Swedish left
The Swedish Left (Swedish: Svensk Vänster , SV; Finnish: Ruotsalainen Vasemmisto , RV), also the Swedish Free Party (Swedish: Svenska Frisinnade Partiet ; Finnish: Ruotsalainen Vapaamielinen Puolue ) was a party of the Finnish-Swedish minority in Finland from 1919 to 1919 1951 existed.
The Swedish Left emerged after Finland gained independence in 1917, initially as a republic-supportive inner-party minority within the Swedish People's Party , the majority of which were in favor of a monarchy. Around 1930 the Swedish Left finally formed its own party and won a seat in the parliamentary elections in 1930. After that, Maximilian Sergelius was not re-elected to the Finnish parliament until 1945 .
In 1951, the Swedish Left was again absorbed in its parent party.
Election results
Parliamentary elections
| year | MPs | be right | percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 1 | 9 226 | 0.82% |
| 1939 | 0 | 5,980 | 0.46% |
| 1945 | 1 | 8 192 | 0.48% |
| 1951 | 0 | 1 195 | 0.07% |
Presidential election
| year | candidate | be right | percent | electors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Support from Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg | 10 743 | 0.97% | 2 |
| 1950 | Support from Juho Kusti Paasikivis | 2 109 | 0.13% | 1 |