National Progressive Party (Finland)

Political party in Finland

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The National Progressive Party (Finnish: Kansallinen Edistyspuolue; Swedish: Framstegspartiet) was a liberal^[1] political party in Finland from 1918 to 1951. The party was founded 8 December 1918, after the Finnish Civil War, by the republican majority of the Young Finnish Party and the republican minority of the Finnish Party^[2] (the next day the monarchists of both parties founded the National Coalition Party.^[2])

Famous members of the party included Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg and Risto Ryti, the first and fifth Presidents of Finland, and Sakari Tuomioja.

The National Progressive Party finished its existence in early 1951, as most of its active members had joined the People's Party of Finland. A minority group including Sakari Tuomioja founded the Liberal League.

Election results

Parliament of Finland
Date	Votes			Seats		Position	Size
Date	No.	%	± pp	No.	±	Position	Size
1919	123,090	12.81	New	26 / 200	New	Coalition	4th
1922	79,676	9.21	3.60	15 / 200	11	Coalition	6th
1924	79,937	9.09	0.12	17 / 200	2	Coalition	6th
1927	61,613	6.77	2.32	10 / 200	7	Support	6th
1929	53,301	5.60	1.17	7 / 200	3	Support	6th
1930	65,830	5.83	0.23	10 / 200	3	Coalition	5th
1933	82,129	7.41	1.58	11 / 200	1	Coalition	5th
1936	73,654	6.28	1.13	7 / 200	4	Coalition	6th
1939	62,387	4.81	1.47	6 / 200	1	Coalition	6th
1945	87,868	5.17	0.36	9 / 200	2	Coalition	6th
1948	73,444	3.91	1.26	5 / 200	4	Opposition	6th
1951	Did not run.

References

^ Giovanni Capoccia (2005). Defending Democracy: Reactions to Extremism in Interwar Europe. JHU Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-8018-8038-4.
^ ^a ^b Vares, Vesa (January 21, 2009). "Suomalainen puoluehistoria: Murrosvuodet 1917–1919". University of Turku.