Change 2011
Finnish nameMuutos 2011
Swedish nameFörändring 2011
LeaderAnita Saarinen[1]
Vice-leaderKim Ahonen
Founded4 June 2009 (2009-06-04)
Membership476 (27 April 2011)
IdeologyDirect democracy
Anti-immigration
Populism
Colours   Cyan, blue
Parliament
0 / 200
European Parliament
0 / 13
Municipalities
0 / 9,674
Website
muutospuolue.fi
Change 2011 material

Change 2011 (Finnish: Muutos 2011, Swedish: Förändring 2011) is a Finnish political party founded in 2009. The chairman of the party is Anita Saarinen. The party's name refers to 2011 Finnish parliamentary election, the first election the party participated in. The party's main goals are direct democracy, freedom of speech, and the interest of the citizens of Finland. The party also wants to "rationalize" immigration politics, and have "just sentences" given for violent and sexual crimes.

On 4 June 2010, the party announced that it had succeeded to gather the 5,000 supporter cards required in order to become officially registered.[2] On 8 October 2010, it became a registered political party.

In the Finnish parliamentary election of 2011, Change 2011 got 0.26% (7,504) of total votes.[3] None of the party's candidates were elected to the parliament, but in October 2013 James Hirvisaari became the party's first MP, when he joined the party having been expelled from the Finns Party.[4] In the Finnish parliamentary election in 2015, the party got 7,434 or 0.3% of total votes, and was left without seats in the parliament.[5]

After the 2015 parliamentary election, Change 2011 was stricken from the register, as it had failed to win a single seat in two consecutive parliamentary elections.[6]

Election results

Parliamentary elections
Year Elected Votes Share
2011 0 7,504 0.26%
2015 0 7,434 0.3%
European Parliament elections
Year Elected Votes Share
2014 0 4,768 0.28%
Municipal elections
Year Elected Votes Share
2012 1 1,258 0.1%

Leaders

Leaders

  • Juha Mäki-Ketelä (2009–2010)
  • Jiri Keronen (2010–2011)
  • Marjukka Kaakkola (2012–2013)
  • Jari Leino (2014–2015)
  • Jari Väli-Klemelä (2015–2016)
  • Anita Saarinen (2016–)

Vice-leaders

  • Jiri Keronen (2009–2010)
  • Teemu Lavikka (2010–2011)
  • Timo Röyhkiö (2012)
  • Timo Hellman (2012)
  • Jorma Piironen (2013)
  • Helena Eronen (the 1st) (2014–2015)
  • Kyuu Eturautti (the 2nd) (2014–2015)
  • Kyuu Eturautti (the 1st) (2015)
  • Laura Lehtinen (the 2nd) (2015)
  • Laura Lehtinen (the 1st) (2016)
  • Kim Ahonen (the 1st) (2017–)

References

  1. ↑ "Muutospuolue" (in Finnish). Change 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Listalla 5000 nimeä – Suomeen uusi puolue. Uusi Suomi. 4 June 2010 {{in lang|fi}}". Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  3. ↑ "Party results". Archived from the original on 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2011-04-19. OM - Party Results
  4. ↑ "Hirvisaari perustaa Muutos 2011 -nimisen eduskuntaryhmän | Yle Uutiset" (in Finnish). yle.fi. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
  5. ↑ "Koko maa - puolueiden kannatus". Yle uutiset (in Finnish). Yleisradio. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Muutos 2011 ja Piraattipuolue pois puoluerekisteristä". Iltalehti (in Finnish). 7 May 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
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