Feminist Party (Finland)

Feminist Party
Feministinen puolue (Finnish)
Feministiska partiet (Swedish)
AbbreviationFP
ChairpersonLauri Alhojärvi
Founded2016 (2016)
IdeologyFeminism
Anti-racism
Political positionLeft-wing[1]
Website
www.feministinenpuolue.fi
[2]
Feminist Party collecting supporter cards [fi] in 2016

The Feminist Party (Finnish: Feministinen puolue, Swedish: Feministiska partiet) is a Finnish feminist political party. It was founded in June 2016,[3] and registered as a political party in January 2017.[4] It calls gender equality, human rights, and human security the primary pillars of its politics.[5]

The party had 40 candidates in nine municipalities in the 2017 Finnish municipal elections.[6] Party chair Katju Aro was elected to the City Council of Helsinki.[7] The party lost its representation in municipal councils after the 2021 municipal election.[8] The party was de-registered in 2023 after failing to win seats in two consecutive parliamentary elections.[9]

Elections results

Parliament of Finland

Election Votes % Seats +/– Government
2019 6,662 0.22
0 / 200
 New Extra-parliamentary
2023 1,114 0.04
0 / 200
 Steady 0 Extra-parliamentary

Municipal elections

Year Councillors Votes
2017 1 6,856 0,3%
2021 0 4,036 0,2%

European Parliament

Year Councillors Votes Ref.
2019 0 4,442 0,2% [10]

See also

References

  1. ^ Kartastenpää, Tero (17 June 2016). "Feministinen puolue edustaa uutta feminismiä, joka joidenkin feministien mielestä pettää naiset. Mistä kaikessa on kyse?". Apu (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Helsinki - Tulospalvelu - Kuntavaalikone 2017 - Helsingin Sanomat". vaalikone.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 2017-06-07. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  3. ^ "New Feminist Party gears up for municipal elections". Yle News. 14 December 2016. Archived from the original on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Rekisteröidyt puolueet". Vaalit.fi (in Finnish). Ministry of Justice of Finland. Archived from the original on 17 January 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Feministinen puolue in English". Feminist Party. Archived from the original on 4 November 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Kuntavaalit 2017" (in Finnish). Feminist Party. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Feminists and Pirates make breakthrough to Helsinki municipal council". Yle News. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Yle - Result service - Whole country - Municipal Elections 2021 - Yle.fi". vaalit.yle.fi. Archived from the original on 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  9. ^ "Yhdeksän puoluetta poistettu puoluerekisteristä". Vaalit.fi (in Finnish). Ministry of Justice. 19 April 2023. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  10. ^ "European Elections 2019: Results: Whole country". Ministry of Justice. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2019.