | 5.16% |
| 1975 | 9 | 119 534 | 4.35% |
| 1979 | 4th | 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 elections
| year | Council members | be right | percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 25th | 8 766 | 0.37% |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 016 | 0.04% |
Presidential election
| year | electors | be right | percent | candidate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 9 | 102 737 | 5.04% | - |
| 1978 | 8th | 71 232 | 2.9% | Support from Kekkonens (Landbund) |
| 1982 | 1 | 56 070 | 1.8% | Helvi Sipilä |
European elections
| year | MPs | be right | percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0 | 8 305 | 0.37% |
| 2004 | 0 | 3 558 | 0.21% |
Party leader
- 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
- since 2011: Jouni Flemming
Party secretaries
- 1965–1968: Helge Halsti
- 1968–1975: Juha Sipilä
- 1975-1984: Kalevi Viljanen
- 1984-1988: Jari P. Havia
- 1988-1992: Altti Leutonen
- 1992-2000: Kaarina Talola
- 2000: Marjut Palomäki
- 2000-2004: Kimmo Eriksson
- 2004-2005: Ilkka Innamaa
- 2005-2009: Mika Mustalahti
- 2009–2011: Jari Metsälä
- since 2011: Milla Louhi
Individual evidence
Web link
- www.liberaalit.fi website of the party (Finnish)