Feminist Party (Finland)

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]

Feminist Party
Finnish nameFeministinen puolue
Swedish nameFeministiska partiet
ChairpersonEmilia Taskinen
Founded2016 (2016)
IdeologyFeminism
Anti-racism
Political positionLeft-wing[1]
City Council of Helsinki
0 / 85
Parliament
0 / 200
European parliament
0 / 13
Municipalities
0 / 8,859
Website
www.feministinenpuolue.fi
[2]
Feminist Party collecting supporter cards in 2016

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). Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  2. "Helsinki - Tulospalvelu - Kuntavaalikone 2017 - Helsingin Sanomat". vaalikone.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  3. "New Feminist Party gears up for municipal elections". Yle News. 14 December 2016. 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. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  9. "Yhdeksän puoluetta poistettu puoluerekisteristä". Vaalit.fi (in Finnish). Ministry of Justice. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  10. "European Elections 2019: Results: Whole country". Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
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